Law:

What’s Ahead for Big Law in 2022? Here Are My 7 Predictions
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California State Bar Is Thinking About Letting Nonlawyer Paraprofessionals Practice Law In Certain Areas
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Penn Law rebukes professor who said U.S. would be 'better off with fewer Asians'
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Dean Calls Amy Wax's Remarks 'Xenophobic And White Supremacist,' Passes World's Easiest Issue-Spotter
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Family Law Firm Rebranding After The Whole 'Embezzlement, Hitman, Insurance Plot Thing'
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Defense attorney convicted in $1M federal money laundering case
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The Best Law School For Teenagers?
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How Birding Made Me A Better Lawyer
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Dentons Names Martin U.S. CEO, ‘Doubles Down’ on Growth Plans • After Surprise Removal Of Last Leader, Dentons Names New U.S. CEO
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The 26 Law Schools With Tuition Discount Rates Greater Than 50%
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A Tale Of Two Law School Admissions Seasons: 2021 (Up 13%), 2022 (Down 5%, So Far)
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Princeton Review's Best 168 Law Schools
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The Billable Hour Is Dead. Long Live The Billable Hour.
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Debevoise’s Lockstep Pay Looks to Crack Bay Area’s Pricey Market
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'Do you realize you're describing a coup?': MSNBC host challenges Trump aide after he described plans to overturn the 2020 election • Garland: "No higher priority" than holding Capitol rioters accountable • Mark Meadows Criminal Referral Now at DOJ • The DOJ's Progress On The January 6th Coup Attempt
• Rove Slams GOP Who Ignored Jan. 6 Riot • GOP attempts balancing act: Condemn Jan. 6, but not Trump • Sean Hannity texted Mark Meadows the day before the Capitol riot saying he was 'very worried about the next 48 hours' • A timeline of Sean Hannity's panicked texts to Trump's inner circle reveals how 'worried' he was about the January 6 rally and Capitol riot • Thompson says he wants Pence to speak to Jan. 6 panel voluntarily • Call for Pence cooperation shows ambition of January 6 panel ahead of anniversary •Mike Pence’s team helping Jan. 6 committee • Former White House advisor Peter Navarro says Mike Pence hung up on him as he was pitching a plan to steal the 2020 election • Garland vows prosecutions 'at any level' over Jan. 6 • Insurrection Index • Psaki says Biden will address Trump's role in Capitol riot • MAGA Allies Convinced Trump That Using Jan. 6 Anniversary to Spew Conspiracy Theories Wasn’t the Best Idea: Report • A year after the Capitol insurrection, the world still sees something broken in America's democracy • Seb Gorka Shouts Incoherently At January 6 Committee • Sebastian Gorka sues to block Jan. 6 panel's subpoena for phone records • This photographer was one of the only Black people at the Capitol on Jan. 6 • ‘Hatred in the eyes’: How racist rage animated Jan. 6 riots • Ex-White House press secretary to meet with Jan. 6 committee • Florida leads nation in Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases • Trump just canceled his January 6 press conference. Legal experts said it would have been 'boneheaded' to hold the Mar-a-Lago event •Woman Who Insisted Trump Was Playing '4D Chess' and Would 'Still Be Our President' After Jan. 6 Pleads Guilty to Entering Capitol • 'This Isn't Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure': Judge Punishes Pa. Men Who Gathered Papers from Abandoned Capitol Hallway on Jan. 6 with Time Behind Bars • ‘I trusted the President’: Jan. 6 rioters in their own words • Another Capitol Police Officer, a 10-Year Veteran, Sues Donald Trump Under Ku Klux Klan Act for Jan. 6 'Call to Arms' • Iowa Father Who Envisioned 'Hangings on the Front Lawn of the Capitol' and His Son Both Plead Guilty in Jan. 6 Siege • A look back at Americans’ reactions to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol • They stormed the Capitol. Now they’re running for office •Americans fear a Jan. 6 repeat • Will the Oath Keepers Founder Spill on the Jan. 6 Organizers? • The Jan. 6 Capitol attack brought up lots of absurd casual talk of a new civil war brewing • Capitol Riot Panel Weighs Televised Hearings in Prime Time • U.S. Capitol Police intelligence thought Louie Gohmert appeared to encourage violence before insurrection • MyPillow CEO says his phone records were subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 committee • A year after Jan. 6, Congress more deeply divided than ever • Biden's January 6 speech to focus on Trump's 'singular responsibility' in the insurrection • Biden: America must recognize truth about Jan. 6 • We Are Living Through a Democratic Emergency
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Democrats zero in on 1887 law pivotal to 2020 election plot
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Capitol Police chief calls for new agency to respond to rising threats
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The Threat Posed By Domestic Extremists Is Even Greater A Year After The Capitol Attack
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Capitol rioter compares attacks on her to treatment of ‘Jews in Germany’
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Seattle police carried out improper Proud Boys misinformation effort during 2020 protests, watchdog finds
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Trump election claims loom over GOP on Jan. 6 anniversary
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U.S. says it's applying lessons of Jan. 6 failings
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Prince Andrew's lawyers claim sex abuse allegations are vague; judge disagrees
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Maxwell Prosecutors Request Probe of Juror’s Sex-Abuse Comments • Ghislaine Maxwell could file for mistrial if juror did not reveal his own childhood abuse when selected • Ghislaine Maxwell lawyers seek new trial after juror sexual abuse disclosure
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The stakes in the Supreme Court’s vaccine cases are even bigger than they seem
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Biden’s Shots-for-Millions Rule Hinges on Supreme Court Showdown
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Sen. Warren and Rep. Jayapal tell Google to stop trying to ‘bully’ DOJ antitrust chief into recusal
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Garland speech comes as pressure on attorney general, Justice Department mounts
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Man arrested on charges of attacking vaccination clinic, injuring staffers he called 'murderers'
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1995 rape and murder of 14-year-old Atlanta girl solved through DNA technology
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Judge gives ‘Nirvana Baby’ ‘one last opportunity’
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The Jets And Giants Don't Play In New York... And Someone's Suing Over It
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Rabbi Who Survived Anti-Semitic California Synagogue Shooting Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
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'Hapless Car Thief' Just 'Picked the Wrong Car' Containing His Friend's Severed Head and Body Parts, Lawyer Argues at Bail Hearing
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'Pure Evil' Washington Man Sent to Prison for Hiring Cousin to Murder Ex-Wife. The Cousin Killed the Wrong Target.
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Americans Bought 39 Million Guns Last Year. Here Is Each State's Figure.
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Boston Marathon bomber hasn't paid victims despite thousands deposited in his fund, officials say
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Dad killed as he carried daughter’s birthday cake to Texas Chuck E. Cheese
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Texas toddler gets gun in car, shoots mother, sibling
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‘Follow me’: Dog finds help, leads cops to owner’s car crash
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Judges:

The John Roberts Webinar Of Power
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Omicron Is Closing -- SOME -- Federal Courtrooms
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Lawyers Should Sometimes Speak Less During Oral Arguments
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Wall Street:

Dow futures nudge higher after Wednesday’s Fed-induced sell-off
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Dow drops nearly 400 points in first loss of 2022, as traders brace for a more aggressive Fed
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Wells Fargo Strategists Warn S&P 500 Will Drop 10%
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The U.S. Stock Market in 2021: Best and Worst Performing Sectors
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AMC, GameStop Lead Meme Stocks to Lowest Close Since January
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Hedge fund Senvest posts 85% return in 2021 riding GameStop meme, among Wall Street’s best
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Layoffs:

Mayo Clinic fires 700 workers who failed to comply with Covid vaccine mandate
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Mortgage industry will shed 100K jobs this year
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Mass Torts:

Boy Scouts' bid to settle sexual abuse cases apparently fails to get enough support from alleged victims • Boy Scouts Abuse Victims Push for New Payout as Vote Falls Short • Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan fails to win support from victims
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Hulu’s ‘Dopesick’ puts microscope on the architects of the opioid epidemic
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Nevada reverses course, joins multi-state opioid settlement
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Student Debt:

Student-Loan Burdens Upend the American Homeownership Dream
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Here are the federal student loan changes you should know in 2022
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10 years ago, I signed a student loan agreement without reading it, and now I'm afraid I'll never own a home
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The end of student loans
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Retailing:

Walmart cuts paid Covid leave in half, as CDC isolation guidance changes
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Hundreds of Amazon packages found dumped in Oklahoma on New Year's Eve
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Food/Beverage:

U.S. Senators Float New Covid Relief for Restaurant Industry • Congress is weighing a fresh stimulus package for restaurants and other businesses as Omicron rages
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Pregnant Drive-Thru Worker Kicked By Customer In Hush Puppy Rage
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Politics:

Wasserman: Redistricting turns into a happy surprise for Dems
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We Are In a New Civil War … About What Exactly?
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One year after Jan. 6, Trump's grip on the GOP has grown stronger. Here's why
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Extremist forums still brim with violent rhetoric, but disillusionment over Trump is creeping in
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GOP is Now the Party of January 6
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McConnell Roasted for Claiming Dems Attempt to End Filibuster is ‘Genuine Radicalism’: ‘Didn’t He Do This for the Supreme Court?’
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GOP-aligned 'dark money' group launches $1M ad campaign to pressure Manchin
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Death threats, primary challenge followed Rep. Meijer’s vote to impeach Trump after Jan. 6
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Democrats still have a Joe Manchin problem • Democrats scramble to lock down Manchin on filibuster • Biden to restart talks with Manchin after 'cooling off' period • Manchin floats modest Senate rules changes
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McConnell cracks door to Electoral Count Act reform
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Tom Barrack’s Criminal Trial on Lobbying Charge Is Set for Sept. 7 • Trial Date Set for Former Trump Inaugural Chair Tom Barrack in Case Accusing Him of Acting as an Illegal Agent for the UAE
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Americans at the ends of the ideological spectrum are the most active in national politics
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Facebook restores conservative book publisher's account after 'error'
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Democratic super PAC ties Trump allies to Jan. 6 in new ad campaign
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Jimmy Carter on political division: US 'teeters on the brink of a widening abyss'
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New wave of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories
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A Reuters data scientist questioned the Black Lives Matter narrative—so the company fired him.
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Economy:

Fed officials: Rate increases could come sooner than thought • Federal Reserve puts wheels in motion for balance sheet reduction • Treasury Selloff Deepens as Fed Opens Door to Faster Rate Hikes • Fed Leaves Gradualism Behind With Urgency on Rates, Assets • Debate Emerges Over How to Shrink Fed’s $8 Trillion Bond Pile
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ADP: Private Employment increased 807,000 in December • Private job growth totals 807,000 in December, doubling expectations, ADP says • U.S. private payrolls surge in December; Omicron seen sapping momentum • U.S. Companies Add Most Jobs in Seven Months, ADP Data Show • Private job growth hit 807,000 in December, more than double expectations
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Normalizing But Not Back to Normal: The U.S. Job Market in 2022
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Workers still have all the power
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This Is the Industry People Are Quitting Fastest
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Companies still aren't hiring Black men, despite 10.6 million open jobs in the US. It's costing the economy $50 billion.
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A record-high 1 million restaurant and hotel workers quit in November — and it shows the labor shortage might really be a wage shortage
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Former McDonald's CEO warns that a surge in retiring baby boomers amid ongoing hiring struggles will lead to a 'catastrophe'
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Scarce Labor Is Likely to Squeeze U.S. Business Long After Covid
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25 million people got unemployment benefits in 2021. They won’t be getting a tax break
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Small entertainment businesses are fighting back after being denied Covid relief
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Lawmakers begin early talks about another round of coronavirus relief targeting businesses
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Businesses May Get More COVID-19 Stimulus Funding
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How the government may get more financial aid to Americans amid omicron surge
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White House says COVID stimulus talks ongoing but economy strong
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Still struggling financially? Here’s what Covid aid remains available to families
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US, China COVID recovery dwarfs all others
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Covid-positive health care workers struggle with return to work amid staff shortages
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Postal Service requests temporary exemption from Biden's vaccine rule
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Grammys postpone ceremony, citing omicron variant risks
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Thousands of U.S. troops defy COVID-19 vaccine order
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Nearly 200 Dallas first responders quarantined as COVID-19 cases surge
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'Unprecedented surge' in COVID-19 cases among L.A. police, firefighters, paramedics
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Economies Have Adapted to a World Where Covid Calls the Shots
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BofA to Make $100 Donation for Each Boosted U.S. Employee
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Sarah Bloom Raskin Emerges as a Top Contender for Fed Regulator Post
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Junk-Debt Market Roars Back From Holiday Lull as New Deals Ramp Up
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This Is the State the Most People Are Leaving
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How Every Asset Class, Currency, and S&P 500 Sector Performed in 2021
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IMF Postpones World Economic Outlook to Consider Latest COVID Data
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The ‘best job in America’ pays up to $125,000 a year — and has 10,000 job openings
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This company just decided to give employees a 4-day workweek permanently
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The great population growth slowdown
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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:

8th Circ. Ruling Clarifies Bankruptcy Rent Cap Guidance
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Now We Know When Lawsuits Over Catastrophic Surfside Condo Collapse in Florida Are Expected to Go Before a Jury
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Apartment Vacancy Rate Declined in Q4
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Reis: Office Vacancy Rates Decreased Slightly in Q4
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Home affordability plummeted in fourth quarter
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico’s Economy Showed Signs of Improvement in 2021
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This Is the Fastest-Growing Large City in America Since 2000
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Oil/Gas:

Shale Giants View a Crude Oil Ascent Above $100 as Bad for Industry
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Sony to launch car company to explore electric vehicle market
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Chrysler aims to be all electric by 2028 as climate change concerns grow
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GM's electric onslaught: Pickups, SUVs and delivery vans
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To reach 'mainstream heartland America,' Ford takes gamble on electric pickup truck
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Chevy's flagship truck is going electric • GM Enters Electric Pickup Battle With 400-Mile Silverado EV • GM's New Silverado EV Starts at $105,000
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GM EV Equinox Starts at $30,000
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Walmart, FedEx to buy thousands of GM electric vans
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Europe’s Energy Crisis Is a Warning Sign for the U.S., Citi’s Morse Says
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Sports:

Ex-Colts LB Gary Brackett Auctioning Super Bowl XLI Ring After Declaring Bankruptcy
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The NBA teams hit hardest by Omicron
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Anger in Australia as tennis star Djokovic is granted exemption to enter • Novak Djokovic in guarded room after landing in Australia • Why was Novak Djokovic not let into Australia? • Novak Djokovic is seemingly stuck in an Australian airport after getting the wrong visa amid confusion over his COVID vaccine exemption • Novak Djokovic denied entry to Australia, has visa canceled • Djokovic in limbo as he fights deportation from Australia
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Olympic committee says Beijing winter games will go ahead as planned
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Antonio Brown says he was forced to play injured by Bucs
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NHL, 20 teams sue insurers for not covering over $1B in COVID losses
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Tax:

Venmo, PayPal and Cash App will now have to report transactions totaling more than $600 to the IRS
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Utilities:

PG&E equipment blamed for Dixie Fire that burned nearly 1 million acres in California • PG&E Shares Fall After California Says Utility Caused Dixie Fire
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Texas Is Still Not Recognizing The Full Death Toll Of The Last Year’s Devastating Winter Storm
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Autos:

German Car Sales Fell Last Year to Lowest in More Than Three Decades
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Short Seller Who Bet Against Wirecard Wagers Tesla Is Overpriced
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GM to Sell Self Driving Cars by 2025
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Annual Vehicle Sales increase 3% in 2021; Sales Mix and Heavy Trucks
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Cruise Lines:

Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise cancel voyages amid omicron spread
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Climate:

Texas is used to mild winters. This December was different.
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Snarled by snow, Sen. Tim Kaine trapped in nearly 27-hour nightmare commute
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Virginia governor declares state of emergency as state braces for more snow
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Uber rider stuck on I-95 hit with $600 bill
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Climate Disasters Threaten U.S. Grids, Risking Billions in Losses
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Biden to travel to Colorado to survey wildfire damage
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Healthcare:

COVID cases soar by more than 200%
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U.S. Hospital Staff Shortages Hit Most in a Year on Covid Surge
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US hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time
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Antigen tests and Omicron • Study raises doubts about rapid Covid tests’ reliability in early days after infection
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“Testing at the first time you have symptoms, that’s really the most important time to test,” says Dr. Payal Patel
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White House: No plans to change definition of 'fully vaccinated' • "Up-to-Date" Shots Encouraged Over ‘Fully Vaccinated’: Fauci
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Indiana limits eligibility for rapid antigen Covid-19 tests because of shortage
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The CDC sticks to new policy, telling people who had symptoms and have ‘access to a test’ to use antigen tests to end isolation after five days • Top physician group slams new CDC isolation guidelines
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46-year-old California district attorney and vaccine mandate critic dies after contracting COVID-19
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A tech exec sent an antisemitic email about vaccines to lawmakers and business leaders. He resigned hours later.
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A paramedic stole coronavirus vaccine cards from his workplace, then sold them to unvaccinated buyers, feds say
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Man arrested after allegedly attacking workers, harassing patients at California vaccination site
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South African Excess Deaths Peak at Fraction of Previous Covid-Driven Record
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NYC Covid Data Suggest Peak Is Yet to Come, Health Chief Says
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Colorado Sees Record Positive Tests 18 Days Into Its Omicron Surge
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New variant with multiple mutations discovered in France
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‘The next variant is just around the corner’: Experts warn the world’s at risk until all are vaccinated
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Omicron surge vexes parents of children too young for shots
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What is ‘flurona’? Coronavirus and influenza co-infections reported as omicron surges.
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Fauci says multiple preliminary studies find omicron is less severe than delta
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (7 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 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 Jobs:

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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Corporate Bankruptcy Wave Turns to Dust, Defying Expectations
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Charted: Bankruptcies dry up
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Bankruptcies Continue To Decline
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Overall December 2021 New Bankruptcy Filings Continue Decline
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Third Party Release:

Court Rejects Creditors’ Due Process Challenge to Release of Bankrupt Debtor’s Affiliates
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Ch. 13:

Undisclosed Arrears Come Back to Bite Bank
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Rooker-Feldman:

The Expansion of the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine is Over, and Far Fewer Cases Will Be Barred
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Miscellaneous:

Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference Case Problem Series: Druul, Inc.
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D&O:

Divergent Trends Regarding Application of the Insured vs. Insured Exclusion for Mixed Actions
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Aviation:

1,400 flights canceled Wednesday as airlines' troubles persist
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4 Airline Stocks to Avoid as Omicron Forces Over 2,000 Flight Cancellations
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Hong Kong bans flights from U.S. and 7 other nations to curb Omicron
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Ireland Set to Drop Covid Test for Vaccinated Arrivals
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U.K. Weighs Dropping Covid Test Mandate for Arriving Travelers
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Canada asks regulator to probe maskless party on Sunwing flight as Covid cases soar
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Debt Collection:

A Return to Robo-Signing: JPMorgan Chase Has Unleashed a Lawsuit Blitz on Credit Card Customers
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Tech:

Chip Execs Say There’s No Short-Term Fix for Supply Shortage
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Banking:

SEC investigating banks' disclosures on guns, climate change: report
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Personal Finance:

Average American worries about finances this many times each day
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Fraud:

Elizabeth Holmes learned all the wrong lessons from Silicon Valley • Theranos whistleblower says he's 'happy' Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty • Juror from Elizabeth Holmes trial says the jury scored each witness on their trustworthiness — and the Theranos founder ranked the lowest • Juror from Elizabeth Holmes trial says it was tough to convict the former Theranos CEO because she was 'so likable, with such a positive dream'
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Religion:

Having pets not kids robs us of 'humanity': pope
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Education:

Defunct Indiana virtual schools ask court to toss out claims in $150M lawsuit
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The schools keep closing
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Three Massachusetts schools using dogs to detect COVID-19
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Classes canceled as Chicago Teachers Union votes to defy in-person learning order amid omicron surge • Chicago cancels classes as union refuses in-person teaching • No deal, no school: Chicago cancels classes for a 2nd day
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America doesn’t have enough teachers to keep schools open
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New York science teacher arrested after giving a 17-year-old boy an apparent COVID-19 vaccine at her house, police say
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Nursing Homes:

Amid wrongful-death claims and unpaid fines, Iowa nursing home chain files for bankruptcy
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Hotels:

Sanctioned Investor in Eagle Hospitality Liquidation Files for Personal Bankruptcy
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Hilton targets first quarter reopening for shuttered San Jose hotel
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Sovereigns:

Argentine econ minister says no deal with IMF yet to reduce deficit • Argentina Says IMF Economic Plan Would Derail Its Recovery
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UK:

Former Deloitte restructuring chiefs swoop on KPMG offshore arm
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U.K. Inflation Builds With Companies Planning 5% Price Increases
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U.K. Inflation Concerns Hit the Highest on Record for Businesses
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One in 10 Londoners Had Covid-19 at the End of 2021
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U.K. to Ease Covid-19 Testing Rules as Omicron Breaks Records
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Boris Johnson Warns of Omicron Danger as U.K. Eases Test Rules to Cope
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4 acquitted in toppling of British slave trader statue
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Pre-departure travel tests to be scrapped
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EU:

EU Insolvency Law - New Recast Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings
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European energy prices are surging, creating ‘frightening’ uncertainty • European Energy Bills to Rise 54% From 2020 Level, BofA Says
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Italian Inflation Hits Highest in More Than a Decade on Energy
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Gas Tankers Divert From China to Europe in Price Premium Race
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Euro zone economic recovery stumbled in Dec as Omicron spread -PMI
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Canada:

After backlash, Quebec exempts dog-walkers from 10 p.m. curfew
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France:

Macron pledges to infuriate France's unvaccinated by tightening restrictions amid omicron surge • France’s Macron Says He Wants to ‘P--- Off’ the Unvaccinated • Macron’s language about the unvaccinated provokes a storm in France
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France Hits Another Record for Covid Infections
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French Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Since September
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France allows some COVID-19-infected medics to keep working
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Italy:

Italy to Require Covid Shots for Those Over 50 to Blunt Record Cases
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China:

As pressure mounts, China Evergrande seeks delaying onshore bond payment
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China Huarong halves in value as trading resumes
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Chinese Developer Shimao Defaults on Loan, Trust Firm Says
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Tales of anguish emerge from China's locked-down Xi'an as hospitals demand patients are covid-free
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Another Chinese City Placed Under Strict Lockdown After 3 Asymptomatic Cases Were Detected
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China Fires Hospital Staff Over Woman’s Miscarriage in Xi’an Lockdown
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Brazil:

Rio Cancels Carnival Street Parades for Second Year on Omicron Wave
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Philippines:

Philippines Posts Highest Covid Positivity Rate as Cases Spike • Philippines’ Covid Positive Rate Hits New High as Cases Rise 60%
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MENA:

Israel New Daily Cases Hits Highest Since Start of Pandemic
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong to Ban Dining-In After 6 p.m. as Omicron Spreads
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I Saw Firsthand What It Takes to Keep COVID Out of Hong Kong. It Felt Like a Different Planet.
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Mexico:

Covid-19 cases rise in Mexico tourism areas
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Latvia:

Ex-insolvency administrator sentenced to prison in Latvia
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Germany:

German Industrial Orders Bounce Back on Strong Foreign Demand
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Kazakhstan:

Kazakhstan Protests Leave Dozens Dead • Dozens of protesters, 12 police dead in Kazakhstan protests • What’s behind unrest rocking oil-rich Kazakhstanan • Russia-Led Bloc to Send Troops to Kazakhstan Amid Protests
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Australia:

Citi Flags Sharp Slowdown Risk for Australia as Omicron Rages
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