Law:

Top lawyer goes public with decision to walk away from ‘BigLaw partnership’ offers
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Biglaw Associates Under 'Constant Pressure' To Bill, Bill, Bill
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A New Law School Reigns Supreme In The U.S. News Law School Omnibus Specialty Rankings
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Schiller Knapp law firm facing insolvency, files for bankruptcy protection
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How To Work Fewer Holiday Weekends In Biglaw
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Corporate attorney and alleged serial rapist appears in court as his fiancée looks on
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Barber Ranen Leaders Resign From Their Own Firm After Racist, Sexist, Antisemitic Emails Are Leaked • Ex-Lewis Brisbois Partners Ousted Over Racist, Sexist Emails
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Alan Dershowitz Demands Time To Write Law Review Article Explaining Why He Can't Be Sanctioned
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This Prestigious Biglaw Firm Saw A 'Steep Decline' In Gross Revenue
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'Do Your Research,' 'Stick It Out,' And Other Things Law Schools Should Stop Telling Students About Clerkships
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The Biglaw Files: How Power And Privilege Harm The Legal Profession
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We ‘live on a pro se planet;’ 5th Circuit allows parents to sometimes represent children without lawyers
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Bryan Cave partner on leave after arrest in undercover sting investigation
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Bar Exam Prep Company Goes Down For The Day... Please Don't Panic
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Bar admission denied for applicant who rose to law firm partnership without law license
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House GOP turns its sights to DOJ’s Trump probe • Trump lashes out after lawyers meet with DOJ • George Conway: It’d be ‘kind of fitting’ if Trump is jailed for ‘something so stupid’ as keeping documents • Jim Jordan seeks memo on Smith appointment as Mar-a-Lago probe winds down • Jack Smith grand jury to meet in Florida to hear testimony in Trump documents case
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GOP lawmakers preview defense if Trump indicted on federal charges
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FBI had reviewed, closed inquiry into Biden claims at center of Hill fight
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Trump’s next indictment is looming — and the evidence against him is trickling out
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Barr pushes back on Trump: This is not a ‘witch hunt’ • Bill Barr: I Warned Trump He'd Be Impeached
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Mark Meadows Testified to Grand Jury in Special Counsel Investigation of Trump
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Alex Jones lawyer wants to take on appeal for Proud Boy convicted of seditious conspiracy
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Trump fights for survival of $500M lawsuit against ex-fixer Michael Cohen
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62 percent say Trump should not be allowed to serve again if convicted of ‘serious’ crime: survey
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How a Fringe Legal Theory Became a Threat to Democracy
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House Oversight leaders clash after viewing FBI document on Biden allegations • Wray lands at center of GOP-FBI grudge match
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Oregon is invested in Fox Corp. and is investigating its board over bogus election fraud claims • Oregon Attorney General Launches Investigation Of Fox Corporation Board Over $787.5 Million Dominion Settlement
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Fox legal chief said to have misread defamation case
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Oath Keepers member pleads guilty to felony in Jan. 6 case
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Walmart is found not liable after detaining a customer who refused to show receipts at the door
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Atlanta council approves controversial "Cop City" after heated meeting
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Prince Harry Concedes Tabloid’s Stories Might Not Have Been Illegally Obtained • Testimony Is Another Chapter in What Has Become a Life of Litigation • The prince who fell to earth • Five inconsistencies in Prince Harry’s testimony revealed as he repeatedly admits ‘I don’t know’ in High Court grilling • Everything You Need To Know About Prince Harry's First Day In Court
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Human Rights Campaign declares state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people
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Newsom threatens DeSantis with kidnapping charges over migrant flights • ‘Pathetic man’: The California-Florida rivalry just exploded • Florida officials mum as second migrant flight arrives in Sacramento • Florida confirms it sent migrants to California • Florida officials could still face charges over migrant flights, Gavin Newsom says • DeSantis administration takes credit for sending migrants to California, sharing video of them dancing and saying 'Thank you' • Florida says migrants flew to Sacramento voluntarily but California officials say the asylum seekers were deceived • California officials: Florida picked up asylum-seekers on Texas border and flew them to Sacramento
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Florida notches another legal win over Biden on immigration
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Son of late CIA director cautions against far-right extremism in the US
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Over 300 Cases Tied to Convicted N.Y.P.D. Officers Are Tossed Out
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US cannot disarm people convicted of non-violent crimes -appeals court
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Moment hundreds of migrants rush across the Mexico-United States border bridge to reach Texas, knocking down Mexican border agent while children fell to the ground and were trampled
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Mother fatally shot by neighbor after dispute over playing children, sheriff says • Black mom shot dead through front door of neighbor who allegedly called her kids 'slaves' • Woman arrested in connection with the shooting death of Black Florida mother who was killed after knocking on neighbor’s door
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This Cop Got Out of 44 Tickets by Saying Over and Over That His Girlfriend Stole His Car
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Two killed and five injured in shooting at Virginia graduation
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New York state trooper charged in deadly shooting captured on bodycam video after high-speed chase
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Jeffrey Epstein victims plead with JPMorgan execs to admit they knew about abuse
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Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee says he will lead Ken Paxton’s impeachment defense
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Indiana man charged with threatening to kill Rep. Jim Banks and his family over politics
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Bothered by pot smell, she sued her neighbor to stop smoking — and won
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He Spent a Decade in Jail Without Being Convicted. Now His Lawyer Says His Case Should Be Dismissed.
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Judges:

BK NH: Closed on 6/19 For Juneteenth National Independence Day • BK VT: Notice of Closure: Juneteenth Holiday
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From The Bench To Biglaw: Judge Paul Watford Lands At Top 50 Am Law Firm
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Attorney for billionaire at center of Clarence Thomas controversy offers to meet with Judiciary staff • Harlan Crow Agrees to Speak with Senate Panel
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Most Federal Employees Face More Oversight Than Clarence Thomas and Supreme Court
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Judge Elizabeth Scherer allowed "her emotions to overcome her judgment" during Parkland school shooting trial, commission says • Parkland shooter's trial judge deserves reprimand for hugging prosecutors, panel finds
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Court Picks Face Trickier Path as Senate Eyes Red-State Judges
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Wall Street:

Stock futures are flat after S&P 500 notches highest close since August
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Layoffs:

Layoffs Surge 315%
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Defunct Sprout agrees to pay $3.5M for unpaid wages
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Hundreds of paraeducators receive layoff notices in Marysville SD
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Facing ‘substantial financial challenges,’ St. Dominic to layoff 5.5% of workforce
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87 permanent layoffs set at Johnson City flooring plant
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Retailing:

Bed Bath & Beyond’s final days bring chaos, confusion and rude customers: ‘It’s all a mess’
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Retail giant offered a lifeline after filing for bankruptcy – but deal would see all 365 stores close for good
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Potential Buybuy Baby Deal Portends a Rising Retail Trend
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Golf:

PGA Tour agrees to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf • 9/11 families group slams PGA Tour over LIV Golf merger: 'Paid Saudi shills' • PGA Tour, LIV Golf & DP World Tour merger: Players 'shocked and angry'
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Crypto:

Genesis Receives Extension for Filing Bankruptcy Recovery Plan
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Bankers Shopping FTX's 'Hundreds of Millions of Dollars' Stake in AI Startup: Report • FTX Considers Selling Stake in AI Startup to Repay Customers, Report Says
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SBF upset by criminal trial's late evidence while FTX seeks sale of AI stock
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The SEC charges Coinbase with violating securities regulations • Coinbase Stock Down Over SEC Probe • Coinbase Is Facing a ‘Life or Death’ Battle With the SEC
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US declares war on Wild West crypto: Binance and Coinbase exchanges targeted in major crackdown • Crypto billionaires’ wealth crushed by US SEC after big 2023 bounce
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As the crypto lawsuits pile up, Cramer says get out while you can
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Staggering $780 Million Outflows from Binance in Last 24 Hours • Binance U.S. clients have $2.2 billion at risk after crypto firm charged, SEC says
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SEC asks for emergency order to freeze Binance US assets anywhere in the world • Zhao-controlled Binance trading firms at heart of SEC lawsuit
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Biden's crypto cop taunts Republicans
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Kardashian Crypto Hype Lawsuit Advances Over Alleged False Ads
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What the Collapses of Signature Bank and Silvergate Capital Mean for Crypto
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Labor:

Media's summer of strikes
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Actors Union Votes to Authorize Strike Against Studios as Tension Rises in Hollywood - WSJ
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Corporate Governance:

Monitoring Cash Flows: The Board, the CLO, and the CFO
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Media:

Chaos looms over CNN
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Economy:

Everyone is getting less productive, and that's a big problem for the economy
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Who won the debt ceiling fight?
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Goldman Lowers US Recession Probability to 25% After Debt Deal • There are 2 big reasons why the chances of a recession in the next year have dropped, according to Goldman Sachs
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CEOs increasingly foresee a "soft landing" for the economy
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The US is in a 'cardboard box recession' that's pointing to a sharp fall in inflation by the end of the year
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Black Unemployment 70% Higher Than White
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U.S. Mood Remains Glum; 18% Satisfied With State of Nation
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Struggling Companies That Got Debt Lifelines Are Failing Anyway
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World Bank Says Global Economy in Precarious State as Rates Rise • World Bank warns of a sharp slowdown for a wobbly global economy
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World Economy Set for Weak Inflation-Plagued Recovery, OECD Says
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Global Economy’s ‘Precarious’ Year Echoes 1997 Crisis
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Poorest countries are biggest losers from economic shocks, says World Bank
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Chipotle Calls Corporate Staff Into Office Four Days a Week
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US banks' commercial and industrial loan growth slowed in Q1
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It may be healthy for the economy to see ‘a little bit of a bust’: Deutsche Bank
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New economic study puts it plainly: California’s competitive edge is declining
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Companies That Embraced Social Issues Have Second Thoughts - WSJ
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A German state refuses to buy Treasurys because the US doesn't meet its ESG standards
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More than 200 LGBTQ groups demand Target restock 'tuck-friendly' swimsuits and take a stand against 'anti-LGBTQ+ extremists' within next 24 hours - as supermarket faces dual backlash after shedding $14bn after debacle
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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:

House selling times soar to pandemic levels as mortgage rates climb
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CoreLogic: House Prices up 2.0% YoY in April
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Mortgage demand drops despite rates coming off recent highs
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US house prices may slide as their recent strength and steeper mortgage rates hit demand, Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel says
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Elon Musk warns house price declines will accelerate as higher interest rates squeeze buyers
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The Next Crisis Will Start With Empty Office Buildings
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This American Housing Market Is Crumbling
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Climate change has insurers pulling back in some areas
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Florida’s home insurance rates rising faster than any state, nearly triple U.S. average
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State Farm and Allstate’s moves are warning signs
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California insurance market rattled after withdrawal of some major companies
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Flagship hotels are becoming collateral damage in San Francisco's office mess
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Owner Abandons San Francisco Hotels as City Begs for Tourists to Return
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Municipalities:

TX: Rural School Districts Are Facing Financial Ruin. Some State Officials Prefer It That Way.
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Oregon Breakaway Down to Just 8 Votes
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Banking:

McKinsey’s little-known role in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
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Climate:

Uninsurable America: Climate change hits the insurance industry
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‘Carbon budget’ proposal says US would owe $80 trillion to developing countries
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Fungi may offer ‘jaw-dropping’ solution to climate change
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Biden administration announces $2.6 billion toward coastal climate resilience
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Finding Ways to Get Polluters to Pay for Climate Damages
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Arctic Summer Could Be Practically Sea-Ice-Free by the 2030s
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Finding Ways to Get Polluters to Pay for Climate Damages
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Climate Crisis Is on Track to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment
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New York Has World’s Worst Air Pollution as Canada Wildfires Rage
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Building activity produces 18% of emissions and a shocking 40% of our landfill waste. We must move to a circular economy – here’s how
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Aviation Will Miss 2050 Net Zero Target
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Politics:

Embattled House Rep. George Santos Says He Would Rather Go to Jail Than Disclose Who Paid His $500,000 Bail • Judge grants request for George Santos’s bond sponsors to be unsealed
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Conservatives surprise McCarthy with floor rebellion over debt deal anger • GOP hardliners revolt and derail McCarthy’s agenda in retaliation over speaker’s debt limit deal • Hard-right Republicans, still angry over debt ceiling, foil McCarthy on vote
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Chris Christie likens ‘mirror hog’ Trump to Voldemort in speech • Christie bashes Trump: 5 takeaways from Christie’s presidential town hall • 'Go big!': Chris Christie says Trump and Biden made us 'smaller' – then brands Trump a 'self-serving mirror hog' and accuses Jared and Ivanka of ‘grift’ while ripping Republican 'pretenders' who refuse to attack him • Chris Christie Goes After Ivanka and Jared Kushner: ‘The Grift From This Family Is Breathtaking’ • Chris Christie just made the GOP primary pettier with his deep beef against the Kushners
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Team DeSantis bets big on angrier GOP base
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Ron DeSantis loses big in court as judge issues scathing ruling on his anti-trans healthcare law: 'Gender identity is real'
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Trump, DeSantis in open warfare as 2024 race heats up
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Nearly half of voters would consider backing third-party candidate in 2024: poll
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Christie Enters '24 Race as Chief Trump Antagonist • 55 Things You Need to Know About Chris Christie
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Freedom Caucus pumps brakes on talk of ousting Speaker McCarthy over debt bill
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Republicans Are No Longer Calling This Election Program a ‘Godsend’
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U.S. Same-Sex Marriage Support Holds at 71% High
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Georgia GOP descends further into acrimony over plan to purge 'traitors'
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'Every single of one my shows was canceled': Florida drag performer struggles after new legislation
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Dream of reparations hits political reality in California • New York legislators to pass bill creating a reparations study commission
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Food/Beverage:

Bud Light sales plunge by 23.9% as brand risks losing No. 1 status
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Student Debt:

3 big changes student loan borrowers could see when payments restart
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Hotels:

Owner defaults on loan for Hilton Union Square and Parc 55 downtown SF hotels
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Sprots:

London Irish becomes 3rd team banished from England's top rugby league amid financial crisis
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Fishing:

Nova Austral warns insolvency proceedings a possibility amid financial woes
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Credit Repair:

Credit repairer PGX begins bankruptcy with $12 million loan
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Weight Loss:

Jenny Craig goes under in Australia
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Data Centers:

Maybank lowers target on MIT as tenant bankruptcy adds to headwinds
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Transit:

‘Incompetent’ driverless cars are wreaking havoc on San Francisco
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Amtrak CEO says ridership near pre-pandemic levels • Amtrak CEO: Pandemic delayed profitability by years
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Nursing Homes:

The threat hiding in plain sight
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Autos:

‘Public nuisance’: New York sues Hyundai and Kia, alleging their cars are easy to steal
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Entertainment:

TV’s streaming model is broken
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Agribusiness:

One of AppHarvest’s largest farms risks foreclosure in creditor lawsuit demanding payment
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (20 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:

US corporate bankruptcies tick up in May; year-to-date total highest since 2010
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Commercial and individual bankruptcies on the rise across U.S.
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From Party City to Bed Bath & Beyond: Bankruptcies just hit their highest level since the Great Recession
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BK ME: May 2023 Statistics
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Cross-Border:

Enhancing efficiency and rescue outcomes in Cross-border Insolvency matters
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Mass Torts:

White & Case Requests $70 Million for Boy Scouts Bankruptcy
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Purdue’s Bankruptcy Deal With Sacklers Raises Bar for Others - WSJ
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Third Party Releases:

Third-Party Releases Possibly Headed to SCOTUS Following Purdue Pharma Plan Confirmation
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Cure Claims:

No Cuts, No Buts, No Coconuts: The Second Circuit Limits Who May Assert Priority Cure Claims in Bankruptcy
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Intercreditor:

Infamous Serta Debt Deal Deemed in ‘Good Faith’ by Federal Judge
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Avoidance Actions:

Third Circuit: Pre-Bankruptcy Commercial Lease Termination Not Fraudulent Transfer
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Sales:

I Can Use § 363 for That?!
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Mediation:

3M CEO Ordered To Personally Attend Mediation Sessions (In re 3M Combat Earplug Litigation)
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Aviation:

Wild video show unruly passenger spits on people while being dragged off Southwest flight
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Plane that crashed in Virginia lost contact with air traffic controllers during ascent, feds say • Hamptons realtor killed in plane crash was adopted by Trump donors when she was 40
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Over a Month Since Pause In Operations: What’s In Store For Go First?
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SpiceJet case: Petitioner gets time for rejoinder
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Tech:

Big Tech rolls back misinformation measures ahead of 2024
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Senators warn Twitter of data security, legal concerns since Musk’s takeover
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Mark Cuban says Musk, Altman are right to warn of potential AI doomsday: 'It's not an overreach'
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Apple's Vision Pro has a familiar fatal flaw: They are nerd goggles that will make most people look uncool • People who were whisked away in golf carts to try out Apple's $3,500 headset are calling it 'magic' that is 'still searching for a purpose'
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'Must deepen our expertise': Senators plan trio of AI briefings, including classified session
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Healthcare:

This rural California county lost its only hospital, leaving residents with dire healthcare choices
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Compass Medical files for bankruptcy. Here's what might happen next
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Using video games as medical treatments seemed promising, but a stunning failure raises questions about the future of digital therapeutics
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Republicans’ abortion bans are nothing like those in Europe
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Money woes can lead to devastating delays in cancer diagnoses
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Appeals court to hear arguments about ObamaCare preventive coverage
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Judge rips Florida's 'bigotry' behind trans medical ban, says it's likely unconstitutional
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Education:

Partisan divides over K-12 education in 8 charts
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Current College Students Say Their Degree Is Worth the Cost
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Pharma:

More states embrace drug price boards to curb health costs
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Merck sues over Medicare drug price negotiations
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Consumer Finance:

The High Cost of Bad Credit
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Bedding:

US mattress maker Serta Simmons receives Chapter 11 plan approval
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Fraud:

Green juice no more: Elizabeth Holmes can expect hot dogs, macaroni, and tacos in prison
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Court supervision ends for last Rigas family member in Adelphia fraud scandal
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Sovereigns:

Amid Economic Crisis, Pakistan Government's Debt Rises To Over Rs 58 Trillion
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Ghana Sends Debt Rework Proposal to Official Creditors: Sources
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UK:

Bankrupt Thurrock Council set to increase fees for services
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UK Homebuilding Shrinks at Pace Seen in 2009 Crash as Rates Soar
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UK Shoppers See More ‘Shrinkflation’ in Supermarket Aisles
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EU:

ECB’s Lagarde Says Price Pressures Strong, Rate to Rise More • Euro-Area Core Inflation Eases But Won’t Stop ECB Raising Rates
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Canada:

Cannabis Retailer Fire & Flower Files for Bankruptcy Protection
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China:

China property liquidation risk heightened by delisting threat, says S&P
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China’s exports plunge by 7.5% in May, far more than expected
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Youths in China are abandoning white-collar jobs for ‘light labor’
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Russia:

Destruction of Dam in Ukraine Threatens Flooding in Battle Zone • Engineers modeled the disastrous flood that would follow a key dam in Ukraine being destroyed. The reality is even worse, they say •Destruction of key dam in Ukraine causes flooding, raises nuclear risks • 'Forced to evacuate': Kherson locals rage at Russians • Towns Submerged, Villages Evacuated As Dam Breach Floods Southern Ukraine • ‘Terrorists’: Ukraine Accuses Russia of Blowing Up Huge Dam • Minister: Ukraine is evacuating residents as fast as possible • Dam sabotage creates Ukraine's worst environmental disaster 'since Chernobyl' • Satellite images show the Kakhovka dam was already partially damaged days before it collapsed: reports • Ukrainian troops saw Russian soldiers swept away in floodwaters • Who benefits from breaching the dam? • Dam Destroyed in the Dead of the Night Upstages Ukraine’s Counteroffensive • Ukrainian dam collapse is a "monumental" catastrophe, UN chief says
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U.S. had intelligence of detailed Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream pipeline
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Why Have So Many Neo-Nazis Rallied to Ukraine's Cause?
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For Russia and Ukraine, The Battlefield Includes The Economy
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The Russian official with a none-too-subtle message from the boss
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MENA:

Iran claims it has hypersonic missile
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Drought drives economic exodus from Iraq's rivers and marshlands
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Germany:

German economy at risk as companies plan to leave country
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Germany Is Running Out of Workers, Putting Growth in Jeopardy
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Spain:

Insolvencies Up 31% In Spain In May, 699 Companies File
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Brazil:

Veteran Distressed Investor to Vote for Rio Utility’s Bankruptcy
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Brazil Regulator Charges Rial and Duarte Neto in Americanas Case
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Australia:

High-profile criminal lawyer sues herself into bankruptcy
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Australia’s economy expands 2.3% in the first quarter, slowest growth in 1½ years • Australia’s Crashing Yield Curve Doubts RBA Hope of No Recession • Australia’s Economy Cools as Aggressive Rate Hikes Take Toll
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