May 1, 2023

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Law:

The Biglaw Firm Racing Up The Rankings
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Shearman's New Leader Is Very Busy Refuting Rumors About The Firm's Alleged Financial Struggles
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Does This Top Biglaw Firm Have The Urge To Merge? It Sure Seems Like It...
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An Elite Boutique Makes A Notable New Hire
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Inside Dominion v. Fox: An Interview With Tom Clare And Libby Locke
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UK: Trainee roles safe as administrators find buyer for embattled Ince
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ABA Releases Class Of 2022 Jobs Data: Full-Credit Jobs Rate Is 84.6%, Up From 83.0% Last Year
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Former Baker Donelson lobbyist pleads guilty for role in timber investment scheme
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Clifford Chance elects 32 new partners in diverse round
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Allen & Overy elevates 36 to partnership
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With Mike Pence's testimony, Jack Smith's Jan. 6 investigation of Donald Trump picks up steam Mike Pence Testifies To Grand Jury As Trump Lawyers Dawdle Donald Trump embraces Jan. 6 defendant who wants Mike Pence executed Mike Pence Gave This 'Nugget' of Evidence Against Trump in Book Jan. 6 'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley, no longer behind bars, wants prison sentence vacated The Proud Boys Seditious Conspiracy Conundrum
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Trump Lawyers Demand House Republicans Put A Stop To Special Counsel Documents Investigation
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'I knew the risks': Whistleblower executive who handed feds 150,000 docs about Trump's Truth Social now works as Starbucks barista for $16 an hour
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What’s a woman? Check Kansas law.
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A lawyer's license was suspended after he tried to sue his 'sugar baby' for $166 million
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Chinese hackers outnumber FBI cyber staff 50 to 1, bureau director says
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Government report shows steep decline in FBI’s ‘backdoor searches’ on Americans
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The Troubled Background of Jack Teixeira
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Fox News poll finds voters overwhelmingly want restrictions on guns
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Hunter’s collapsing world: Why a criminal plea could now be the best option for the Bidens
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Texas shooting suspect who killed 5 neighbors — including child — ‘could be anywhere now’ as police widen search Reward offered as manhunt continues for Texas shooting suspect FBI hunts 'armed and dangerous' shooting suspect Authorities say they have 'zero leads' in manhunt for suspect who allegedly killed 5 neighbors in Texas Texas Guv Denigrates Shooting Victims as ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Gov. Greg Abbott prompts swift rebukes after calling Texas mass shooting victims 'illegal immigrants' in a statement offering condolences to their loved ones Man who lost wife, son in Texas mass shooting tells story Dad of crying baby that triggered Texas massacre ‘never thought’ gunman would shoot
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Why are Americans shooting strangers and neighbors? ‘It all goes back to fear.’
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America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained
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What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.
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3 teens were killed and 1 was injured in a Philadelphia mass shooting. 2 teen boys have been arrested
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1 dead and 5 injured in shooting at Massachusetts house party
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Black widow in Texas? After 5-time bride is charged in husband's murder, other deaths get a fresh look
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America's youth fears for the future
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Colorado governor signs gun laws after mass shooting at Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub Colorado governor signs 4 major gun bills, drawing White House applause
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Stephen Miller Is Taking Legal Action Against the M&M’s Company
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The Wildest Statements in Disney’s Lawsuit Against DeSantis
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Judge: Musk's Quotes Were Not Deepfakes
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Adidas Hit With Investor Suit Over Broken Ye Partnership Investors sue Adidas for ‘routinely’ ignoring Ye’s ‘extreme behavior’
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Epstein’s Private Calendar Reveals Prominent Names, Including CIA Chief, Goldman’s Top Lawyer - WSJ Epstein Victim Suing JPMorgan Seeks Class-Action Status Ex-Jeffrey Epstein Banker Now Just Ex-Banker, Period Renowned academic Noam Chomsky told The Wall Street Journal that his meetings with Jeffrey Epstein are "none of your business"
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Democratic mayor becomes unlikely GOP ally in battle over Southern border
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Biden commutes sentences of 31 nonviolent drug offenders
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Ransomware is a forever problem now
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Mother got a terrifying call from sobbing daughter, saying she’d been kidnapped. It was a scam
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Arkansas woman indicted for allegedly selling $11,000 worth of stolen body parts
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Yes, Virginia, the Constitution does separate church and state
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More people getting away with murder. Unsolved killings reach record high
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This Pharmacist Said Prisoners Wouldn’t Feel Pain During Lethal Injection. Then Some Shook and Gasped for Air “A Courtroom Is a Really Lousy Place to Decide Science”
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DHS Secretary Mayorkas calls for congressional support ahead of expected migrant surge US readies second attempt at speedy border asylum screenings Chicago’s mayor urges Texas governor not to ship more migrants Turning Over Refugee Asylum Claims To Artificial Intelligence Is A Terribl... Wait, We Already Do This?!?!?
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Judges:

BK ND CA: Invitation for Public Comment on the Reappointment of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stephen L. Johnson
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Judge in Catholic bankruptcy case recuses himself over church donations
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Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show
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SCOTUS Ethics are Worse Than You Think
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Can SCOTUS Even Police Itself?
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SCOTUS Needs to Follow Federal Ethics Rules
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Ted Cruz decries ‘political smear job’ against Clarence Thomas for ethics questions
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Politico Aims at Gorsuch and Misses - WSJ
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McConnell Praises Supreme Court’s Ethics Amid Outcry Over Clarence Thomas Trips
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Yale Law School Accepted a Harlan Crow Donation for Clarence Thomas's Portrait. Five Years Later, the Painting Is Nowhere To Be Seen.
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A law school named after the late Antonin Scalia is a haven for conservative Supreme Court justices to enjoy lavish treatment, New York Times reports How Scalia Law School Became A Key Friend Of The Court
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All SCOTUS Justices Push Back on Oversight
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Justice Samuel Alito: ‘This Made Us Targets of Assassination’ - WSJ
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The Senate Messed Up The Kavanaugh Investigation
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Schumer demands Texas end judge cherry-picking after abortion pill ruling
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This Supreme Court is slow to issue rulings — glacially slow
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Top state court withdraws December opinion, rules it can’t interfere with partisan gerrymanders North Carolina Supreme Court clears way for partisan gerrymandering
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A new Senate bill would curb Trump’s worst judges
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Wall Street:

 

Dow gains more than 250 points Friday as index finishes best month since January
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Strong earnings lift U.S. stocks as bank concerns loom
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Layoffs:

Lazard to lay off 10% of its global workforce, impacting all its businesses Lazard to Cut Workforce 10% as CEO Predicts Slump Through 2023
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Dropbox and Gap are the latest to slash jobs amid a layoff wave expanding beyond tech. Here's the full list of major US companies making cuts this year.
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Software engineers are panicking about being replaced by AI
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Why more Wall Street layoffs are coming, according to Lazard CEO Ken Jacobs
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Enzo Biochem to Lay Off 247 Employees
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Sangamo to lay off 120
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CrossFit Announces Significant Layoffs
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KTVL to lay off all news employees
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Vroom to cut 120, 11% of workforce
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Parent Company Of ‘Wynonna Earp’ Producer Lays Off 39% Of Workforce And Delists
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Media:

Tucker Carlson Repackaged the Internet for His Terrified, Elderly Audience Tucker Carlson - Newsmax Beating Down His Door Trump, Fox News have a new point of tension: Tucker Carlson
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Fraud:

Ex-Goldman Banker Ng Seeks Delay to Start of 10-Year Sentence
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Politics:

Trump, Biden seek safe spaces far from debate stage
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Biden’s 2024 Message: Republicans Will Cut Your Medicare and Social Security
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Biden’s Donors Haven’t Cut Enough Big Checks Yet, Worrying Campaign Biden’s diverse coalition of support risks fraying in 2024 Biden Begins Reelection Bid at Low Point in His Presidency
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Biden jokes about his age at White House Correspondents' Dinner A light evening with Dark Brandon Biden attacks news outlets for 'lies of conspiracy and malice' Biden Gets a Chance to Mock Fox News, and Gleefully Takes It
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How AI is already changing the 2024 election
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Nearly a Year After Roe’s Demise, Americans’ Views of Abortion Access Increasingly Vary by Where They Live
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DeSantis allies go to war with an unlikely foe: Nikki Haley 'I think he's in trouble': Growing number of Ron DeSantis donors and allies hope for a shake-up Ron DeTedious: DeSantis underwhelms Britain’s business chiefs Ron DeSantis is polling at RFK Jr.’s level. But there is one thing going for him Why DeSantis’ war on Disney is a big mistake DeSantis Eyes June as Launch for His 2024 Campaign Already Under Fire In a Win for Ron DeSantis, Appeals Court Upholds Florida Voting Law The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision was a pain in the neck for Democrats. Now, it could be used to their advantage in the Disney v. DeSantis feud Disney Suit: DeSantis Holds Knife to His Throat
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How McConnell is trying to front-run Trump ahead of 2024
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Rape Case Places Trump in Legal Jeopardy. Politically, He’s Thriving.
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Why GOP voters are so loyal to Trump
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House votes to restore solar panel tariffs, Biden vows veto if it passes Senate
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Montana becomes latest state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors
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LGBTQ+ lawmaker to GOP: ‘I’m literally trying to exist’
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A Montana lawmaker suggested she’d rather risk her child’s suicide than let her transition
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Why Steve Bannon and Alex Jones love Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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George Santos, Instead of Shrinking From Spotlight, Steps Into It
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President Biden jokes to dinner guests if you're disoriented or confused, you're either 'drunk or Marjorie Taylor Greene'
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The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024
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GOP election officials walking fine line on fraud, integrity
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The Kyrsten Sinema Theory of American Politics Sinema’s Senate seat among likeliest to flip in 2024
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The GOP's quiet winning streak
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Ticketing:

Live Nation CEO Earns $139 Million in Year of Concert Outrage
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Climate:

Wildfires in Anchorage? Climate change sparks disaster fears
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Deadly heat waves threaten older people as summer nears
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Global Warming Trend Is 'Only One-Half of the Climate Model Simulations,' Says New Paper
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Tornado cuts devastating swathe through Palm Beach
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Executive Bonuses in Crosshairs in New CO2 Rule
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Key Coal Plant Shutters After 52 Years in Australia Energy Shift
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EU’s Debt Rules Mean Just Four Countries Can Finance Green Goals
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Water:

Saudi alfalfa sparks tension in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert
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Economy:

'Manufactured crisis': Jeffries slams GOP as debt 'X date' nears House GOP leaves Washington with a debt win — but not quite a breakthrough Bets Offering 2,400% Payout on US Default Lure Growing Crowd Debt Crisis: US economy’s scary white swan Congressional Democrats splinter on debt ceiling strategy Defaulting on the national debt is much closer than anyone realizes Democrats Look to McConnell, the Man They Called ‘Grim Reaper,’ for Debt Help Days after House GOP bill is approved, debt ceiling deadlock continues
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After economy posts strong start to 2023, new data suggests slowdown has begun
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Signs Are Mounting That a Debt Crunch is Looming
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More Young Adults Are Living Paycheck to Paycheck in the US
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I got a job as a Waffle House server that pays $2.92 an hour and now realize why there's a labor shortage
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How America's Middle Class Is Shrinking
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US Consumers’ Longer-Term Inflation Expectations Tick Higher
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With car repossessions and home foreclosures rising, some Americans are living on a financial cliff
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Personal Income increased 0.3% in March; Spending increased Slightly
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Inflation Gauge Watched by Fed Shows Prices Still Rising While Consumer Spending Stalls
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Key inflation gauge for the Fed rose 0.3% in March as expected
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Households Are ‘Cash-Stuffing’ to Cope With Cost-of-Living Jump
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Top global regulator warns of ‘massive adjustment’ for financial system
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Global economy staring at possibility of slowdown as fears re-emerge over recession in US
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FOMC Preview: Likely 25bp Hike
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U.S. Economy: Cloudy With a Chance of Stagflation
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The US will suffer a recession – and don't expect the Fed to rescue stocks when that happens, top Macquarie economist says
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Jerome Powell Could Face More Opposition as Fed Choices Get Tougher Here's what Jerome Powell's critics and defenders have been saying as the Fed gets ready to possibly raise rates for the last time in the current cycle
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Fed & Co. Confront History of Mistakes as Hiking Cycle Nears End
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Sleepwalking Into a Global Recession
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From a painful credit crunch to a meltdown in the commercial real estate market, here's what top economists are predicting for the coming months
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Fed Seen Boosting Rates Even as Economic Risks Build
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No Confidence in the Fed
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry predicted a cash crunch. A top JPMorgan banker says that painful problem is fueling a banking crisis
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These are the 7 best large U.S. cities for starting a new business
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Lyft Calls Workers Back to the Office Three Days a Week
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JPMorgan employees blast return-to-office order: report
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What Home Depot’s billion-dollar pay raise may help prove about workers
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14 Million Jobs Across The World Will Disappear By 2027, Says World Economic Forum Report
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New York City and its suburbs are looking at a wage hike to $17 an hour
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World Bank set to launch more robust, transparent business climate rankings
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Data on labor trends for teens vs. seniors
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Why is American Child Care so Expensive?
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Russian Oil Is Still Powering Europe’s Cars With Help of India
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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:

Charlie Munger reportedly warns of trouble for the U.S. commercial property market
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Developer Bill Glazer warns a commercial real estate slowdown is coming
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Freddie Mac House Price Index Increased Slightly in March; Up 1.0% Year-over-year
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US home prices in February rise at slowest annual rate since July 2012
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Pending home sales drop unexpectedly in March amid inventory woes
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PCE Measure of Shelter Still Accelerating YoY
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A 94-Year Old Grandmother Fights Back After Government Sold Her Home—And Kept The Profit Justices appear likely to side with homeowner in foreclosure dispute
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Two takeaways on mortgage rate data
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Home Buyers Are Eager but Sellers Are Scarce, Creating ‘Real Gridlock’
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Lawn wars consume America's neighborhoods
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Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in March
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Municipalities:

Bankruptcy isn't the solution to Highland Park's $24 million water debt
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Retirees are flocking to these 10 U.S. states
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Oil/Gas:

Exxon, Chevron Profits Are Booming as If Oil Was $145 a Barrel
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Exxon Blows Out Expectations as Oil Output Climbs From New Wells
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Texas Republicans Push Wind Law Developers Call Industry Killer
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Which States are Banning New Gas Powered Cars?
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California Moves to Phase Out Diesel-Powered Trucks, Cut Locomotive Pollution
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Banking:

JPMorgan is buying First Republic Bank after it was taken over by regulators JPMorgan takes over First Republic after it’s seized by Californian financial regulator First Republic Bank Is Seized by Regulators and Sold to JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase buys most First Republic assets in key deal First Republic’s Fate Uncertain After Stock’s Harrowing Tumble Big banks including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America asked for final bids on First Republic Bidding for First Republic lasts into the night First Republic in limbo as US regulators juggle bank’s fate First Republic most likely headed for FDIC receivership, sources say; shares drop 40% FDIC Needs ‘Lowest-Cost’ Option for First Republic, Khanna Says US bank makes last ditch bid to find rescue deal FDIC races to find buyer for collapsing First Republic Bank: report Jamie Dimon is vying to take control of First Republic Bank, report says, after JPMorgan steered clear of SVB JPMorgan, PNC plan First Republic bids in FDIC-led process First Republic Short Sellers Are Struggling to Find Stock to Bet Against First Republic Bank crisis plunges Biden team back into no-win political dilemma Why First Republic Is Failing
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Bailout Blues: the Write-Down of the AT1 Bonds in the Credit Suisse Bailout
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US Bank Deposits Rise, While Pickup in Loans Shows Stable Credit
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The Fed says don’t worry about U.S. banks, but why should anyone believe them?
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Charlie Munger: US banks are ‘full of’ bad commercial property loans
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Fed report on SVB collapse faults bank’s managers — and central bank regulators Fed blames Trump-era policies, SVB leaders — and itself — for bank’s stunning collapse Fed will consider tougher banking rules after SVB failure Here’s the Fed’s Plan for Tighter Bank Oversight After SVB’s Failure Fed Report on SVB Collapse Could Buoy Shareholder Lawsuits
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Credit Suisse Paying Bonuses to Staff UBS Sees as Key for Combined Bank
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SNB Chief Wants Tougher Regulations After Credit Suisse Crisis
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What killed Signature? Poor management, says FDIC.
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Majority of US companies dismiss concerns of long-term banking disruption, study shows
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Small banks are dealing with the ripple effects of two prominent failures last month
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Insider Loans Surged Ahead of Turmoil at US Regional Banks
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Crypto:

How to Square Corporate Bankruptcy With Cryptocurrency
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31% of new crypto buyers influenced by friends. Be cautious, advisor says
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If U.S. defaults on debt Bitcoin could rise nearly 70%, says Standard Chartered analyst
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The Kingdom Of Bhutan Has Been Quietly Mining Bitcoin For Years
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Genesis to enter mediation with creditors to continue restructuring plan Can This New Development Finally Change Things For Genesis’ Bankruptcy? Gemini ‘supports’ Genesis mediation, but frustrated with pace
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Coinbase Warns SEC It Will ‘Exhaust All Avenues’ If Sued
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FTX Exchange Revival Is ‘Impossibility,’ Ex-Ally Scaramucci Says
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Weight-Loss:

Jenny Craig closures latest sign Ozempic shaking up weight-loss industry Weight loss brand Jenny Craig considers bankruptcy
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New York weight-loss-surgery provider has sued more than 300 patients in debt-collection lawsuits that many patients dispute
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Entertainment:

Ousted NBC CEO Lost $43M After Being Fired
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Newspapers:

Requiem for the Newsroom
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Tucson Is Becoming A News Desert
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Retailing:

Bed Bath & Beyond, Toys ‘R’ Us and RadioShack all shut down for the same reason
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Retail apocalypse! The full list of brick-and-mortar store closures across America
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Celebs:

Beyoncé petitions IRS over $2.7 million in tax penalties, claiming government denied her millions in deductions and charitable donations
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Suge Knight Says Snoop Dogg and Harry-O’s Death Row Purchase is Suspect
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Up 2.3% Year-over-year
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Golf:

Golfers get chippy over foursome's slow pace of play, throwing wild kicks and punches on Florida course
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Pharma:

What’s behind shortages of Adderall, Ozempic and other meds?
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Sports:

Court to ultimately decide who owns Suns, Mercury rights following RSN split
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Suns, Mercury unveil local media deal with RSNs struggling NBA's Phoenix Suns sign new TV deal after broadcaster bankruptcy
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Autos:

Carvana’s creditors offer to swap debt for equity, defer payment Carvana's Price Hammered by Market
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EV automaker Rivian's legal woes continue ahead of development deadline
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Labor:

Barnes & Noble Workers at Manhattan Store Want to Unionize
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Germany has a plan to tackle a rapidly ageing workforce: recruiting robots
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US Surge to Bring Back Child Labor
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Food/Beverage:

Restaurant Performance Index declined 1.0% in March
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Bud Light wanted to market to all. Instead, it’s alienating everyone
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Sales:

§ 363 Sales And Mootness On Appeal (U.S. Supreme Court)
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Supreme Court: Bankruptcy Code 363(m) does not limit appellate jurisdiction over sale orders
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D&O:

Held to account: ESG and D&O liability
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Aviation:

Army grounds most aviation after fatal helicopter crashes
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The Busiest Air Routes in the World and Stateside
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SpaceX to spend $2 billion on Starship this year, as Elon Musk pushes for orbit
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Mass Torts:

Child Sex Abuse Charges Against Santa Monica Settled for $122.5 million
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Frustration grows over wait on OxyContin maker's settlement
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Sovereign Immunity:

Divide Over Bankruptcy Code’s Abrogation of Tribal Sovereign Immunity Comes Before the Supreme Court: Lac du Flambeau Band v. Coughlin
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Discharge:

Colorado Supreme Court Confirms Bankruptcy Discharge Does Not Trigger Statute of Limitations to Recover Debt
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Healthcare:

Hospitals Hurting
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Nursing home owner must face NLRB case despite bankruptcy protections
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Family flees Texas to trans 'refuge' Minnesota
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DIY trans care evades barriers in Missouri, other states
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Missouri Nukes Its ‘Tell Us If You’ve Seen A Trans’ Reporting Form After It’s Swarmed With ‘Bee Movie’ Scripts
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This abortion doctor is not ready to leave Alabama. 'You don't want me here? That's why I'm gonna stay'
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COVID Apr 28, 2023, Update: New Pandemic Low for Weekly Deaths
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Kicked off Medicaid: Millions at risk as states trim rolls
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Disasters:

Swarms of quakes shake Salton Sea region in Southern California, seismologists say Projected losses from a major California earthquake soar. Here's why
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Tech:

How A.I. could change the future of work
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Workers are secretly using ChatGPT, AI and it will pose big risks for companies
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Which Jobs Will Be Most Impacted by ChatGPT?
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Tech, AI Driving Job Changes for Nearly a Quarter of All Workers
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Hard Times are Here for Social Media, News Sites
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ChatGPT Will See You Now: Doctors Using AI to Answer Patient Questions - WSJ
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Jack Dorsey once called Elon Musk the 'singular solution' for taking Twitter private. Now, the app's co-founder says Musk never should have bought it: 'I think he should have walked away'
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‘Companies facing bankruptcy do this’: Internet irate after Elon Musk led-Twitter reportedly slashed parental leaves
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Amazon is the growth laggard of the cloud industry now
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Backlash against AI supermodels triggers wider fears in fashion workforce
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Cloudfare Slumps Most Ever as Slowdown Looms for Cloud Firms
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Student Debt:

After being on pause for 3-plus years, student loan payments expected to resume
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Student loan servicers cut customer service hours ahead of payment restart
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Millions of student-loan borrowers could find out in the next 2 months if they will get Biden's debt relief. Here's what's at stake — beyond a reduction to balances.
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'I'm always working!': Woman is forced to take on four jobs to pay off $250,000 student debt
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Fraud:

April 2023 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Apple employee who defrauded company of millions sentenced to three years in prison
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Education:

An angry and intolerant younger generation is destroying American democracy
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FL: School Head Who Criticized Gov. May be Fired
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An Armed Guard in Every Texas School?
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This Is What the Right-Wing Takeover of a Progressive College Looks Like
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How a far-right, Christian cellphone company ‘took over’ four Texas school boards
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Rail:

As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Crossings Force Kids to Crawl Under Trains to Get to School
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Debt Collection:

CFPB warns debt collectors on “zombie mortgages”
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SPACs:

End-Of-Life Options for Ex-SPACs
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Cosmetics:

Revlon Taps New Directors as Lenders Take Control in Bankruptcy - WSJ
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Sovereigns:

EIU cites prolonged debt restructuring negotiation obstructing Ghana's bailout approval
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Egypt Able to Meet All International Debt Obligations, PM Says
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Debt Restructuring for Commodity Exporters
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UK:

England and Wales Company Insolvencies Remain Near 13-Year High in Q1
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London as a European restructuring forum reigns supreme
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Poll: Only 2% Want 'Queen' Camilla How Queen Camilla clawed her way to the Coronation crown
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Brexit: Neither Party Admits Britain Blundered
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UK and EU Close In on Deal for Post-Brexit Financial Regulation
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Canada:

New Protections for Pensions in Insolvency Proceedings
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Construction on downtown Winnipeg highrise halted, developer granted creditor protection
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Canada Economy Begins to Stall as Higher Interest Rates Bite
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Ireland:

Lawyers for Seán Dunne’s bankruptcy trustee want to be paid for monitoring ex-wife Gayle Killilea’s Twitter account
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Russia:

Armed with tanks and heavy armor from NATO, Ukraine says it's about to hit Russian forces with an 'iron fist'
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Russian missile and drone attack in Ukraine kills 23 people Russian missiles injure 25 in Dnipropetrovsk, governor says Relatives bury children killed in Russian missile attack
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Heads of state, top diplomats visit Ukraine to show support
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Pope says Vatican involved in secret Ukraine peace mission
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Large Fire Burns at Crimea Fuel Depot After Suspected Drone Attack Russian official: Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot Massive fire at Crimea oil reserve was opening blast of Ukraine’s ‘full-scale offensive’ on Russia
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Russian pilots tried to ‘dogfight’ US jets over Syria, US Central Command says
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Wagner’s Prigozhin Warns He’s Ready to Withdraw From Bakhmut Ukraine says it controls key supply route into Bakhmut
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Explosions Over Kyiv as Ukraine Braces for Broad Russian Attack Air defenses shoot down 15 of 18 missiles launched at Ukraine in dead of night
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A Russian army commander has been accused of stealing engines from Putin’s prized T-90 tanks, report says
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Russian commanders are brutally punishing their own soldiers by putting them in 'holes in the ground,' UK intel says
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Russia vows retaliation after Poland seizes embassy school
(DBN)

Russia hunts for spies and traitors — at home
(DBN)

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MENA:

Brazil´s president: The UN was strong enough to create Israel, but now can't create a Palestinian state
(DBN)

US confiscates Iran oil cargo on tanker amid Tehran tensions
(DBN)

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Mexico:

As fentanyl crisis grows, U.S.-Mexico divide deepens
(DBN)

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China:

Evergrande debt restructuring progresses as more creditors get on board but credit risk concerns remain Evergrande Extends Incentive Deadline as Support Falls Short
(DBN)

China’s Factory Activity Loses Steam as Recovery Concerns Linger
(DBN)

Making sense of China’s economy
(DBN)

China Reopening Party Over as Emerging Markets Slip Back to Void
(DBN)

China’s Big Banks Post Scant Profit Gains as Margins Shrink
(DBN)

Most countries prefer U.S. global leadership to China's
(DBN)

Key nations sit out U.S. standoff with Russia, China, leaks show
(DBN)

Broke Chinese Gen Zs Turn Factory Town into Top Tourist Spot
(DBN)

One in 5 young people in Chinese cities are out of work. Beijing wants them to work in the fields
(DBN)

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Sudan:

Armed U.S. drones escort evacuation of American citizens in war-torn Sudan US-Protected Sudan Convoy Evacuates Citizens to Port on Red Sea
(DBN)

UK Ends Sudan Evacuation Flights With More Than 1,800 Removed
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

US Treasury to allow auction of shares in Citgo Petroleum's parent AN 2015 doesn’t fix errors, it will deliver Citgo to creditors on a platter
(DBN)

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Bolivia:

Trouble Mounts for Bolivian Bank Fassil as It Faces Liquidation
(DBN)

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Brazil:

Brazil’s Congress to Probe Crisis at Retail Giant Americanas
(DBN)

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France:

France’s Rating Cut to AA- From AA by Fitch on Deficits, Debt
(DBN)

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Singapore:

Singapore Takes Aim at Rich Chinese With 60% Property Tax
(DBN)

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