November 13, 2023

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Law:

5 Things You Need To Know If Your Biglaw Firm Hasn't Matched Milbank's New Compensation Scale Milbank’s ‘Bold’ Salary Increases Set Stage for Tough Decisions
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One Tiny Number Shows Why More Firms Want Nonequity Partners
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Stroock Staffers Were 'Ignored' By Partners, Left 'In The Dark' About Firm's Dire Straits
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Did Nixon Peabody Get A Retainer Out Of Serial Lawyer-Stiffer Donald Trump?
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Wachtell's Co-Chairs Step Down After 17 Years, Ushering In New Leaders ‘Still Wachtell': Elite New York Deals Firm Refreshes Leadership
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Judge denies motion to interview jurors about alleged group chat in trial for murder of law prof
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Lawyers Need To Be More Careful About What They Say In Public
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National mean MBE score rises slightly, along with number of test-takers
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California’s bar pass rate dipped to 51.5%, bucking upward national trend
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Law prof, 78, sues Northwestern for alleged age bias in pay raises
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Michigan Football Copies & Pastes Legal Argument Directly From Fan Message Board
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US lawyer accused of fatally shooting 2 environmental protesters in Panama
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Former Baltimore state’s attorney convicted for claiming pandemic hardship to get retirement cash
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Trump admits ‘various people’ saw ‘papers and boxes’ brought from White House
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Trump spreads alleged shirtless photos of fraud trial judge
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Donald Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial Will Go on After Lawyers Seek Early Verdict Ending Case Trump’s legal team readies defense in NY fraud trial Deutsche Bank’s Courtship Is Heart of Trump NY Trial Defense Trump's lawyers have a risky plan to call as many as 3 Trumps back to the stand at his fraud trial, starting with Donald Trump, Jr. Trump’s battle in New York turns increasingly personal Legal Experts: Trump in Trouble in Fraud Case
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“You’re Telling Me That Thing Is Forged?”: The Inside Story of How Trump’s “Body Guy” Tried and Failed to Order a Massive Military Withdrawal
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Judge Aileen Cannon rebuffs Trump’s call for trial delay in classified documents case — for now
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‘Travesty in darkness’: Trump backs drive to televise election subversion trial
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What if Trump Is Convicted, and Nobody Cares?
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Indicted, isolated, and broke, Giuliani has one comfort left: the sound of his own voice.
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Ex-Overstock CEO who attended heated Trump Oval Office meeting now faces Hunter Biden suit
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Appeals court skeptical of Bannon push to overturn contempt of Congress convictions
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Tennessee man admits to conspiring with Jan. 6 defendant to kill FBI agents Man arrested for unloading wasp spray on cops, smashing windows at Jan. 6 Capitol riot
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Georgia man arrested on charges of threatening to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Texas judge rules against GOP lawsuit seeking to toss 2022 election result in Houston area
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Woman threatened by homeless would-be mugger wishes 'hero' vigilante gunman didn't fire weapon
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Epstein Plane's Passenger Lists May be Revealed
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DeNiro Has to Pay Former Assistant $1.2 Million
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Man in custody in slaying of Detroit Jewish community leader Samantha Woll released without charges
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Only 2% of the 140K migrants who have come to NYC have applied for work permits
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Before he was the Gilgo Beach murders suspect, Rex Heuermann set off alarm bells
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FBI seizes phones of New York Mayor Eric Adams as part of fundraising investigation FBI Seizes Cellphones, iPad from New York Mayor Eric Adams After Turkey Cash Campaign Probe Raid Feds zero in on texts suggesting Adams fast-tracked Turkish diplomatic headquarters FBI agents stopped NYC Mayor Eric Adams' in the middle of the street and seized his cellphones and iPad New York Mayor Eric Adams says he’ll continue to work with investigators as NYT reports new details on FBI probe NYC Mayor Eric Adams defends role in Turkish consulate project amid FBI investigation
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Two men arrested after allegedly attacking NYPD lieutenant on Bronx subway
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Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump's 2025 Immigration Plans Stephen Miller: Trump will implement ‘spectacular migration crackdown’
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Chicago is so unpleasant migrants are fleeing back to Venezuela after being dumped in shelters and refused jobs
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As Migrants Keep Coming, El Paso Spends Millions to Keep Them Off the Streets - WSJ
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Migrants are showing up at the U.S. Southern border in historic numbers. Here's why
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First migrants arrive at NYC's Floyd Bennett Field — only to scoff and leave isolated site after just one look-around
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Video shows family carjacked at gunpoint in Chicago driveway
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2 officers shot and 2 hostages found dead in Austin, Texas, police say
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Hate incidents on the rise as Israel-Hamas war rages on
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Woman hurls hot coffee at toddler and father with Palestinian scarf on Brooklyn playground
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Man exonerated after spending 25 years in prison for drive-by murder he didn't commit
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Cops arrest son nearly 50 years after decomposed bodies of his parents were found at home
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Inmate languished for 72 hours before he was discovered dead in his jail cell, DA says
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Americans Don't Want to Fight For Their Country Anymore
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Judge rules rap lyrics can be used against Young Thug in gang, racketeering trial
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Feds peruse client list of powerful ‘johns’ after bust of high-end prostitution ring
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Black man’s truck repossessed moments after he was gunned down by Alabama cops
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Prince Harry’s high court claim against Mail publisher can continue, judge rules
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Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs. It Isn’t Working - WSJ
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Mississippi Jailed More Than 800 People Awaiting Psychiatric Treatment in a Year. Just One Jail Meets State Standards.
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Judges:

A Wisconsin judge orders the former chief justice to turn over records related to impeachment advice
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Judges Bring Financial Literacy to Florida Veterans
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Texas woman pleads guilty to threats against judge in Trump case
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Federal judge wants clerks to confirm they aren’t part of antisemitic or Islamophobic groups
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Rep. Stefanik Affects Shock And Outrage In Pointless Judicial Complaint Against Trump Trial Judge
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Judge Cannon Telegraphs Plan To Put Documents Case Off Until After Election
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Justice Barrett keeps it light at Federalist Society gala
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Wall Street:

Stock futures dip after Moody’s downgrades U.S. outlook
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Dow leaps nearly 400 points Friday, major averages notch a second week of gains
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Layoffs:

Cruise CEO Confirms Coming Layoffs
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Vice Media Making Fresh Round of Layoffs
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New Mexico’s displaced coal miners have gotten the shaft on severance pay
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Auto-Parts Maker Continental May Cut 5,500 Jobs
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Airbus to cut 750 jobs
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Politics:

Michigan GOP faces 'imminent default' on credit line, ex-budget committee member says
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Inside Mike Johnson’s Ties to a Far-Right Movement to Gut the Constitution
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RFK Jr. is polling at historic levels for an independent The DC establishment thinks RFK could win, and they’re panicking
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Jill Stein adds to Biden’s 2024 problems
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Tim Scott ends struggling presidential run
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Newsom 2024: could the California governor be a rival to Joe Biden?
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Yang: Manchin presidential run would be bad for Biden Murphy says Manchin third-party run would hurt Trump more than Biden
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Joe Manchin retires, making Democrats’ brutal 2024 Senate map even more brutal Will Joe Manchin Run for President? Democrats Fear a Disaster White House tried, and failed, to persuade Manchin to make another Senate run
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Biden loses ground with young voters, prompting Dem concerns
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Donald Trump Predicts Mexico Will Be Obliterated in World War III
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Republicans blame each other, abortion, after Virginia defeat How abortion could upend the 2024 battle for Congress
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The other warning Republicans should heed from this year’s elections
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Ron DeSantis says it's 'out of bounds' to attack candidates' kids — except for Hunter Biden
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Ohio Republicans Say It’s Their ‘God Given Right’ to Restrict Abortion Access
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Democrats split on all-in-on-abortion plan for '24
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A lot of Americans embrace Trump’s authoritarianism
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‘Trump Is Again Confused’: Trump Mixes Up Who Is President During Speech — Media Calls Him Out
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RNC threatens to ban candidates from debates if they attend Iowa group’s forum
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Louisiana legislators have until Jan. 15 to enact new congressional map, court says
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Anti-Israel protesters swarm Grand Central, splatter fake blood on New York Times building and set Israeli flag ablaze
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Austin Rally Supports Palestinians
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Outrage grows after ‘chilling call for genocide’ by Florida Republican
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Biden struggles to quell backlash in party over Israel’s response to Hamas
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Two Young Democratic Stars Collide Over Israel and Their Party’s Future
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For a Century, the American Way of War Has Meant Killing Civilians
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More than 500 Biden campaign alumni want a Gaza ceasefire
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The Israel-Hamas conflict hits city halls
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‘He Lost Our Votes’: How Biden’s Israel Policy Is Costing Him Dearly in This Critical Swing State
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As people across the U.S. hang posters of Hamas hostages, others tear them down
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Harris files paperwork putting Biden on South Carolina’s ballot to kick off 2024 Democratic primary
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Peter Thiel Is Taking a Break from Democracy Peter Thiel admits Trump failed to meet his lowest expectations Billionaire FBI informant Peter Thiel dished about two Kremlin invites to private Putin meetings Peter Thiel says Trump administration was ‘crazier’ and ‘more dangerous’ than he expected
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Vivek Ramaswamy’s approach in business and politics is the same: Confidence, no matter the scenario The McDaniel v. Ramaswamy battle continues Why Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy Can’t Stand Each Other RNC chair on Ramaswamy: ‘He’s at 4 percent. He’s looking for headlines’
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MTG Is Trashing Lauren Boebert as a ‘Whore’ to GOP Colleagues
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‘A revenge term’: what would another four years of Trump look like?
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Pelosi Attacker Caught Up in Conspiracies
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The power grabs that will determine control of Congress
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'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley, who served more than 2 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, now wants to run for Congress
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Voting group founded by Abrams, once led by Warnock, faces financial scrutiny
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House may consider Mayorkas impeachment this week
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Radio:

Rocking M Media Moves To Sell Its Remaining Stations At Bankruptcy Auction.
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Agribusiness:

How a promising vertical farm ended up in bankruptcy
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Tech:

No, ChatGPT And Generative AI Won’t Destroy Humanity (But They Could Severely Damage Your Business)
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SpaceX workers reportedly took Adderall and IV fluids, and some slept in the bathroom, to keep up with Elon Musk's deadlines SpaceX chief told employees to 'focus on your job' for humanity's sake after they raised workplace complaints, report says SpaceX: Worker Injuries Skyrocket
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Child psychiatrist sentenced after using artificial intelligence to make child pornography
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Economy:

Moody’s cuts U.S. outlook to negative, citing deficits and political polarization
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Are US Treasurys still a safe-haven asset? Epic bond-market crash and rising default fears sow doubts
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Americans continue to ransack their retirement savings, survey finds
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Rising US Inflation Pushes More Americans into Debt Delinquency
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A funding deadline of Friday night means Washington again faces a wild ride of brinkmanship caused by lawmakers Federal funding bill on hold after GOP conflict on D.C. abortion rider House Speaker Johnson Is Running Out of Time to Avoid Shutdown Government shutdown looms as new speaker struggles Johnson announced his pitch to avoid a shutdown. It's already hitting a wall. Mike Johnson Facing MAGA Fury Sen. Murphy says Johnson’s ‘laddered’ stopgap funding plan ‘looks gimmicky’ Shutdown standoff: White House preps for Johnson to fail Speaker Mike Johnson unveils plan to avoid government shutdown White House reacts to Speaker’s ‘extreme’ stopgap funding bill 'We're ungovernable': House Republicans nix votes on two funding bills as shutdown deadline nears House GOP cuts Speaker Johnson’s honeymoon short McCaul: GOP has ‘no choice’ but to unify on short-term funding
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Fed’s Mary Daly says it’s ‘too early to declare victory’ on inflation
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Q4 GDP Tracking: Starting Close to 2%
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36-hour shifts, 80-hour weeks: Workers are being burnt out by overtime
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'The hard part is over': Here's what Goldman Sachs sees in the year ahead as markets and the economy return to pre-2008 conditions
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2 recession indicators are close to flashing. Here's why investors can still rest easy for now.
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The 'R' word: Why this time might be an exception to a key recession rule
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American consumers may be starting to buckle. Here are 5 warning signs a spending slowdown is on the horizon.
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A 9 Million Backlog for American Visas Deepens the Labor Crunch
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Republican congressman says labor crunch biggest threat to US cybersecurity
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Airbnb used to be about crashing on a stranger's couch for cheap. Now Wall Street wants in.
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Citadel’s Ken Griffin sees high inflation lasting for decades
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Why the golden age of remote work may be coming to an end
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31% of millionaires say they’re part of the middle class, survey finds. ‘People feel squeezed,’ advisor explains
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Feeling crowded yet? The US Census Bureau estimates the world’s population has passed 8 billion
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Mapped: The U.S. states with the highest and lowest shares of veterans
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IRS data reportedly shows Buffett traded Berkshire stocks in personal account, according to ProPublica
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What Elon Musk’s ‘Age of Abundance’ Means for the Future of Capitalism - WSJ
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Minimum Wage Hasn't Risen Since 2009
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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:

MBA: Mortgage Delinquencies Increase in the Third Quarter of 2023
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Navigating a WeWork Bankruptcy - Common Landlord Issues WeWork was doomed to fail by taking on huge buildings, rival says WeWork's Bankruptcy Complicates Office Outlook
Distress Record: WeWork is in ReWork mode WeWork’s bankruptcy tests claims of a co-working revolution SoftBank’s optimistic talk falls on deaf ears WeWork founder has lavish new Miami home as bankrupt company burns The company with nine lives WeWork’s Downfall: A Lesson in Business Sustainability
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Resi is reeling from massive litigation fallout
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Bankrupt Adventus slammed with another suburban Chicago office foreclosure
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Los Angeles Mansion Owners Test $150,000 Rents as Sales Slump
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2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in October
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A tenant stopped paying rent and listed his landlord’s home on Airbnb. The landlord is now stuck living in his van.
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'Selling Sunset' agents are freaking out about LA's new mansion tax — but it's not just millionaires who should be worried
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Thousands of veterans face foreclosure and it's not their fault. The VA could help
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Municipalities:

See the cities with the highest — and lowest — cost of living
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'They're clearing out the homeless people': San Francisco gets ready for arrival of world leaders Drug addicts, homeless plaguing San Francisco's downtown miraculously disappear ahead of Biden, Xi Jinping summit
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St. Paul, Minnesota elects first all-female council in city's history
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Education:

'They want to obliterate us' Jewish UPenn student describes frightening antisemitic campus culture
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Jewish students at MIT blocked from attending classes by 'hostile' anti-Israel protesters
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UPenn student arrested for stealing Israeli flag
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Elite universities get tougher on antisemitism
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Rabbis at woke colleges describe 'unnerving' antisemitism as campuses become hotbeds of hate
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The Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Students Is a Disaster for Free Speech DeSantis denies shutting down pro-Palestinian campus groups violates free speech UCLA faculty call on school to condemn protests, speech ‘crossing the line’
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The scandal surrounding the country's largest for-profit college
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Florida teacher fired for using gender-neutral honorific ‘Mx.’
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Authors of George Floyd book were told not to talk about systemic racism at Tenn. school event
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Conservatives Lose Steam in School Board Races as Liberals Mobilize This school board made news for banning books. Voters flipped it to majority Democrat
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What's behind the increase in homeschooling
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Labor:

Autoworkers hesitate on new contracts despite 'record' pay increases UAW workers at GM's Flint plant narrowly vote against new labor deal Ford’s production workers at Kentucky, Louisville vote against new labor deal
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Honda to increase pay for US autoworkers following UAW strike
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The long, long Hollywood strikes have ended Actors celebrate a return to work after SAG-AFTRA strike ends
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They Risked Their Lives to Clean New York Offices. Now They May Strike.
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Healthcare:

House GOP eyes trans care as newest battleground issue
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Patients are lining up for $2,500 full-body MRI scans that can detect cancer early
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Nov 10th COVID Update: Deaths and Hospitalizations Decreased
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‘Wild West’ of ketamine use for pain and depression sparks expert fears after patients report ‘horrific experiences’
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Autos:

If You Bought A Tesla One Year Ago It Has Lost As Much As $40,000 In Value
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Auburn Hills auto supplier files for bankruptcy
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Used Car Pricing Has Fallen Below Covid Levels
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Man vs. Musk: A Whistleblower Creates Headaches for Tesla
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Elon Musk started a price war that Tesla can't win
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Tesla will sue you for $50,000 if you try to resell your Cybertruck in the first year
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Judge: Automakers Can Keep Your Text, Call Logs
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SC electric vehicle battery plant sold to truckmaker in bankruptcy auction
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Climate:

Firm Climate-Related Vulnerabilities and Risk of Bankruptcy
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Joe Manchin deserves (some) credit for fighting climate change
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Australia offers refuge to Pacific island nation threatened by rising sea levels
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The continued rise in CO2 is unacceptable. This insanity cannot continue
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Earth Just Had Hottest 12 Months on Record
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Drought and mismanagement have left a French island parched. That holds lessons for the mainland
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Art:

A homeowner planned to throwaway a painting hanging in her kitchen — it turned out to be a 13th-century masterpiece worth $25 million
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Religion:

Pope removes outspoken conservative Texas bishop after investigation Pope Francis removes a leading US conservative critic as bishop of Tyler, Texas
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Personal Finance:

Wondering why you overspend? Financial therapist reveals how sadness and anger cause us to splurge on new purchases
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House-flipping idea not worth the real risk of bankruptcy
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Hotels:

Hawaii Luxury Hotel Ditches Trump Branding to Join Hilton
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Trucking:

Pressure grows on US Treasury to salvage trucking giant Yellow
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Expert details the impacts the 'Great Trucking Recession' will have on Americans
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Meme Stocks:

WeWork’s stock has continued the strange trend of the bankruptcy bounce
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WeWork bankruptcy sends stocks on a rollercoaster
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Insurance:

Vesttoo to stay in Chapter 11, court denies US Trustee motion to liquidate at pace
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Hotels:

US hotel occupancy down in Q3
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Retailing:

Are fears of a shoplifting surge running away from the facts?
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Mall staple JOANN Fabric and Crafts faces looming bankruptcy as fellow CEO says ‘sounds like liquidation to me’ Will JOANN Facing Bankruptcy Be the End for the Retailer?
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Washington DC CVS replaces shelves of toilet paper with framed photos of products amid rising thefts
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How pharmacy deserts are putting the health of Black and Latino Americans at risk
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Food/Beverage:

Burger King franchisee Premier Kings files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Burger King franchisee with 172 outlets files for bankruptcy a year after ‘tragic loss’ in face of huge ‘disruption’
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Media:

Jezebel: Feminist media site shuts down after 16 years
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Wind Energy:

Wind power industry in moment of reckoning as stocks fall and earnings crumble
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Sports:

Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher is about to get $75 million — to stop coaching
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Pageants:

Miss Universe 2023 to push through despite JKN Global Group bankruptcy news
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Transit:

Los Angeles motorists urged to take public transport after massive fire closes interstate
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Navigating the Fiscal Crisis in Mass Transit
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Utilities:

Watchdog Has Grim Winter Warning: There May Be Blackouts
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (36 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (24 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

WeBankrupt: Why 2023 Could Become One Of The Busiest Years For Bankruptcies In More Than 10 Years
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US corporate bankruptcies at highest level since 2020, WeWork joins the list
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Global Economic Shifts: A Rise in Business Bankruptcies
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Jurisdiction:

“Arising In” Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Over A Malpractice Claim (Murray Energy Holdings)
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Mass Torts:

Maine court hears arguments on removing time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits Maine’s Ending Limits on Child Sex Abuse Suits Is Unconstitutional, Church Tells Court
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Designing Designer Bankruptcy
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Catholic dioceses are declaring bankruptcy. Abuse survivors say it’s a ‘way to silence’ them
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Insurers refusing to pay for thousands of cases of sex abuse claims under New York's Child Victims Act, advocates claim
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D&O:

Tolling Agreement Prior to the Policy Period Precludes Coverage for Later Claim
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Miscellaneous:

Pop, Pop, Pop
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Sales:

Successor Liability and Bankruptcy Sales: Can I Look to the Purchaser of My Customer’s Business for Payment of My Claim?
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Aviation:

SAS wins $450 million loan approval in US court ruling
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Pilot who tried to down plane while on mushrooms thought he could ‘wake up’ from bad trip by crashing aircraft
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Flights Get Longer as Airlines Are Forced to Skirt War Zones
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Emirates announces $52 billion order for 95 Boeing aircraft
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Fraud:

Bankruptcy judge orders accused fraudster arrested
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COVID-19 fraudsters bought fancy cars, a Pokemon card - even a private island
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Fresno tech company founders charged with $100M fraud scheme that bankrolled lavish salaries
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Australia Grapples with First Crypto Fraud Case: A Deeper Look
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Banking:

How US banks can wiggle out of the $650 billion balance-sheet bomb hanging over them
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Financial Crisis at Print Supplier Puts Paper Bank Statements in Jeopardy
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Pharma:

Weight-loss drugs just got cheaper — and better
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Ride-Hailing:

Cruise's recall means trouble for driverless car companies
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Driverless Cars Unsafe and Untenable
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She is Losing Money While Driving for Uber
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As NYC’s fleet of electric Uber, Lyft and Revel cars grows, fears rise charging network won’t meet demand
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Crypto:

FTX In Legal Battle: Bankruptcy Advisers Sue Bybit Over $953M Withdrawal FTX claims Bybit, one of world’s largest crypto exchanges, used VIP status to pull hundreds of millions of dollars during collapse
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Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s Prison Visit From Parents
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We've Seen the FTX Collapse Before
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One Year After FTX Imploded, Here’s How Crypto Is Changing
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FTX Marks a Year in Bankruptcy. What We’ve Learned From Crypto Restructurings.
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Solana Tokens Sees Risky Bets Increase After End of Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
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Hamas Allegedly Used Crypto To Receive Funds From Iran
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Hodlnaut heading for liquidation after failure of restructuring, sale efforts
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Celsius to exit bankruptcy in early 2024 and give back some $2 billion to customers
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Team of 95 at Haynes Boone Assists BlockFi in Chapter 11 Plan Confirmation
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Hackers claim to have stolen user data from defunct crypto ATM firm Coin Cloud Client selfies and data stolen from bankrupt Bitcoin ATM firm, hackers claim
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Genesis seeks court’s approval to reduce Three Arrows Capital claim from $1B to $33M
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US authorities charge Bitwise co-founders for fraud scheme
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Sovereigns:

China calls on Zambia's creditors to take 'fair burden' in debt restructuring Zambia official creditors, IMF voice 'reservations' on bondholder deal
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UK:

‘Substitution First, Standing Later’ – The Risk of Supporting Creditors
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Birmingham city council ignored bankruptcy warning signs, says expert
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What has Birmingham faced since bankruptcy as Nottingham looks set for similar fate Readers express fears for future after Nottingham City Council bankruptcy report Pay rise for Government officials overseeing Nottingham City Council finances Labour-led council on verge of bankruptcy over multi-million pound budget gap What is a Section 114 notice and what happens next in Nottingham?
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Sir Bradley Wiggins reportedly at risk of bankruptcy Sir Bradley Wiggins was overdrawn when winning his first Olympic golds before 'Wiggo' took his net worth to £13m... but a team-mate cash row, his divorce and wound-up companies now have him at risk of bankruptcy
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Jews are not safe on Britain’s campuses
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London police clash with protesters 300,000 Rally for Palestinians in London
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BBC admits mistakes in coverage of Israel war after being blasted for refusing to call Hamas ‘terrorists’
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EU:

The Israel-Gaza war is exposing Europe’s divisions
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Canada:

Canadian Fashion Mogul Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault
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Lastman’s Bad Boy: Financial Woes Leave Customers in the Lurch
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MENA:

Viral video appears to show Hamas firing on civilians fleeing Gaza hospital Hamas planned to push October 7 massacre to the West Bank border - report Benjamin Netanyahu says there ‘could be’ a potential deal to release hostages More Gaza hospitals suspend operations as Israel hunts Hamas Several children with cancer and serious blood disorders evacuated from Gaza Newborns taken out of incubators wrapped in foil to keep them alive at Gaza hospital, director says Doctors at Gaza’s biggest hospital say newborns are dying after facility goes ‘out of service’ Heavy fighting around Gaza’s largest hospital forces many to flee International outcry grows over 'unbearably desperate' situation in Gaza hospitals IDF says it will aid in evacuation for babies at Gaza hospital Israel Closes In on Main Gaza Hospital It Says Houses Hamas Base Surgeon says Gaza's main hospital has lost power and is under constant fire Gaza's main hospital goes dark in intense fighting as Israel's attacks put it at odds with allies Israel, Hamas at critical juncture in negotiations for hostage deal Muslim leaders blast Israeli ‘crimes’; Iran: Solution is Palestine from river to sea Netanyahu says he opposes Palestinian Authority's return to post-war Gaza Saudi-hosted summit condemns Israel as Iran leader pays rare visit Pope Francis calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire, more Palestinian aid Netanyahu says Israel will control Gaza security after war; Gaza’s biggest hospital ‘out of service’ In Gaza, growing signs of anger at Hamas as residents fight for food, battle diseases WHO loses contact with Gaza's main hospital as power shuts down U.S. doesn't want to see firefights in Gaza's hospitals, Jake Sullivan says Hospitals have special protection under the rules of war. Why are they in the crosshairs in Gaza? Netanyahu calls claims of Israel breaking international law ‘hogwash’ Sen. Warner says Israeli attacks in Gaza are ‘getting more targeted’ IDF claims it killed Hamas commander who held hospital patients hostage Netanyahu: Blame for civilian loss ‘should be placed squarely on Hamas’ This War Won’t Solve the Israel-Palestine Conflict
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In many Jewish families, generational fractures over Israel and Gaza
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Charts show a stark difference in the human cost of Israeli-Palestinian conflicts over the years
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In the West Bank, Israeli settlers are on an anti-Palestinian rampage
(DBN)

US fires airstrikes at 2 facilities with ties to Iran, its proxy groups
(DBN)

The UN Should Oversee Gaza Peacekeeping Israel Claims It's Not Seeking to Govern Gaza
(DBN)

Israel is looking to World War II in its Gaza fight, and it risks taking lessons from the wrong war
(DBN)

America's strongest condemnation of Israel's war in Gaza yet as Blinken declares 'far too many Palestinians have been killed' - and IDF are accused by Hamas of hitting hospitals and a school
(DBN)

Biden’s secrecy on arms transfers to Israel unnerves some Democrats
(DBN)

U.S. Forces Under Fire in Middle East as America Slides Towards Brink
(DBN)

Meet the Christian Cowboys defending Israel's heartland
(DBN)

American volunteers flock to help in Israel after Hamas massacre
(DBN)

Israel Warns Hezbollah That Beirut Could Face Similar Fate To Gaza
(DBN)

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France:

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen raises a storm over her plan to march against antisemitism
(DBN)

Macron urges Israel to stop bombing babies in Gaza
(DBN)

Thousands march in Paris against anti-Semitism More than 180,000 demonstrators march in France against antisemitism
(DBN)

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Germany:

Jones Day welcomes restructuring partner Alexander Ballmann in Munich
(DBN)

Jewish fears as German support for Israel is challenged on streets
(DBN)

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Russia:

Kyiv hit by first air attack in 52 days, says Ukraine
(DBN)

Russia's Nuclear Weapons Move Sparks NATO Fears
(DBN)

Russia and Ukraine are building up huge armies, but they both have the same problem with using them in battle
(DBN)

Russia ramps up attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine
(DBN)

Ukraine to Putin: You cut our power, we kneecap your biggest economic driver
(DBN)

Ukraine is waking up to reality
(DBN)

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China:

Fitch plans to withdraw ratings of Country Garden Services
(DBN)

Biden and Xi to Seek to Stabilize Relations in California Meeting
(DBN)

China's latest stimulus effort unintentionally creates chaos in its financial markets as short-term rates hit 50%
(DBN)

China’s Spending on Green Energy Is Causing a Global Glut
(DBN)

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Netherlands:

Bankruptcy rate stabilizes, but is up 60% on 2022 Netherlands’ Anticipated Bankruptcy Wave: A Mirage Amid Recession?
(DBN)

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India:

Personal guarantors can face insolvency proceedings: Supreme Court SC denial of IBC relief to personal guarantors opens new recovery window for lenders Personal guarantors risk losing wealth SC holds IBC cannot be held to be operating in retroactive manner
(DBN)

Study finds significant improvement in firms post IBC
(DBN)

Future Retail heads for liquidation as lenders fail to get suitable buyer
(DBN)

IBBI tightens insolvency process on corporates
(DBN)

Compulsory Convertible Debentures as Financial Debt?
(DBN)

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Argentina:

'Can't buy new jeans': Argentina's 100% inflation draws crowds to used clothes markets
(DBN)

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Japan:

"The Insolvency Review 11th Edition -Japan Chapter"
(DBN)

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Mexico:

Banco Azteca Faces Imminent Financial Crisis, Casting Shadow on Mexico’s Economic Landscape
(DBN)

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