March 7, 2023

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Law:

How young attorneys are shaking up law firm culture
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Jones Day Says Married Lawyers Wrong About Parental Leave Policy
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Biglaw Firm Feels The Weight Of The World On Its Shoulders After Merger Talks Fall Apart
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The Problem With Being At The Top Of The Biglaw Mountain
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ArentFox Schiff Merger Beats Predicted Growth in Work, Firm Says
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US Soccer Paid $5 Million to Law Firm Handling Pay Equity Fight
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3 law schools dinged on bar pass rates see improvement; another back in compliance with diversity standard
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15-Year-Old Gearing Up For Law School In The Fall
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Lawyers for Big Business Are Busiest in Years Fighting Biden’s Rules
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Can ChatGPT help law students learn to write better?
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Attorney Allegedly Gave Junior Employee X-Rated Tasks, Now Faces Disciplinary Hearing
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Biglaw Firm Still Fighting Allegations Of Impropriety On Part Of Former Partner
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Biglaw Firm Still Fighting Allegations Of Impropriety On Part Of Former Partner
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The Delphi murders were a local tragedy. Then they became “true crime.”
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Dozens face domestic terrorism charges after 'agitators' allegedly attack police training site dubbed 'Cop City'
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Prosecutors in Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ case feeling the heat over apparent missteps DA stands by prosecutor in Alec Baldwin set-shooting case
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Colorado Democrats introduce bill to ban transfer of assault weapons in state
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First lawyer who advised Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson should face ethics probe, group tells regulators Lawyers want Donald Trump ethics lawyers who represented former White House aide before Jan. 6 committee disbarred Three Percenter who marched with Proud Boys pleads guilty
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Tucker Carlson, with video provided by Speaker McCarthy, falsely depicts Jan. 6 riot as a peaceful gathering
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Meet Abbe Lowell, the Hunter Biden lawyer who formerly represented Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
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Trump Lawyer Gets Bar Complaint. Yeah, Another One.
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Prosecutor Fani Willis Is Investigating Trump. By Sheer Coincidence, The GA Legislature Has Decided To Investigate Prosecutors.
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Merrick Garland Is Just Like Us: He's A Huge Taylor Swift Fan
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Border Patrol employing therapy dogs to reduce agent suicides
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Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden
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Biden administration considering restarting family detention for migrants
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Eric Adams says NYC shoppers need to ditch masks to show they aren't crooks
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Massachusetts woman killed in 1978 identified after DNA match from son who was 5 when she vanished: "It's a lot to process"
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Judge throws book at Munchausen syndrome by proxy mom who forced daughter to fake seizures, fundraised off purported illnesses
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Newlyweds on honeymoon in Hawaii abandoned at sea during snorkeling tour: Lawsuit
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US Soldier Jailed for Satanic Neo-Nazi Plot to Kill Troops in Al Qaeda Attack
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Lawyer busted in 'To Catch a Predator'-style sting
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Arizona governor won’t carry out lethal injection, despite execution warrant by top state court
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U.S. surpassed 100 mass shootings in only 64 days
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5 women file lawsuit against Texas over the state's abortion laws
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FBI gun seizure orders soar amid record background checks during pandemic
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Judges:

Ideology-driven federal judges should not be allowed to rule the entire nation
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Religion and the lawbreaking Supreme Court
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Young Federal Judge Leaves The Bench, Joins Biglaw Firm
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Justices Gorsuch and Thomas say 'offended' atheists can't simply sue over government-hosted prayer vigil for shooting victims
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Judge’s Errors, Jail Threats Haunt Georgia Family’s Guardianship
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Wall Street:

Stock futures inch higher as Wall Street awaits Powell comments
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Layoffs:

SiriusXM laying off 475 people, cutting 8% of workforce
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Meta Plans Thousands More Layoffs as Soon as This Week
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Tech:

Bankrupt in the Metaverse
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A Twitter engineer says at least 2 bodyguards accompany Elon Musk around Twitter HQ — even to the restroom Elon Musk publicly trolled a Twitter employee who wanted to know if they still had their job: 'What work have you been doing?' A Twitter engineer says the company is ‘like a building where all the pieces are on fire’ Twitter insiders: We can't protect users from trolling under Musk Elon Musk’s Twitter is on the road to nowhere
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The AI revolution is coming for your email
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Teachers and students warm up to ChatGPT
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The political realities that make a national TikTok ban tricky
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Rail:

Democrats call for answers from Norfolk Southern on East Palestine derailment Norfolk Southern to clash with Congress on toxic derailment Norfolk Southern makes broad safety adjustments after third train derailment ‘No one is coming to save us’: residents of towns near toxic train derailment feel forgotten
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Fraud:

Sotheby’s Defeats Most of Russian Billionaire’s Fraud Suit
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Agribusiness:

U.S. Considers Vaccinating Chickens as Bird Flu Kills Millions of Them
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Healthcare:

Diabetes, obesity rising among young adults in US: study
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China continues to block efforts to determine Covid's origins, lawmakers say
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Economy:

Theories for why rate hikes pack less punch
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Powell to face Senate grilling on Fed rates and inflation
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NY Fed Says Supply Chain Pressures Normalized In February
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US Payrolls Have Beat Forecasts 10 Straight Months. What’s Next?
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Why the Federal Reserve Won’t Commit
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Risky Is Now Safe in Corporate Bond Market Upended by Inflation
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Biden to unveil plan averting Medicare funding crisis, challenging GOP Biden to tax high-earners to save Medicare Biden Proposes Tax Hike on Income Over $400,000 to Fund Medicare
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4 Huge Social Security Changes That Could Be on the Way Social Security on a path to major benefit cuts unless Congress acts, CBO director says
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Millions More US Workers Possibly Self-Employed Than Thought
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The debt-limit time machine: What the last 10 big fights tell us about this one
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SNAP boosts kept millions out of poverty during Covid. Now they’re gone.
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Nobel laureate Paul Krugman says he’s confused by the current US economy – and predicts the Fed will keep fighting inflation until it’s clearly won
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This is how the world's wealthiest people invest their money — from office buildings, to art, to crypto — according to a major survey of the super-rich
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My job went remote — so I got 2 more and started traveling the world in secret
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Biden gets a rare hand from Big Business in quest to ease consumer pain
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The Boomer spending boost
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Senators call for changes to encourage retirees to claim Social Security later
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Mapped: Which Countries Get the Most Paid Vacation Days?
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Immigration seen as a solution to nursing home labor woes
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Large Amounts of Russia Oil Still Being Switched Off Spain Coast Wealthy Russians Hit by Travel Curbs Go Hunting in Zimbabwe
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Says Ukraine War Is The ‘Most Serious Geopolitical Thing Since WWII’
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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:

New Decision on Lease Rejection Damages
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Black Knight Mortgage Monitor: Home Prices Declined in January, "on pace to fall below 0% by March/April"
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Housing March 6th Weekly Update: Inventory Decreased 2.6% Week-over-week
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When it comes to office buildings, it's survival of the fanciest
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Oil/Gas:

'Houston, we have a problem'-Energy industry grapples with climate fight
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Germany to Ramp Up Electrolyzers Needed For Green Energy Shift
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Retailing:

Gavin Newsom Says California Is ‘Done’ With Walgreens Over Abortion Pill The implications of Walgreens' decision on abortion pills
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American Dream Mall Owes NJ Town $8 Million, Lawsuit Says
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Walmart will close its final two Portland stores and lay off 600 workers after record-breaking thefts
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Dick’s Sporting Goods smashes same-store sales expectations for holiday quarter
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Politics:

Judge orders sanctions against Republican who refused to accept election loss
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Biden reelection bid faces resistance from some Democrats
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Trump bashes the GOP lawmakers who want to 'destroy our great Social Security' by raising the retirement age to 70
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Trump’s dark ‘I am your retribution’ pledge — and how GOP enabled it
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Trump blasts Rupert Murdoch in early morning social media post: How can he say ‘no election fraud’
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Trump Has Become the Thing He Never Wanted to Be
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Once an albatross around Trump’s neck, Jan. 6 is now taboo in the GOP primary
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Maggie Haberman says Trump's age and campaign finances are preventing him from holding more rallies and he might 'incorporate an indictment' into his 2024 message
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DeSantis blasts ‘leftist politicians,’ touts Florida’s ‘massive gains’ in California speech
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Florida GOP's 'because we can' legislative session
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Gingrich: Republican's Blogger Registration Bill 'Insane'
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Frost on DeSantis targeting Black, LGBTQ, transgender people: ‘it’s fascism’
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Three things to know about what critics are calling Mississippi’s ‘Jim Crow’ bill
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House GOP readies its first big agenda push: A massive energy bill
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Rupert Murdoch said Fox News continued airing Mike Lindell's ads even after his voter fraud rants because of how much 'green' Lindell provided for the network
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Jim Jordan Issues Subpoenas to Investigate ‘Weaponization’ of Federal Agencies Jim Jordan scrambles amid claims "weaponization" probe is a dud
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Republicans issue subpoenas to former school board officials
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3 GOP states pull out of effort to thwart voter fraud
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Climate:

Warren, Whitehouse lead Democrats in pressing Gensler for strong climate rule
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No avoiding it now: Immigration issues threaten Biden’s climate program
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48 Feet of Snow Falls In CA!
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Why Climate Change Is the Greatest Threat to Human Progress
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Autos:

A 120-Year-Old Company Is Leaving Tesla in the Dust
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (22 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (24 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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Aviation:

Airlines commit to ending family seating fees after DOT pressure DOT dashboard shows which airlines let families sit together
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United passenger tried to open emergency door mid-flight and stab flight attendant in neck with metal spoon: Feds
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‘Horrifying’ flight diverted as some passengers vomit in 9-hour ordeal, travelers say
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Southwest flight fills with smoke, forced to make emergency landing
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Student Debt:

Debt relief limbo leaves borrowers on edge over financial future
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SoFi Bank Sues to Block Biden's Student Loan Payment Pause
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Biden has quietly forgiven billions in student loans despite setbacks for his signature debt plan
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What to do if Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
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Crypto:

FTX’s Alameda Sues Grayscale Over Fees, Redemptions From Crypto Trusts FTX's trading arm has sued Grayscale in bid to claw back $250 million to repay the crypto exchange's customers FTX Bankruptcy Special Counsel, Advisers Bill $38M for January FTX Bankruptcy Examiner Denial Appealed by U.S. Government
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Alameda Sues Grayscale and DCG to Allow Redemptions, Reduce Fees
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Voyager Bankruptcy Judge Expresses Skepticism Over U.S. SEC Objection to Binance US Deal
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The few crypto firms that have registered with the SEC
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White House Is 'Aware of' Silvergate Situation, Spokeswoman Says
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UK, EU Regulators Are Shaping Their Own Approach to Crypto
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U.S. Banking Watchdog: You Can’t Trust Crypto Firms Until They Get Federal Oversight
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SEC Files Emergency Action Against BKCoin for Running $100M ‘Ponzi-Like’ Scheme
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Labor:

Republicans Are Pushing to Make Child Labor Easier
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Sovereigns:

Argentina to Offer Local Debt Swap to Ease Default Fears
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Sri Lanka President Says China Agrees To Restructure Loans Sri Lanka expects approval of $2.9 billion IMF deal after China support
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UK:

Bosses Call for a British Inflation Reduction Act to Rival Biden’s Green Subsidies
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EU:

Shock, anger, betrayal: Inside the Qatargate-hit Socialist group
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ECB Says Consumer Inflation Expectations Fall Significantly
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Russia:

Russia’s elite tank unit was meant to get its most advanced armor. Instead it’s fighting with obsolete Soviet tanks from the ’60s, UK intel says.
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Moscow troops 'forced to fight with shovels' after ammo shortage
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Ukraine unyielding in Bakhmut as Russia close in Why the Stakes Keep Rising In the Battle for Bakhmut in Ukraine
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Wagner chief warns of collapse of Russian front line if there is retreat from Bakhmut
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Inside Russia's harrowing 're-education' camps — where they send kidnapped Ukrainian kids
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This Used To Be a City in Ukraine
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Hungary Moves Toward NATO Expansion With Sweden, Finland Visits
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China:

China's economy may never overtake the US as Beijing sets more cautious growth target, Rockefeller International chairman says
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Americans view China as top foe ahead of Russia: Gallup
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Pentagon investigates possibility China is using cranes to spy on US military shipments
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China’s Xi Jinping Takes Rare Direct Aim at U.S. in Speech Xi’s Frustration at Biden Grows With Skepticism of ‘Guardrails’
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China warns conflict is inevitable unless U.S. changes course
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US sees China propaganda efforts becoming more like Russia’s
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Canada to examine if China interfered in its 2021 elections
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Mexico:

Four people kidnapped at gunpoint from minivan in warring Mexican cartel territory Shocking video shows four Americans kidnapped in Mexico after shootout Four Americans kidnapped at gunpoint by a Mexican drugs cartel 'were mistaken for Haitian smugglers when they drove over the US border to buy medicine'... before getting caught up in brutal gang war With the kidnapping of 4 US citizens, is it safe to travel to Mexico? Woman in group of kidnapped U.S. citizens was in Mexico for cosmetic procedure, official says
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MENA:

Plunge in Currency Deepens Iran’s Economic Crisis
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Hundreds of Iran schoolgirls targeted in mystery poisonings: "Unforgivable" Iran Arrests Several People Over Wave of Poisonings at Girls’ Schools
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India:

"Shall" or "may": Supreme Court rules on whether IBC provisions relating to admission of CIRP admissions are mandatory or discretionary
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Embattled Adani Group receives a vote of confidence from U.S. asset manager
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France:

France on strike: Unions say ‘non’ to higher pension age ‘Let’s bring France to a halt’: Oil refineries blocked and trains halted by pension reform protests
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