September 15, 2022

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Law:

This Year's Incredibly Stable Bar Exam Scores
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Senate Probe of Trump DOJ Actions Flips Script at Wilmer Hale
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Prominent attorney Page Pate drowns off Georgia coast
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As fight escalates over lawyer harassment and bias rules, bar groups hit back hard, article with image
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Lawyers, Especially When Talking To Nonlawyers, Should Shut Up And Listen Far More Often
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Philadelphia DA Found in Contempt by State Lawmakers One Day After Judge Says He Made 'False' Claims to Court to Free Man from Death Row
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Jeffrey Clark, Under Fire for Election Subversion Efforts Inside DOJ, Claims He's Immune from Ethics Charges
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Violence hits 'epidemic proportions' in pandemic-era California, study shows Report: California Needs To Treat Rising Levels Of Violence Like A Public Health Crisis
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Florida sees sharp rise in white power, anti-Semitic incidents, report finds
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West Virginia Legislature passes abortion ban with narrow exceptions Ohio's six-week abortion ban temporarily blocked by legal challenge The federal abortion ban bill is here — and it has some Republicans stunned Can California's abortion protections survive a federal ban? GOP pollster warns party on total abortion bans What Conflicted Americans Fear Most From an Abortion Ban Abortion's on the Michigan Ballot—and Anything Could Happen Can Life-of-the-Mother Abortion Exceptions Work? Louisiana woman travels to New York for abortion of fetus with no skull 'Any other day': Fox's Jesse Watters confronts Lindsey Graham over timing of abortion bill
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The Last Truly Great Day for Women in American Law
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With The Death Of The Queen Comes A Change In Title For Elite Lawyers
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Migrant surge overwhelms Border Patrol and shelters in El Paso
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Uvalde School District Claims It Can't Find Messages Former Police Chief Sent in Aftermath of Shooting Ted Cruz to Uvalde Families: Pound Sand
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Officers in Breonna Taylor Raid Allegedly Falsified Evidence Based on 'Gut Feeling,' Detective Says
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Trump-appointed judge convicts three Jan. 6 defendants but acquits two of them on obstruction charge Man who pinned D.C. police officer in door frame during Jan. 6 riot convicted of 7 felonies Jan. 6 panel weighs new DOJ cooperation after Trump world subpoenas Federal Judge Mystified by Last-Ditch Request of Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes for a Special Master
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Being Trump's Lawyer Is Dangerous. Here's Why.
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N.Y. Attorney General May Sue Trump After Rejecting Settlement Offer
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Trump Throws Epic Tantrum Over FBI's MyPillow Guy 'Raid' FBI Seizes Mike Lindell's Cell Phone At Minnesota Hardee's. Or Maybe We're All Just Tripping On Acid Secret Criminal Past: My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell's Drug Addiction, Arrests, Divorce & Bankruptcy Exposed
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Feds Raided Ex-Trump Justice Official in Conspiracy, Obstruction Probe, Filing Say
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Special Master for 9/11 Compensation Fund and Deepwater Horizon Disaster Calls Ruling in Mar-a-Lago Case 'Judicial Overreach'
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Indictments 'Remote' as Trump-Hyped Russia Probe Winds Down Durham Inquiry Appears to Wind Down as Grand Jury Expires The John Durham Probe Gave Trump What He Wanted
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NYC helping migrants who were bused from Texas relocate to other states
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Harvey Weinstein begs judge to stop prison dentist from pulling his teeth
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Defense suddenly rests case in Florida school shooter trial 'We're Not Playing Chess': Judge in Parkland School Shooting Case Lashes Out at 'Unprofessional' Defense Team for Suddenly Resting Case
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R. Kelly convicted on many counts, acquitted of trial fixing
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California Mother Who Faked Her Own Kidnapping in 'Awful Hoax' Says the Shame 'Feels Like a Life Sentence'
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NYC Mom Faces Multiple Murder Charges Over Drowning Deaths of Her 3 Children Found in Coney Island
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Man Arrested After Son's DNA Provides Link to 50-Year-Old Cold Case Murder in Hawaii
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Woman searching for lost dog finds remains of Ohio woman missing since 2017
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DeSantis sends 2 planes of migrants to Martha's Vineyard
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Judges:

Obit: Judge Jo Ann C. Stevenson
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After Roberts defends SCOTUS, Kagan warns of judges creating 'legitimacy problems for themselves' U.S. Supreme Court risks its legitimacy by looking political, Justice Kagan says
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John Roberts Gets Called Out By His Former Harvard Law School Professor
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Federal judge orders district attorney to write apology letters to families of murder victims
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What Was The Part Of The First Amendment ACB Forgot? Yeah, That Part Is In Danger.
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Judges Usually Like To Reach A Middle Ground With Litigants
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Biden outpacing Trump with blistering pace of judicial confirmations
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U.S. Senate vote gives Biden record for most public defenders on appeals courts, article with image
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Wall Street:

Stock futures are little changed ahead of a fresh batch of economic data
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Stocks manage to post modest gains after a wobbly day
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Finger-pointing erupts among Goldman Sachs execs, and it's getting nasty
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Layoffs:

Twilio to lay off 11% of workforce
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Layoffs Watch '22: Goldman Sachs
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Checkout.com Will Eliminate About 5% of Employees in Latest Cuts
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Patreon lays off 17% of staff, affecting 80 employees
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Healthcare:

End of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight - WHO chief
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U.S. added to WHO's list of countries with circulating polio
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Religion:

PEW: Christians U.S. minority by 2070
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Pope warns against using religion for political power
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Supreme Court declines to block order requiring Yeshiva University to recognize LGBTQ student club In 5-4 vote, court denies Yeshiva University's request to block state ruling on LGBTQ recognition
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Corporate Governance:

Risks facing directors & officers
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Theme Parks:

'Torture': Disney World guests gripe of broken-down rides, filth as prices soar
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Climate:

Economic Impact of Rising Seas
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Increasing pressures on Colorado River water in New Mexico
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Where the New Climate Law Means More Drilling, Not Less
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Swelling Mosquito Fire now California's largest wildfire this year
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More Floods Loom in Pakistan as Damage May Climb to $30 Billion
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Patagonia founder just donated the entire company, worth $3 billion, to fight climate change
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Economy:

Decoding the Surprise Inflation Report
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Cathie Wood's contrarian deflation call gets endorsements from Elon Musk, Jeffrey Gundlach
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Most U.S. workers say their pay isn't keeping up with inflation
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Rising rent prices are keeping inflation high
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Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel says inflation is 'overstated' and the Fed may overtighten if it doesn't correct their view on high prices
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Legendary investor Mark Mobius says the Fed will hike interest rates as high as 9% if inflation stays high
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Ray Dalio Does the Math: Rates at 4.5% Would Sink Stocks by 20%
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America's successful war on poverty
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In New York City, Pandemic Job Losses Linger
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New survey: CEO optimism down, not out
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'Quiet Quitting' Is Just a Trendy New Name for a Very Old Idea
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My grandmother was a 'quiet quitter.' Now she's dead.
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U.S. railroads reach tentative deal with workers Railroads say they won't lock out workers as negotiators meet with Labor Secretary Walsh US on Verge of 'Economic Disaster' Because Freight Rail Workers Can't Get Sick Time US rail strike risks stoking inflation at worst possible time Businesses, White House plan for possible rail strike Friday First railroad union votes to authorize strike Pressure mounts on US railroads and unions to reach a deal From carmakers to refiners, industries brace for rail strike Rail systems brace for shutdowns, Amtrak cancels routes as strike threat nears Amtrak cancels all long-distance trains ahead of potential railway strike
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Russian oil output will crater by 1.9 million barrels a day after fresh EU sanctions kick in, IEA says Germany is considering taking a majority stake in Uniper as the utility giant suffers massive losses during Europe's energy shock EU chief proposes energy market reform, $140bn revenue cap Soaring energy costs trigger radical market shake-up in Brussels Putin Will Make People Choose Between Heating or Eating This Winter Ostracized by the West, Russia Finds a Partner in Saudi Arabia Greek-Managed Vessel Shipped Coal From Russia After EU Sanctions Russian Billionaire Sues After French Board His Riviera Yachts Stellantis May Make Its Own Energy as Europe Braces for 'Chaos' France to Cap Electric, Gas Price Increases Eni CEO Says Italy Can Make It Through Winter Without Russia Gas EU proposes windfall levies on energy firms to ease price pain
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Social Security's Cost-of-Living Increase Will Be Largest in Four Decades, an Estimate Says
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'I don't need cute trinkets': Nearly 1,300 New York Times staffers refuse to return to office
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Tesla struggles with Elon Musk's strict return-to-office policy
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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:

30-Year Mortgage Rates at 6.30%; 14 Year High
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Tepper real estate company accuses Rock Hill, York County of 'dragging out' failed Panthers project bankruptcy proceedings 'Unreasonable demands': Tepper's real estate company removes Rock Hill and York County from creditor payout plan Tepper company blasts Rock Hill and York County, says it owes them nothing in bankruptcy Panthers withdraw city, county deal over abandoned facility New Deal and No Deal in Panthers-Rock Hill Bankruptcy Case GT Real Estate pushes for bankruptcy plan changes
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These Are the US Areas Most at Risk of Housing Downturn, According to Attom Report
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The Fed could crash the housing market
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Americans are ready to buy a home if housing market crashes, survey finds
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The housing problem is also the inflation problem
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
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Bankrupt landlord Joshua Bruno is trying to sell his Bentley for $53K on Facebook
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Municipalities:

City of Chester is considering filing for bankruptcy ahead of looming $46 million deficit
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Puerto Rico governor wants to give municipalities more aid
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These are the 10 wealthiest cities in the world — and five are in the U.S.
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City of San Bernardino Exits Decade-Long Bankruptcy By Posting $2.5 Million Surplus
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Oil/Gas:

Biden to announce $900 million for electric vehicle chargers at Detroit auto show
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Here are the electric cars revealed at the Detroit auto show
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Health Groups Call for the End of Fossil Fuels
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US Agents Raid Office of Deep-Water Driller in Rare Move After Oil Spill
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Education:

A new battleground: School chiefs
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Celebs:

The IRS Has Entered Erika Jayne's Fraud Drama & Things Don't Look Good!
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Starving artist Hunter Biden cries poverty in trying to slash support to mother of love child
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Trucking:

A Dubious Truck, a Whistleblower Army, and Inept Spies: Inside the Very Weird Nikola Saga
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Cosmetics:

Revlon to Pay Executives $36 Million in Bankruptcy Bonuses
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Politics:

2022 Senate Election Forecast
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Biden approval rises sharply ahead of midterms: AP-NORC poll
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McConnell's renegades
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What's at stake in Supreme Court battle over controversial legal theory about who controls elections
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For Donald Trump, Information Has Always Been Power
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Ad in Pennsylvania governor's race shows Republican in Confederate uniform
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GOP expresses hostility to Manchin permitting reform campaign
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This one chart shows an unprecedented recent spike in age for Congress, posing a huge problem for American democracy
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How a Spreader of Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories Became a Star
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Senators wary of ticking clock on gay marriage vote
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Satanic panic is making a comeback, fueled by QAnon believers and GOP influencers
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Republicans plan to grill Gen. Mark Milley if they take back the House
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What Republicans would do if they win back Congress
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MAGA's New Hampshire sweep
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Trump's Pick to Run AZ Elections Accuses Pence of 'Coup'
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Trump Fan in Clown Wig Threatens to Kills Dairy Queen Democrats
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (25 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 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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Student Debt:

Millions of people may get a refund for student loan payments made during Covid
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FactCheck: "40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses' aides."
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Bonuses:

Revlon to Pay Executives $36 Million in Bankruptcy Bonuses
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Mass Torts:

Alex Jones Appears on Steven Crowder's Show as Corporate Rep Testifies in Connecticut Sandy Hook Defamation Trial
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Alex Jones Sandy Hook Trial: Jury Hears Opening Arguments in Second Trial
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Alex Jones uses CT trial to sell books and claim innocence, mocks Sandy Hook victims on Infowars
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Judge reports threats of harassment in connection with the bankruptcy of J&J
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Third Circuit Can Uphold Reasonable Use of 'Texas-Two-Step' Law
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SCOTUS:

Supreme Court previews for the 2022-23 term
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Movie Theaters:

Cineworld = a World of Hurt
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Aviation:

The fare war that killed Hawaii's Aloha Airlines
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Lufthansa returns private as Berlin offloads remaining stake
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Tech:

Google loses appeal over E.U. antitrust ruling, but fine cut to $4.12 billion
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Hedge Funds Are Betting Elon Musk Will Be Forced to Buy Twitter
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TikTok search results riddled with misinformation: Report
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Fraud:

Texts: Mississippi governor knew of welfare payment to Favre Former Jets host relives Brett Favre nightmare amid $5 million welfare scandal
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San Francisco Rapper and 'Unrepentant Fraudster' Headed to Federal Prison for Gold-Laced Mortgage Fraud
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Tesla is sued by drivers over alleged false Autopilot, Full Self-Driving claims
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Utilities:

Brazos Electric Seeks Creditor Approval for $1.4 Billion Bankruptcy Plan Emerging from 2021 Storm Costs
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Retailing:

California Sues Amazon, Alleging Antitrust Violations Inflated Prices and Stifled Competition
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Olympia Sports Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close Remaining Stores by Sept. 30
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Wegmans scraps self-checkout app after spate of shoplifting
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Crypto:

Celsius Judge Approves Independent Probe of Bankrupt Crypto Lender's Holdings Celsius Bankruptcy Case to Get Independent Examiner
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Celsius CEO okay with bankruptcy because people still drink Pepsi
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Leaked Audio from Celsius Meeting Reveals Plan to Pivot into Custody Business
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Sovereigns:

Zambia's bondholders slam IMF debt relief targets as 'arbitrary'
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NY lawmakers, advocates want pressure for de­vel­oping nations' creditors
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UK:

Support for businesses following the UK government's announcement about help with energy costs
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Leaky pen and staff job cuts: King Charles under scrutiny
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Amazon Warehouse Workers Begin UK Strike Ballot Over Pay
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Canada:

Mary Buttery, QC joins Osler's Litigation Group in Vancouver as a Partner
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Laurentian University's creditors vote in favor of plan that allows school's survival
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'Disaster Mode': Emergency Rooms Across Canada Close Amid Crisis
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Canada's Trudeau announces C$4.5 bln inflation relief package for low earners
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MENA:

U.S. Establishes Trust With $3.5 Billion in Frozen Afghan Central Bank Funds
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Russia:

'It's Not an Army Here': Russian Soldier Warns of Battlefield Collapse Don't Be Fooled, Putin Still Has Some Nasty Tricks Up His Sleeve Ukraine war: gradually, then suddenly
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Bipartisan bill to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism
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U.S. distances itself from Bill Richardson meetings in Russia where Americans jailed
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Argentina:

Argentina Inflation Hits 79%
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China:

Evolving Financial Stress in China's Property Development Sector
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U.S. Senate panel advances bill to boost support for Taiwan
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China is Committing Genocide of Uyghurs
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Japan:

High Energy Prices Send Japan's Trade Deficit Soaring
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India:

Officials to get incentives for quick biz rescue
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IBBI to fix minimum fee slabs from Oct 1 for insolvency professionals
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Commercial Wisdom of The Liquidator Upheld by The Supreme Court
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How India joined ranks of top 5 economies of the world
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Sweden:

Right-wing parties win Swedish election in historic political overhaul
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