Law:

Biglaw Merger Effort Crumbles • Nixon Peabody, Stroock Call Off Big Law Merger Talks
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July 7, 2023 Bankruptcy Quiz
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Stoel Rives Welcomes Bankruptcy and Insolvency Partner John Kaplan to Corporate Group in Seattle
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A Biglaw Firm Where Associates Brag About The Quality Of Their Work
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Themis Is Still Going Down As Grads Enter Bar Exam Home Stretch
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Is California Brainstorming Ways To Get People To Hate The Bar Exam? This Price Hike Could Do It
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Federal prosecutors team up with St. Louis circuit attorney to tackle backlog of criminal cases
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Employers not liable for spread of COVID-19 to workers’ homes, California high court says
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He Worked for Years to Overturn Affirmative Action and Finally Won. He’s Not Done •The future of affirmative action in the workplace
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Activists want to disqualify Trump from ballot in key states under 14th Amendment
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Michael Cohen has a warning for Trump aide charged in Mar-a-Lago documents case
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Judge denies Justice Department request to block Trump deposition in lawsuits by ex-FBI officials
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Dozens of witnesses have testified as the Jan. 6-focused grand jury probes Trump
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Pro-Trump lawyer retires from law practice, leading state bar to drop ethics cases against him
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DC Bar Panel Recommends Permanent Disbarment For Wrecking Ball Rudy
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Rudy Giuliani Says He’ll Sniff Out The Person Who Left Cocaine At The White House
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Prosecutors in Trump Mar-a-Lago case facing threats, harassment: report
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Right-Wing Websites Connected to Former Trump Lawyer Are Scamming Loyal Followers With Phony Celebrity Pitches
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Texas gunman in Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences and may still face death penalty
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Internal Emails Show FBI Freaking Out About Deepfakes
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Texas floating border barriers will cause ‘imminent and irreparable harm,’ lawsuit claims
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2 dead, 5 injured after shooting at Texas party
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Washington state fined over $100M for failing to provide timely resources for mentally ill in jail
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Newsom will no longer contest parole of Charles Manson ‘family’ member
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This 45-year-old got pregnant where abortion is banned. The hardships she endured reflect a wider American reality
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Kentucky couple ‘furious’ state abortion laws meant they couldn’t hold their daughter to say goodbye
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How abortion bans will strain an already failing foster system
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Why Transgender Care Bans Lost in Court
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State laws targeting LGBTQ rights have a new foe: federal judges
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Three teens accused of murder after egging incident goes haywire: police • A man confronted 3 teens trying to egg his house so they shot him to death, sheriff says
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Commodities trader caught in DOJ probe ruined her own non-prosecution agreement by taunting the former colleagues she was helping to investigate
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FBI to exhume body of woman featured on Netflix series 'The Keepers'
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Deputies Accused Texas Sheriff of Corruption
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Efforts underway to help formerly incarcerated people find and maintain jobs
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Georgia mayor arrested on burglary and trespassing charges
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Nail salon robbery goes awry as customers completely ignore demands
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Handcuffed suspect steals cop car, slams into semi-truck and dies after fiery crash
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Scooter-riding gunman captured after deadly mass shooting spree terrorizes NYC streets
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A judge rejected a couple's claim to a $3 million estate because black ink blobs on the will obscured their names
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Manhunt ongoing for accused killer who escaped from prison using bed sheets tied together
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Cocaine, Marijuana… Jellyfish? Cartels Muscle in on New Export Business
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Mississippi Says Poor Defendants Must Always Have a Lawyer. Few Courts Are Ready to Deliver.
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Judges:

‘Democracy is at risk’: inside the fight for supreme court reform
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Has the Supreme Court Gone Overboard in How It Favors Religion?
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John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh Are Now the Supreme Court’s Swing Votes - WSJ
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The John Roberts Two-Step
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How John Roberts exhibited his power in the Supreme Court’s biggest decisions
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Look at What John Roberts and His Court Have Wrought Over 18 Years
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Where Clarence Thomas Entered an Elite Circle and Opened a Door to the Court • Clarence Thomas’ friends from the elite Horatio Alger Association financed a documentary favoring the justice after the HBO film ‘Confirmation’ aired Anita Hill scandal
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The Most Baffling Argument a Supreme Court Justice Has Ever Made
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The Supreme Court Had A Few Surprises This Year. That Doesn’t Make It Moderate.
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The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Is the Latest Effort to Erase Racism from Cultural Consciousness
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Counting Down The Most Egregious Lies People Tell About The Supreme Court
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Federal judge hears Arkansas Ten Commandments monument case
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Lip-Syncing Judge In Hot Water Over ‘Inappropriate’ TikTok Videos
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The importance of staying angry at the Supreme Court
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Wall Street:

Stock futures are flat ahead of key inflation data this week
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Wall Street Soothsayers Are Bewildered About What’s Next
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Recharged Bond Rout Unnerves Investors - WSJ
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Layoffs:

Your School’s Next Security Guard May Be an AI-Enabled Robot - WSJ
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Digital pharmacy startup Capsule lays off 13% of workforce
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Vince McMahon Told Stars They Could Be Gone Next Week Before Mass Layoff
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Viaplay begins 1,000 layoffs amid restructuring
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Tesla Starts China Layoffs
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Houston ISD eliminating hundreds of central office positions, superintendent says
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Pitney Bowes to lay off 311
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Verily narrows its focus, laying off 15% of staff
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Politics:

Dems’ mission to stop a third-party presidential bid hits the Hill
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GOP declares war on ... Barbie
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Old yeller: Biden's private fury
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Christie Slams Trump, Wants Social Security Cuts
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The power of rage-based fundraising
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Trump Vows to ‘Deny Entry to All Communists and Markers’ Into ‘Our Cunny’
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My Pillow Guy Liquidating Industrial Equipment
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DeSantis struggles to separate from Trump on policy when campaigning for 2024 • We Investigated the Deepest, Darkest Corners of the Internet to Understand Ron DeSantis’ Bizarre New Video • DeSantis Campaign Stalls as He Tries to Court Trump’s GOP Fans and Foes Alike - WSJ • DeSantis tries to shift narrative after campaign criticism • Trump in Las Vegas speech attempts to rally voters against DeSantis: ‘He’s highly overrated’
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Republicans Set Iowa’s First-in-the-Nation Caucuses for Jan. 15
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Why the Stop Trump effort all comes down to South Carolina
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When is the optimal time for Biden to drop out of the race? • Time for Joe Biden To Step Aside • Biden says Democrats ‘not right or wrong’ about stepping aside due to age
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Nearly a quarter of Republicans say classified docs charges make them more likely to support Trump: poll
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Trump on Chinese base in Cuba: ‘I’d give them 48 hours to get out’
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GOP states quit the program that fights voter fraud. Now they’re scrambling.
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Arizona GOP lawmaker may have violated state ‘revenge porn’ law by tweeting pictures of Hunter Biden
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GOP plan targets foreign dark money for 2024
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Rail:

After deadly oil train wreck, change comes slowly for devastated city
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Music:

2 Live Crew’s termination rights dispute discussed in court
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Banking:

SVB Financial sues US FDIC to recover $1.93 billion seized in SVB rescue
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The American banking landscape is on the cusp of a seismic shift. Expect more pain to come
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Economy:

Yellen says recession ‘not completely off the table’ following latest jobs report
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Q2 GDP Tracking: Around 2%
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June Employment Report: 209 thousand Jobs, 3.6% Unemployment Rate • Comments on June Employment Report
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Black unemployment rate jumps 1.3 percentage points since April
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Biden advisor defends stimulus and inflation surge: ‘The real cause was the global pandemic’
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Slide in US Manufacturing and Energy Markets
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This is ‘the end of the beginning’ of the battle against inflation, economist says
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The much-predicted recession may not happen at all
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This is what has to happen for the US to avoid a deep recession
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Baby boomers own pretty much everything - but millennials could be about to catch up
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On the Brink of Collapse? 12 States With the Highest Debt in the U.S.
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More Americans believe they'd get a raise if they asked
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Countries are so spooked by de-dollarization and the Western sanctions against Russia, they are increasingly moving gold assets back home for safekeeping
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Looming UPS Strike Spurs Some Companies to Rethink Supply Chains
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Higher Interest Rates Create Risks in These Six Market Areas
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Judge pauses NYC $18-per-hour requirement for delivery workers amid lawsuits
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Wall Street's years of work-from-home partying in the Hamptons are finally over
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AAR: June Rail Carloads and Intermodal Decreased Year-over-year
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Heavy Truck Sales Up 15% Year-over-year in June
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What is a microaggression? 15 things people think are fine to say at work — but are actually racist, sexist, or offensive.
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Trump’s Most Enduring Legacy Isn’t What You Think
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The states that pay the most in taxes and get the least benefits
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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:

Contiguous Condominiums Are Not “SARE”
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Realtor.com Reports Weekly Active Inventory Down 2% YoY; New Listings Down 21% YoY
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Canyon of zeroes: Lower Manhattan office rental market ‘suffering like no other’
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Why isn’t the housing market behaving the way it’s supposed to?
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The last thing my airplane commute is about is entitlement
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The country's homebuilding hot spots, mapped
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Tampa Installer Banned for Life After Leaving Hundreds of Pools Unfinished
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico bureau approves PREPA transfer to defaulting company
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Some cities are digging up water mains and leaving lead pipe in the ground
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Mass Torts:

Over 200 survivors of child sexual abuse can sue parishes again
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Is the Catholic Church evading justice?
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Student Debt:

Student debt: Democrats seek to galvanize young voters over Supreme Court ruling
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New student debt plan likely to face wave of challenges
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Biden's Plan B on student loan forgiveness relies on Higher Education Act: What to know
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Biden Administration Makes It Easier To Have Debt Discharged Through Bankruptcy
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Meet a student-loan borrower with $101,000 in debt who doesn't have 'any hope' with Biden's new plan for loan forgiveness: 'I'm never going to be able to pay it down'
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Healthcare:

Bidenomics moves onto health care
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Appeals court allows Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors to take effect
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This Drug Holds Promise for Cult Survivors
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July 7th COVID Update: New Pandemic Lows for Deaths and Hospitalizations
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History:

She Broke the News That the U.S. Catholic Church Sold Enslaved People. She’s Still Going to Mass.
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Outrage as Republican says 1921 Tulsa massacre not motivated by race
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Education:

Religious right gets blindsided by angry parents in a Southern California school district
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Tech:

Full Speed Ahead on A.I. Our Economy Needs It.
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A Catastrophic Mutating Event Will Strike the World in 2 Years, Report Says
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The Nightmare of AI in the 2024 Election
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Meta’s Threads upends social media in less than 48 hours • Could Meta’s Threads deal a knockout blow to Twitter?
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Biden admin says judge's "vague" social media order causing "harm"
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'Instant Death' Dangerous TikTok trends claim 4 lives in 6 months in Alabama as thrill-seekers break their necks and drown: officials
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Tourism:

Long Island shark attacks on record-setting pace after 5 swimmers bit so far this summer
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Crypto:

Distressed Crypto Specialist Thomas Braziel Sets Up Investment, Advisory Firm
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Gemini is suing Digital Currency Group (DCG) alleging fraud against its creditors
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Bitwise employees jump into bankruptcy case with claims for ‘stolen’ wages, deductions
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Bankruptcy Rumors Rise As Huobi Exchange Suffers Drop In Balances And Web Traffic
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Voyager Digital Sees $250 Million in Net Outflow Since Resuming Withdrawals
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$30B stolen from crypto ecosystem since 2012: Report
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Maritime:

Here are all the signs that the imploded Titanic sub was doomed
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Retailing:

Bed Bath and Beyond Subsidiary Buy Buy Baby Sale Fails • Another Well-Loved Retailer Says Bye-Bye • Buy Buy Baby auction is canceled, but buyers are still interested in making a bid
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Bed Bath & Beyond is bankrupt and liquidating stores, so why has its stock gained over 350% since the beginning of May?
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Christmas Tree Shops closing all 73 stores across 20 states after worsening finances
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Big Lots Enters Into $318M Sale Leaseback Amid Declining Economy
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Autos:

Record number of car buyers paying $1,000+ per month amid low vehicle inventory
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Unsold electric cars are piling up on dealer lots
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NHTSA Presses Tesla for More Records
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The cost of car repairs is surging amid widespread shortages
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Solar:

Tesla Solar Factory Not Living Up to New York's $1 Billion Investment
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Ride Hailing:

The couple mistakenly charged $29,994 for one Uber ride says the issue is resolved. But they won't take an Uber again.
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Maritime:

Ship Financing for “Green” Ships On the Rise, As Creditors’ Appetite for Ships With Conventional Technologies Wanes
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Celebs:

‘Clueless’ Britney Spears Receives Bankruptcy Warning Amid Financial Losses: "The Bills Are Pouring In"
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Katie Price tried flogging £45,000 wedding dress ahead of bankruptcy hearing
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Cruise Lines:

Why are the MSC Cruises restructuring after announcing Caribbean and European cruise dates?
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Vantage Travel owes more than $170 million, bankruptcy filings show
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Up 4.1% Year-over-year
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Colorado bankruptcy filings climb 22% in June
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Arbitration:

Bankruptcy 's Arbitration Countercurrent and the Future of the Debtor Class
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Discharge:

The Fraudulent Misrepresentation and False Pretences Exception to the Bankruptcy Discharge: Balancing the Debtor’s Fresh Start with Confidence in the Credit System
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Cross-Border:

English Scheme and Dutch WHOA dual process used to achieve successful Vroon restructuring
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UST:

U.S. Trustee Program Implements Virtual Section 341 Meetings of Creditors in Several Regions
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Involuntary Bankruptcy:

Second Circuit Affirms Slashing of Unreasonable Fees In Dismissed Involuntary Bankruptcy Case
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Aviation:

Flight diverted to Oakland after AirDropped bomb threat
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Expression of Interest sought in Go Airlines possible sale • India's Go First airline seeks investor interest as part of insolvency process
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Climate:

Extreme heat wave bound for Phoenix and Southwest could be worst ever • Extreme heat in Southwest could send temps toward 120 in Phoenix • Earth saw hottest day yet Thursday, the fourth straight global record
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America's cruel summer
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Flash flooding in N.Y. triggers water rescues as storms slam Northeast
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We’re experiencing Earth’s hottest weather in 120,000 years, and it’s just getting started
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What happens to your body in extreme heat
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Solar, wind energy keeping Texas power grids running amid weekslong heat wave
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Transit:

How the E.V. Revolution Could Help Bankrupt Public Transit
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These cities are ending fares on transit. Here’s why
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San Francisco residents are stopping driverless cars in their tracks by placing cones on their hoods, after one of the vehicles killed a dog and others caused traffic chaos • Are the wheels coming off Google's robot cars?
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Volkswagen Is Testing Its Driverless Vehicles in Austin
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Education:

Attention turns to legacy admissions after affirmative action ruling
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University rescinds reprimand for professor who failed student for using term ‘biological woman’
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How new tactics have driven a spike in book ban attempts
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Judge sides with Florida in challenge to rules about books in schools
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Forty percent of Brown University students say they are LGBT, suggesting social contagion
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Food/Beverage:

The staying power of the Bud Light boycott
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Bicycles:

Is VanMoof facing bankruptcy?
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Sovereigns:

SL debt treatment: India to play 'constructive role' as co-chair of Creditors Committee
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IMF delays hold up Ethiopia’s debt talks
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10 Countries With the Most Government Debt
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Going broke and sinking, Nauru wants to mine the ocean floor
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UK:

Woking auditors confirm 'deep dive' timeline into bankrupt council's borrowing
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Nearly half of UK adults ages 50-70 who retired in first two years of pandemic are in poverty: report
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Thames Water raises £750m in battle against nationalization • Thames Water secures $962 million from investors but says it will need more
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Which Empire cinemas are closing? Company enters administration
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Canada:

Do Securities Commission Debts Survive a Bankruptcy Discharge? An Analysis of Poonian v. British Columbia (Securities Commission) (BCCA)
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Enhanced superpriority for farmers – Lenders beware
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Russia:

Record High Number Of Russians Bankrupt Since Beginning Of This Year
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What are cluster munitions and why are they controversial? • Sunak ‘discourages’ use of cluster bombs after Biden agrees to send munitions to Ukraine • Unease as US Sends Cluster Bombs to Ukraine • Supplying cluster munitions to Ukraine is controversial. A prominent Democrat says the US risks ‘losing our moral leadership.’ • Vindman on cluster munitions: ‘From a practical standpoint, the president did the right thing’ • Leading House Republican backs Biden on cluster munitions • A Bankrupt Calculus: Sending Cluster Munitions To Ukraine
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Furious Vladimir Putin sacks top general in charge of the war against Ukraine as he continues 'purge' of top brass following Wagner coup
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‘We have ambitious plans’: Anti-Putin forces plan fresh attacks inside Russia
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Wagner Group leader and ex-convict Prigozhin has lost the respect of Russian prisoners who now think he's a 'traitor,' activist says
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Poland moves troops to eastern border amid Wagner fears
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Biden says Russia's war in Ukraine must end before Kyiv can join NATO
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Sweden is in the final stretch to NATO membership. But Turkey could yet derail it
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Putin’s fall could be the domino that topples the world’s autocrats
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US businesses were largest tax contributors to Russia among international companies in 2022: report
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Zelenskyy brings home 5 Azov battalion commanders from Turkey
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3 keys to peace as the war in Ukraine hits 500 days
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Ukraine's Wounded Grain Giant Weathers War With Danube Exports
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MENA:

Israeli protests reignite as Netanyahu pushes new justice bill
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Israeli Security Cabinet votes to save Palestinian Authority from bankruptcy
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China:

‘Several Things Have Shocked Me’: An Ex-Insider on Business in China
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U.S., China Start Talking Again, With Global Economic Order at Stake - WSJ
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China property developer Kaisa faces Hong Kong lawsuit seeking to wind it up • Chinese developer Kaisa hit by lawsuit over onshore bonds
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The world is 'big enough' for both US and China to thrive even amid a simmering tech war, says Janet Yellen
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Kindergarten Attack That Left Six Dead Sparks Outrage in China
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India:

Experts Introspect Into 7 Years Of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code
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Goldman: India Will Beat US Economy by 2075
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Netherlands:

Number of bankruptcies rose sharply in the first half of the year
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Temporary Transparency of Expedited Liquidation Act
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Dutch Gov't Collapses Over Immigration Policy
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Venezuela:

US Appeals Court Affirms Creditors’ Right to Sue Citgo Following Rejection of Venezuela’s Offer
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Venezuela's opposition to propose using oil exports proceeds to pay creditors
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Germany:

German Businesses Bet Big on China, and They’re Starting to Worry
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France:

Challenges to a Trustee in Bankruptcy gaining recognition in a post Brexit landscape
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Japan:

27% of nursing homes in Japan face bankruptcy due to price hikes, survey finds
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