June 1, 2022

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Law:

Legal malpractice payouts reach 'troubling new heights;' 4 insurers contributed to claims above $300M, survey says
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Simpson Thacher lawyers dominate mega deal wave
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Law firm mergers: the cultural iceberg below the surface
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Prosecutors gain another conviction in murder of law prof Dan Markel; what was the key evidence? Walls Closing In On Law Professor's Murderers With Another Conviction Hiring a hitman: Inside a Florida dentist's alleged plot to have his sister's ex, a prominent attorney, killed
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The 2022 Biglaw Diversity Scorecard: Record-Breaking Progress Has Been Made!
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Will We See Big Law Gender Parity in 20 Years? Dream On.
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Tort Law, Social Policy... and Bankruptcy
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Ex-Clinton Campaign Lawyer Found Not Guilty of Lying to FBI In Major Defeat for John Durham, Jury Finds Lawyer with Hillary Clinton Ties Not Guilty of Lying to FBI Attorney with ties to 2016 Clinton campaign acquitted in first Durham special counsel trial Former Perkins Coie partner is acquitted on lying charge in special counsel prosecution Donald Trump's 2016 election conspiracy theory just took a big hit Trump on Sussmann verdict: 'Our country is going to hell'
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Attorney Lin Wood loses appeal over state bar's mental health probe
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Former Trump advisor Peter Navarro reveals he's been served a federal grand jury subpoena over the Jan. 6 riot, but says only the former president can authorize him to testify Navarro Sues Over Jan. 6 Subpoena Legal expert: Peter Navarro subpoena shows DOJ Jan. 6 investigation is moving "much closer to Trump" Select committee drops bid to obtain RNC records in time for public hearings Jan. 6 rioter who was turned in by ex he called 'a moron' pleads guilty to a felony Pennsylvania Man Whose Ex-Girlfriend Shared His Jan. 6-Related Texts with the FBI Pleads Guilty to a Felony Ex-Ted Cruz aide accuses Kevin McCarthy of leading Jan. 6 "cover-up" Trump's Big Lie lawyer quietly recruits army of election conspiracists to challenge next election
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Smartmatic Attorneys Demand $546K In FAFO Money From Mike Lindell And His Lawyers
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Travel Aid for Out-of-State Abortions Is Already Drying Up
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The anti-abortion movement is about to win. Even it isn't ready for what comes next.
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What the abolition of America's right to abortion could mean for other rights
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Virginia Has A Bittersweet Failsafe If Roe Is Overturned
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Austin pushing to effectively decriminalize abortion ahead of ruling on Roe
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Kanye West Gets Fired By His 4th Lawyer In Kim Kardashian Divorce Case
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Border Patrol agent recalls rushing Texas school in effort to save wife, daughter Uvalde police, school district no longer cooperating with Texas probe: Sources Uvalde schools police Chief Peter Arredondo not responding to investigators, Texas authorities say A dad's anguish outside Texas school while shooting unfolded Probe could shed light on police time lapse in Uvalde deaths 'Very angry': Uvalde locals grapple with school chief's role Uvalde Shooter's Family All Had Records Uvalde's "back-the-blue" values collide with outrage over police response to school shooting Embattled Uvalde school police chief won't be sworn in to council seat as planned, mayor says Uvalde grieves, says goodbyes at visitations, funerals With Uvalde set to start burying its dead, residents continue to question the police response to the mass shooting "I want everyone to remember her": Sister of teacher who sacrificed her life to protect students fights for gun reform 'Full of victims': Video appears to show Texas 911 dispatchers relaying information from children in classroom Lawyer: Uvalde teacher did not leave door open that gunman used to enter Robb Elementary School Texas police: School door shut but didn't lock before attack Many Questions Remain About What Happened During the Uvalde School Shooting
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Killer Incels: How Misogynistic Men Sparked a New Terror Threat
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The state of the NRA: Membership, revenue in decline, legal struggles abound
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9 killed, more than 60 injured in Memorial Day weekend mass shootings Police confirm 10 shot in S.C. shooting, one of 14 mass shootings from Memorial Day weekend
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51 people shot over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago, the most violent in five years 47 Shot, 9 Killed in Memorial Day Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
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Are School Lockdown Drills Doing More Harm Than Good?
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Brooke Baldwin: TV news companies view mass shootings as 'ratings-generating revenue sources'
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Teen arrested after posting guns, caption asking Siri for directions to nearest school, sheriff says
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Depp-Heard jury still sorting through weeks of dirty laundry Jurors In Johnny Depp Defamation Trial Pose Question About Headline In Amber Heard's Op Ed Jury Scrutinizes the Headline of Amber Heard's Op-Ed as Deliberations Resume in Johnny Depp Defamation Case
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North Carolina man who won $10M lottery prize gets life in prison
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'What If They Took Me Away From Mom?': Texas Trans Girl Fears Separation Under Abbott's Rule
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DOJ Quietly Dismisses Lawsuit Against Border-Wall Contractor Who Was Awarded Billions During Trump Presidency
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Bill Cosby's Civil Trial On Sexual Assault Allegations To Begin
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Hinckley nears full freedom 41 years after shooting Reagan
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Quarterback Deshaun Watson facing 23rd lawsuit for alleged sexual misconduct
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San Francisco district attorney could lose his job in blow to national movement
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My Governor Can Pass Bad Abortion Laws. But I Won't Enforce Them.
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Judges:

U.S. Bankruptcy Judgeship Vacancy (District of Delaware)
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Supreme Court clerks 'alarmed' at aggressive leak investigation and are pondering seeking outside counsel Supreme Court reportedly cracking down on clerks' cell phones as leak investigation continues Supreme Court clerks alarmed as probe of leaked draft opinion escalates Supreme Court Goes After Clerk Phone Records As Bumbling Abortion Leak Dragnet Continues To Come Up Empty
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What Alito Should Have Written
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The Supreme Court and the Originalist Fallacy
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Supreme Court blocks Texas' controversial social media law Divided court blocks Texas from enforcing social media law
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Decisions due soon on abortion, guns, religion, climate
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Supreme Court Refuses to Shield Texas GOP Lawmakers From Voting-Map Testimony
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5th Circuit Keeps Count: It has kicked federal judge off 6 cases, thrice reversed his discovery refusals
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We Clerked for Justices Scalia and Stevens. America Is Getting Heller Wrong.
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Free Access to US Court Documents Endorsed by Federal Courts Fed judiciary says yes to free PACER searches. Here are the details so far
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Sarah Palin loses bid to disqualify judge from NY Times defamation trial Judge: No 'speck' of proof in Palin's libel case against NYT
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Wall Street:

Dow futures rise more than 100 points to start June
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Layoffs:

Navigation firm TomTom to cut jobs as it automates mapmaking
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Dollar General piloting self-checkout-only stores
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Fraud:

May 2022 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Jewelry:

Dubai Billionaire Sajwani Buys Bankrupt Swiss Diamond Jeweler
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Climate:

The US has fallen way behind on climate goals
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Calif. May Lose Half Its Hydro-Electric Power
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La Nina, Loop Current and other factors put Florida in crosshairs of another active hurricane season
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UK Weighs $1 Billion Guarantee for South Africa Shift From Coal
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Fashion industry needs to pick up pace on climate goals, says report
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Climate Change Is Behind Weird Rainfall Patterns in Europe
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25 Cities Where Rising Seas Could Leave Millions Homeless
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Crypto:

Britain plans safeguards for stablecoins that go bust in wake of Terra collapse Bank of England to take over collapsed stablecoin cryptocurrencies
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Global regulators push ahead with crypto bank capital rules
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New York couple accused of laundering $4.5 billion in crypto still in plea talks
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Student Debt:

They Got the Debt, but Not the Degree
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Why returning Bankruptcy Protections is critical for solving the Student Loan Problem.
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Biden's About to Make a Big Mistake on Student Loans
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Politics:

House committee to hold emergency hearing on gun control bills House Democrats to move slate of gun bills this week House Democrats look to pass gun control legislation by early June Biden Vows to Meet With Congress on Gun Control After Massacre Handful of House GOP lawmakers open to assault rifle ban Biden, Democrats out of sync in pushing assault weapons ban
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Bipartisan discussions on "red flag" laws make progress as Sens. Graham, Blumenthal revise gun control proposal The search is on for a gun bill that can actually pass the Senate This is what happened the last time the Senate tried to pass gun control legislation Weary and doubting, gun safety activists try to trust the Senate
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The Simplest Response to School Shootings
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Greg Abbott defends century-old law that allowed 18-year-olds to buy muskets in wake of Uvalde shooting
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In Texas and beyond, many politicians receive mega donations from pro-gun supporters
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Gun control deal includes licenses for semi­au­to­matic rifles in New York
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Inside a Biden White House adrift
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Biden is 'really twisted' that his approval ratings are as bad as Trump's, report says
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GOP plots '23 probes
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They Insisted the 2020 Election Was Tainted. Their 2022 Primary Wins? Not So Much.
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Hutchinson raises minimum purchase age, 'AR-15-style weapons' for 'conversation' in gun reform negotiations
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Biden sees exodus of Black staffers and some frustration among those who remain
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Some Democrats voting in GOP primaries to block Trump picks
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Liz Cheney's 'uphill' path to re-election runs through Trump
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The fall of the Latino Bush
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Supreme Court Order on Pennsylvania Count May Affect Senate Race
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Marco Rubio calls for improved 'threat assessment process' to stop school shooters before they act
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Trump has few followers as election claims grow more preposterous
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'It's going to be an army': Tapes reveal GOP plan to contest elections
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Herschel Walker Says Trump is Lying About Asking Him to Run For Senate: 'I'm Mad' He's 'Taking Credit'
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Economy:

Zombie Firms Face Slow Death in US as Era of Easy Credit Ends
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Fed Starts Experiment of Letting $8.9 Trillion Portfolio Shrink
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Summer Worker Shortage Means Things Will Be Closed. Again.
(WSJ)

Biden's June agenda: convince Americans the economy is healthy
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Inflation is Going to Get Worse. Blame a Lack of Diesel
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Treasury secretary concedes she was wrong on 'path that inflation would take' Yellen's words on inflation won't end America's price hikes
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'We decided to go big': Americans brace for a summer of inflation
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Economic Pessimism Growing in U.S.
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Inflation drives Americans' gloom about the economy
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Biden lays out plan to fight inflation Five takeaways from Biden's inflation plan Biden adviser says US in position of strength to deal with inflation 'My top economic priority': Biden op-ed lays out plan to fight inflation Biden to meet Fed chair as inflation bites US pocketbooks Biden and Fed chair Powell meet as inflation dogs the global economy. Biden congratulates Powell, promises Fed 'laser focus' on inflation Biden Seeks to Deflect Inflation Blame With Rare Fed Meeting White House will give Fed "space to do its job" to battle historic inflation In shift, White House starts to talk up economy
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Inflation Woes Abound in Developed Nations
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White House scrambles on inflation after Biden complains to aides
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U.S. policymakers misjudged inflation threat until it was too late
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US Consumer Confidence Drops to Three-Month Low on Inflation Americans' already low economic confidence drops: Gallup US consumer confidence slips in May amid stubborn inflation Rising cost of living hurts U.S. consumer confidence; house prices soar
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Biden to Stress Fed Independence in Powell Meeting, Deese Says
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Complacency in financial markets has given way to concern that the Federal Reserve will have to provoke a hard downturn to defeat inflation
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EU leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by year-end EU Set to Approve Sanctions on Russian Oil, Banks, Insurance Russian economic forecasts improve despite lingering conflict in Ukraine - Reuters poll How Much Oil Does the European Union Import From Russia? How Putin Has Played His Energy Cards Russia Widens Europe Gas Cuts And Halts Dutch, Danish And German Contracts Russia cuts off natural gas supply to Denmark, company says Russia's Gazprom cuts off some natural gas to Germany after Shell refused to pay for it in rubles Russian Oil Selling at 30% Discount to Global Benchmark, Data Show European Gas Falls With Russia Not Expecting More Supply Cutoffs The EU's compromise on oil sanctions left massive carve-outs for 3 countries that allows Russia to keep selling oil worth billions of dollars India shows no sign of slowing its purchase of Russian oil Who is buying Russian crude oil and who has stopped Gas Wars Deepen as Russia Curbs Supplies to More European Buyers Europe's Unquenchable Natural Gas Thirst Is Sending Prices Soaring Europe's benchmark price for power jumps to new high as Russia cuts off gas supplies while the EU sanctions Moscow Russia's RenCap Closing London, New York Offices After Sanctions Putin ready to facilitate unfettered grain exports from Ukraine's ports - Kremlin Russia is building a 'fun and tasty' McDonald's replacement 'A perfect storm': Russia's invasion deepens global hunger crisis How the World Is Paying for Putin's War in Ukraine Russian Yachts and Money Are Going Where US Influence Has Waned Sanctioned Russian oligarch's megayacht hides in a UAE creek
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Russian Oil Producers Stay One Step Ahead of Sanctions
(WSJ)

Baby formula makers hit the auction block Biden to meet with baby formula makers on easing shortage
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A study gave cash and therapy to men at risk of criminal behavior. 10 years later, the results are in.
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Tell your boss: Working from home is making you more productive
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Apple's iPhone manufacturer says supply chain outlook better than feared
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As employers call workers back to the office, some AAPI women are on edge
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Distress Rising
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Where America's cities are growing
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The coming food catastrophe
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What Roe v. Wade being overturned could mean for startups in red states
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Global Baby Formula Makers Send Products to Restock U.S. Shelves
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Pay freeze vs. returning to office: Workers equally hate either option
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Owner of Massachusetts ice-cream parlor says customers waited in a 45-minute line because he didn't have enough staff — and that's a month ahead of the busy summer season
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Report: Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ Americans have a 'high amount of financial stress'
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Where have all the lifeguards gone? Lifeguard shortage could close pools across U.S.
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Top-Paid LA Lifeguards Earn Over $500,000!
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California to unveil groundbreaking slave reparations report
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This Is the State Where the Most Children Live in Poverty
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Musk's Tesla Ultimatum: Return to Office or Work Somewhere Else
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In boon to retail, office workers and tourists are heading back downtown
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Where's the strongest US job market?
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Jack Welch's questionable legacy
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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:

Case-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 20.6% year-over-year in March US Home-Price Appreciation Accelerates for Fourth Month Home prices surged over 20% in March, according to S&P Case-Shiller Comments on March Case-Shiller and FHFA House Price Increases; New Record Monthly Increase
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
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Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in April
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Update: Framing Lumber Prices Down 50% Year-over-year; Still up Sharply from Pre-pandemic Levels
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Federal distribution of rental assistance funds during pandemic 'inequitable': study
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Dreaded Commute to the City Is Keeping Offices Mostly Empty
(WSJ)

The Crypto Bros Are Snapping Up Manhattan Real Estate
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The next phase of America's competitive housing market: Renters facing bidding wars
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Municipalities:

PREPA bondholders threaten to abandon negotiations
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This Is the City People Can't Wait to Leave
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Oil/Gas:

US gas prices hit a new record high as more states pay $5 or more per gallon OPEC mulls excluding Russia from oil-production deal Russia's Lavrov Hails OPEC+ Cooperation on Visit to Saudi Arabia What Exempting Russia From OPEC+ Supply Quotas May Mean for Oil
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Once-unthinkable: Subsidies for American oil drillers
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Oil's Displacement as a Road Fuel Is About to Ramp Up, BNEF Says
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High gas prices complicate Democrats' hopes of picking up US House seats in California
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California Gets No Break From Record Diesel Prices
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Oil Slides as OPEC+ Reportedly Mulls Russia Exclusion from Group Output
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IEA chief warns of summer fuel shortages and a triple energy crisis that will outstrip the oil shocks of the 1970s
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Weaning Off Fossil Fuels Will Hurt
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The History of U.S. Energy Independence
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UK Windfall Tax Hits North Sea-Focused Oil Firm Valuations
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Religion:

Archbishop of San Antonio: "We have made guns an idol in this country"
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Support mounts among US bishops barring Pelosi from receiving Communion
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$2 million relic stolen and angel statue beheaded at church in New York City: "Heinous act of disrespect" Theft of a Church's Tabernacle Leaves More Than a Physical Void
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Ukrainian Orthodox Church says follow the gospel, not Putin
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Education:

Teachers in Rochester, New York put on leave after exchanging "racist and demeaning" texts about students
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Movie Theaters:

Plot Twist! Movie Theaters Fear Popcorn Shortfall Will Be a Spoiler
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Tech:

It's Doom Times in Tech
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Supreme Court blocks Texas law on social media 'censorship'
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Conservatives' campaign against social media stalls out
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Celebs:

50 Cent Aims To Block Young Buck Bankruptcy For Lying About Truck & Never Delivering Albums
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Firearms:

Shootings Have Surged — and Gun Companies Have Made Billions
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Firearm Deaths in the World's Largest Economies
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Cannabis:

South Dakota will vote on legalizing pot — with a twist
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Food/Beverage:

Restaurant Performance Index fell 1.5% in April
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Healthcare:

As the pandemic ebbs, long-haul Covid still drains patients and confounds doctors
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During the Omicron Wave, Death Rates Soared for Older People
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Omicron is outrunning the vaccines designed to fight it
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Politics and Pandemic Fatigue Doom California's Covid Vaccine Mandates
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A doctor claimed he had a 'miracle cure' for covid. He's going to prison.
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WHO says it's not concerned about a monkeypox pandemic at the moment, but it's too soon to rule it out completely Britain urges people with monkeypox to abstain from sex as cases rise
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Most pregnant women believe or are unsure about COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: poll
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Suicide takes more military lives than combat, especially among women
(WSJ)

Why America spends so little on research into gun violence
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What the End of Roe v. Wade Will Mean for the Next Generation of Obstetricians
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What This Later-Abortion Story Tells Us About a Post-Roe Future
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Inside the Effort to Promote Abortion Pills For a Post-Roe America
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (20 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (2 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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Lender Liability:

Bankruptcy Court Ruling Imposes Lender Liability
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Modification:

Bright-Line Rule: No Modification of Substantially Consummated Chapter 11 Plan
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Mediation:

A Study Of Four Mediator Strategies And Their Effects
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Sanctions:

"My Lawyer Made Me Do It" is Not an Absolute Defense to Bankruptcy Court Sanctions
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Jurisdiction:

Justices Pass On Bankruptcy Spat Over Deadly Quebec Train Derailment
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Subchapter V:

Infowars case highlights limitations of small business bankruptcy law
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Mass Torts:

Corporate Calvinball
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J&J Talc Lawsuits Transferred to New Jersey - A Look into the Texas Two-Step Maneuver
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Seminar: Mass Torts in Bankruptcy—Trends for the Future
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Aviation:

U.S. asks court to reverse order lifting airplane mask mandate
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Memorial Day airline hell was a painful preview of summer
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Canceled flights mar first weekend of summer
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IATA says post-pandemic airport chaos will get fixed
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South African carrier grounds flights after running out of funds South Africa's Comair suspends flights until funding secured
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Airlines, Ministers Tussle as Chaos Blights UK Jubilee Getaways
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Hong Kong Airline Body Wants Three-Day Quarantine, No Covid Test
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Autos:

Car Inventory Crunch Reveals Dealers' Bait-and-Switch Online Tactics
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Transit:

After mass shooting, NYC explores gun detectors in subways
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Student Debt:

7 million bad student loans with no way out, for anyone
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Biden can and should target student-loan debt forgiveness
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Most Student-Loan Borrowers Made No Payment During US Freeze
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Rather than wiping the slate clean on student debt, Washington should take a hard look at reforming a broken system.
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Retailing:

American Eagle stock declines on Morgan Stanley downgrade
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Stores have too much stuff. Get ready for discounts
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Retailers hit with 'double-whammy' as inventories rise, consumer sector stocks punished in May
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Banking:

Varo Bank could run out of funds by year-end, filing shows
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Jeez, If You Didn't Know Any Better, You'd Almost Say Deutsche Bank Looks Like A Criminal Organization
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Sovereigns:

Sri Lanka Proposes Return to Higher Tax Rates to Win IMF Loan Sri Lanka court suspends pardon to Rajapaksa aide Duminda Silva Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Hikes Tax Rates to Maximise Govt Revenues Sri Lanka Lifts Import Curbs to Help Tackle Worsening Shortages Sri Lanka's President Won't Be Stepping Down Soon, Minister Says
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Tunisia announces measures to cut public sector pay to unlock IMF loan
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UK:

UK Solvency II Reform: In Consultation.
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The financial impact of coronavirus on the charity sector
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Billionaire Mike Ashley Snaps Up Missguided in £20 Million Rescue Deal
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UK House Prices Defy Slowdown Fears With 10th Consecutive Gain
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Mortgage borrowing falls by 36% as housing market starts to cool
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Petrol price hits new record after EU ban on Russian oil
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UK Food Prices Surging Most In a Decade Signals More Pain Ahead
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Almost 500,000 UK small businesses 'at risk of going bust within weeks'
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The Decade that Broke Britain
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From Apocalyptic to Existential, Pound Experts' Outlook Turns Gloomy British pound is taking on 'emerging market' characteristics, Bank of America says
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Kevin Spacey planning to 'voluntarily appear' before UK court to defend himself on sexual assault charges
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UK Regulator Bans Energy Supplier From Taking on New Customers
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EU:

ECB's Kazimir Open to Talk About Half-Point Rate Hike
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ECB Half-Point Hike Seen as Deutsche Bank Breaks With Consensus
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ECB speakers spar on rate hikes as inflation hits new high
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Eurozone inflation hits record 8.1%
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Power Links to Europe Get New Life in Push to Cut Russian Energy
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Share Sales in Europe Haven't Been This Bad in Nearly 20 Years
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Canada:

Business insolvencies start to creep up as pandemic relief programs end
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Stoneway: Use of the CBCA as a Cross-Border Restructuring Tool
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Laurentian on the 'home stretch' of CCAA, lawyer says
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Canada's economy gains momentum in Q2, rate hikes loom
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Canada Decriminalizes Opioids and Other Drugs in British Columbia
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Canada poised to pass sweeping gun restrictions in wake of Uvalde and Buffalo On gun reform, neighboring Canada takes a different tack
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Spain:

Iberdrola Is Hiking the Price of Gas Used for Heating by 140%
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China:

China's Home Sales Slump Persisted in May During Lockdowns
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Shanghai Traders Return to Offices as City Lifts Lockdown How Shanghai Is Cautiously Reopening After Two Months of Hardcore Lockdowns Shanghai moves toward ending 2-month COVID-19 lockdown 'Hard to believe it's actually happening': Shanghai to lift Covid lockdown Shanghai Braces for Long Road to Recovery as Lockdown Ends
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China Factory Activity Falls at Slower Pace as Covid Curbs Ease
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Chinese Corporate-Loan Activity Is the Slowest Since 2015
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As China's Economy Falters, Be Careful What You Wish For
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China Plans for Years of Covid Zero Strategy With Tests on Every Corner Shanghai starts coming back to life as COVID lockdown eases
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Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Retail Sales Unexpectedly Rebound as Covid Curbs Ease
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Hong Kong Backpedals on Home Quarantine as Covid Variants Flare
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Russia:

Germany sent hardly any weapons to Ukraine since March, leaked documents show, as Putin pushed for a slowdown Zelensky warns of famine risk from Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports Latvian prime minister: 'Russia has to lose' 'They are carpet-bombing us': Ukrainian troops are getting pounded as they await heavy weapons from the West Biden Says US Will Provide Advanced Rocket Systems to Ukraine Western nations vow to send more, better arms to Ukraine Zelensky: Russian strikes near chemical plants 'just madness' Russian, Ukrainian troops fight block by block in key city Sievierodonetsk mayor says Russian forces seize half of city Deluded Putin wants you to believe seizing Severodonetsk is a big win for Russia A 'terrible nightmare': Treating Ukraine's wounded civilians A mother's painful pursuit of justice: Inside a war crimes investigation in Ukraine Ukraine jails two Russian soldiers for shelling villages Russian advances in Ukraine's east mark a tipping point Putin Has Spent Billions on Ukraine War—And His Military Is Struggling Why Putin wants the Donbas region Seizing Russian Assets to Help Ukraine Sets Off White House Debate Intercepted audio said Russian soldiers almost blew up a top general for ordering them to the front line, Ukraine says Ukraine charges Russian soldier with raping a woman and murdering her husband, the first rape trial from the invasion
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Russian propaganda declares 'WW3 has started' in terrifying Kremlin TV threat
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Biden writes US not seeking Putin ouster
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Russia threatens to wipe out the entire US with just four Satan II missiles in chilling warning over Ukraine
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Turkey tells U.S. it wants 'concrete steps' from Finland, Sweden for NATO bids
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Danes Vote on Joining EU's Defense Pact, Daunted by Russia's War
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China Says It Will Work With Russia to Promote 'Real Democracy'
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Argentina:

With 58% Inflation, Nobody in Argentina Knows the Price of Anything
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Australia:

Insolvency drought about to break
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MENA:

Pakistan Inflation Hits 13.8% in May on Costlier Food, Fuel
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India:

IBC regime: NCLAT directs MCA, IBBI to amend statutory claims rule
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South Africa:

South Africa Extends Fuel Subsidy to Offset Soaring Oil Prices
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