Law:

Remote Flexibility v. Compensation: The Big Decision Associates Must Make
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Top Biglaw Rolls Out In-Office Tracking Tool, And Associates Are Pissed -- But They Shouldn't Be
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Biglaw Partner Neal Katyal Escapes Burning Man, Avoids Trench Foot
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Former DOJ Official Under Indictment For Election Fraud Takes Swipe At *Checks Notes* Burning Man AND Neal Katyal
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Lawyers Faces Disciplinary Commission After Substitution Jutsu Goes Awry
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Norton Rose Fulbright’s global CEO Gerry Pecht steps down early and retires from partnership
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Sophie Lyall joins White & Case as a partner in Hong Kong
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Oregon Supreme Court to vote on bar exam alternative
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Hogan Lovells Leader Miguel Zaldivar Tapped for Second Term
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Deepfake Political Ads Are ‘Wild West’ for Campaign Lawyers
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Sex With Clients: A Strong Message Or A Return To Days Gone By?
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Litigation funders ask to join ethics case against law firm barred from collecting fees
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3M judge issues extraordinary order to shut down ‘predatory’ litigation funding
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Alex Murdaugh's defense seeks new trial based on claims of jury tampering • Alex Murdaugh Lawyers Claim Fame-Hungry Clerk Rebecca Hill Tainted Jury
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Ex-prosecutor disbarred for disclosure failures in drug-lab scandal; supervisor, underling get different sanctions
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Trump’s co-defendants are already starting to turn against him • Jenna Ellis has reached her 'tipping point' and could soon flip on Trump: legal analyst
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Trump’s indicted former lawyers crowdsource $800,000 to cover legal bills: report
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Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years, longest Jan. 6 sentence yet • Here are the harshest punishments yet for Jan. 6 rioters • Justice Department seeks jail time for Infowars host — despite low-level convictions
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Rep. Ken Buck rips Colorado GOP letter about Jan. 6 defendants’ treatment
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Almost 2 in 3 in DC poll would vote to find Trump guilty in 2020 election case • Trump Comments Risk Tainting Washington Jury Pool, DOJ Says
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N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James asks court to sanction Trump, his eldest sons and attorneys
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WSJ argues against banning Trump from ballot on constitutional grounds • Write-in candidate with 2 law degrees sues to keep Trump off the ballot; different challenge tossed • Challenge to Trump candidacy with 14th Amendment will likely go before the Supreme Court: former FBI counsel
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Jury selection begins in contempt case against ex-Trump White House official Peter Navarro • Peter Navarro complains 'this will be the most expensive week' of trial after saying he’d represent himself
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Appeals court limits special counsel’s effort to access Rep. Scott Perry’s phone
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Clashes mount between Trump and his legal nemesis • New details of special counsel's election interference probe emerge
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Judge Chutkan hands Trump legal win in federal election conspiracy case
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Sidney Powell, Cheseboro hearing in Georgia a key test for Fulton County DA
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‘Stop Cop City’ Activists Hit With RICO Charges By Same Grand Jury That Indicted Trump • 61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to ‘Stop Cop City’ movement
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Fani Willis lays out criminal case against false electors
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One America News settles defamation lawsuit from a Dominion executive at the center of election conspiracy theories
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'Kraken' lawyer Sidney Powell warns of 'significant dilemma' in Smartmatic lawsuit
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Judge confronts novel issues in whether to move Meadows’s Georgia charges to federal court
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Trump Co-Defendant Eyes Plan to Save Him From Financial Ruin
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Why Hunter Biden might not be the slam dunk issue GOP commentators hoped • Comer subpoenas Mayorkas and Secret Service, DHS staffers in Hunter Biden probe
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Appeals court rules ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok can depose ex-President Trump
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Sparks fly as Paxton pleads not guilty in Texas impeachment trial • Texas Senate rejects motion to dismiss Paxton impeachment charges • Texas AG Ken Paxton can’t be compelled to testify in impeachment trial, rules Lt. Gov. Patrick • Texas Republicans put Trump ally Attorney General Ken Paxton on trial • What to Know About the Impeachment Trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton • Texas GOP critics of Paxton wave off far-right primary threats amid impeachment •Paxton Impeachment: Day Onebattle
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Texas ‘Floating Border Wall’ Fails to Deter Migrants - WSJ
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Father of woman killed in Maui wildfires sues government for negligence
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What Turned New Jersey’s Pools Green? A Man and His Drone, Police Say.
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N.Y.P.D. Will Drop Contentious Tactic Used to Crack Down on Protests
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Schools Closed as Manhunt for Pennsylvania Fugitive Expands
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Man arrested after DNA links him to 3 sexual assaults dating back to 2010
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Man shot dead in road rage fight after trying to recover baseball cap: Cops
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Kentucky lawyer arrested on charges of murdering his wife and tampering with evidence
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America’s small towns are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes
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Girlfriend locked up for life after strangling man over loud music, praying over body
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8th Circuit decision upholding felon gun ban quickens path to Supreme Court, lawyer says
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Federal judge issues temporary injunction barring companies from selling machine gun conversion device
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Judges:

BK RI: Term Law Clerk Vacancy 2024-25
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BK OR: Term Law Clerk (Judge Peter McKittrick)
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Senate Democrat asks Roberts to investigate Alito • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse files ethics complaint over Justice Samuel Alito interview • Senator Whitehouse Accuses Alito of Misconduct, Escalating Ethics Fight
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Clarence Thomas’ Corrected Ethics Disclosure Form Is Not Actually Correct
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As Clarence Thomas faces record unpopularity, Americans want an ethics code for the Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court Justices Are Just Like Anyone Else
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Kennedy’s Supreme Court legacy is being erased, in part by past clerks
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The Supreme Court’s next target: Big government
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Southwest Airlines Appeals Judge Starr's Ruling
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25 federal district courts have always had white judges
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6 Months Later, Still No Discipline For Federal Judge Who Handcuffed Crying 13-Year-Old Girl
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Judges Who Interpret Title VII Should Themselves Be Subject To It
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Judges rip Alabama for arguing affirmative action ruling allows them to skirt SCOTUS order
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Black attorney says he was arrested, shackled, and forced to settle a lawsuit by a judge
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Complaints over campaign comments by Wisconsin Supreme Court justice are dismissed
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Wall Street:

Stock futures slip, putting Wall Street on track for another losing session
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US stocks trade mostly lower as jump in oil prices reignites inflation fears
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After drought, experts see return of merger gusher
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Layoffs:

IronNet Furloughs Most Workers, May Seek Bankruptcy Protection
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The 20 Jobs Most Likely to Be Replaced or Changed by AI and Automation
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Autos:

Bankrupt Lordstown Motors proposes zero payment for Foxconn shares
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US moves toward recall of 52M air bag inflators over explosion concerns
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Trump vows to end ‘madness’ of EV push
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Lucid CEO’s $379 million annual pay draws criticism from billionaire Elon Musk: ‘Beware any company where leadership compensation is not linked to performance’
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VW Plant in Portugal to Suspend Production Due to Lack of Parts
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Drivers Squeezed As Auto Insurance Costs Soar Across The U.S.
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The Changing Mix of Light Vehicle Sales
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Maritime:

75,000 travelers affected in Holland Norway Lines bankruptcy, curator says
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The congestion at the Panama Canal is so bad that one shipper paid $2.4 million to jump a line and get through the waterway: report
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Healthcare:

Creditors seek involuntary bankruptcy for owner of St. Louis hospital
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‘The Most Important Thing That Has Happened to the Federal Budget in the Last 20 Years’
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How the Texas ban on mifepristone could jeopardize telemedicine for everyone
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Biden tests negative for COVID-19 on Tuesday, will mask around others
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COVID-19 raises anxiety at start of new school year
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Masking debate returns
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FDA's 'tweet-sized doses' of ivermectin advice can be challenged in lawsuit, 5th Circuit says
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Georgia ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors can resume, judge rules
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Crypto:

Sam Bankman-Fried's Laptop Has a New Battery Now, DOJ Says
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Wyoming’s Crypto-Friendly Aspirations Are Colliding With Economic Reality
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Bitcoin has plunged almost 20% since Standard Chartered predicted the crypto could surge to $120,000
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DCG’s Genesis Global to Shut Down Crypto Spot Trading Operations
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Economy:

Wrestling With Inequality, Some Conservatives Redraw Economic Blueprint
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Worker shortage hangs over back-to-school rush
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Global economic fears deepen as service sector dips in China and Europe
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FactCheck: U.S. inflation is "now down close to 3%, the lowest among the world’s leading economies."
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JPMorgan says the biggest risk of de-dollarization isn't a rival currency — it's that the US could lose a key tool it's used to fight past economic crises
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Jeremy Grantham Explains the Case for His Latest Doom Prophecy
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Christie lets Fed off the hook for inflation, blames Trump and Biden spending
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Biden steps up attacks on Trump over economy
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‘Soft landing summer’: Goldman Sachs cuts recession odds to 15 percent • Why Goldman cut its recession odds
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Rate Hikes Curb Output for at Least a Decade, SF Fed Study Finds
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Larry Summers says a soft landing of the economy is possible, but keep an eye on 'labor restiveness'
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Fed set to double its economic growth forecast after strong US data
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Federal Reserve official agrees the central bank can 'proceed carefully' on interest rates
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GOP spending battle intensifies as conservative House lawmaker pokes Senate: ‘Saddle up’ • US Senate races ahead of House on spending bills, aims to avoid gov't shutdown • White House attacks House Republicans over fentanyl • Small businesses can’t afford a government shutdown • House Republicans Tack Trump’s Border Wall Onto Their Funding Wishlist
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Stock prices are having a big impact on investors' view of the economy, which is exactly what happens before a recession, Wall Street's top bear says
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The risk of a crisis over the next 6 to 12 months is rising as high rates bite and the stock market's AI rally fades, JPMorgan's quant chief says
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Here are the best and worst places to retire: survey
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I quiet quit my job strategically over 8 months after feeling burnt out and overwhelmed. Here's exactly how I did it.
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A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it.
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American Worker Motivation Is Falling This Year, New Data Shows
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Trump Plans Harsher Trade and Tax Policies for His 2024 Comeback Bid
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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:

Surging mortgage rates and near-record home values have sparked an ‘affordability crisis’ – but house prices may keep climbing anyway, one expert says
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Mortgage demand drops to 27-year low as interest rates pull back
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Lawler: Single Family Rent Trends at AMH and Invitation Homes
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Commercial real estate net charge-offs at US banks surge YOY in Q2 2023
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Housing market views are being reshaped by climate risks as floods, fires and extreme weather pile up • 83 percent of home shoppers consider climate risk: study
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Most US homebuilders expected to log year-over-year sales drop in Q3 2023
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Man fatally stabs brother for evicting him, goes to sleep with body laying nearby: Cops
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Municipalities:

If Puerto Rico bankruptcy ruling stands, it could devastate municipal borrowing
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Oil/Gas:

Saudi Arabia extends oil production cut through end of year • Oil prices hit 10-month high as Saudi Arabia, Russia extend supply cuts
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A key global oil price zoomed past $90 a barrel for the first time in 2023 — and analysts say it could keep inflation high
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‘There’s No Plan B’: Oil Chiefs Sound Alarm on Refining Woes
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Solus Unit to Build $500 Million Canada Plant for EV Battery Components
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Clock Ticking for States to Replace Dwindling Gas Taxes
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Fact-checking the misinformation attacks on the EPA’s clean car standards
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Gas industry, Biden square off over pipeline leaks
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Education:

Gen Z is giving up on college
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Where Do International Students in the U.S. Come From?
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Is public school as we know it ending?
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The challenges facing homeless students
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Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books
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Politics:

McConnell tests show no evidence of seizure disorder, stroke, Parkinson’s
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Nate Silver: A ‘McConnell moment’ for Biden could give Trump a second term
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Voters disapprove of Biden just as much as Trump: poll
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Blue state migrant crisis sparks political disaster for Biden
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Trump widens lead over DeSantis to 34 points: CNN poll
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DeSantis built a massive network of big donors. Many have ditched him.
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Christie slams DeSantis for not meeting Biden after hurricane: ‘He was playing politics’ • Christie knocks DeSantis for voting against New Jersey relief funds: ‘Now he wants aid’
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What Republicans’ ‘Family Feud’ Gets Wrong About Parenting in America
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Federal Panel Tosses Alabama's Racist Congressional Maps. Again. • Court strikes down Alabama congressional map in scathing opinion • Court tosses Alabama congressional map after GOP refuses to draw second Black district • Alabama to ask US Supreme Court to keep Republican-drawn electoral map
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Georgia Legislature may gain more Dems if judge rules GOP map illegally weakened Black voting power
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Will Hurd knocks Ramaswamy’s foreign policy as ‘always wrong, never in doubt’ • Bolton on Ramaswamy’s Ukraine position: He ’emulates Trump every time he can’ • Ramaswamy Appears on Anti-Semitic Podcast
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McCarthy faces political minefield on Biden impeachment
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GOP faces September conundrum on impeachment, spending
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Government asks to postpone meeting in Santos trial to continue negotiations • Santos Talks to Prosecutors About ‘Paths Forward’ as New Evidence Looms
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Republican's Plan to Crack Down on Drag Show Backfires
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Navy, Air Force, Army secretaries call on Tuberville to end hold on promotions • Navy secretary says Tuberville ‘aiding and abetting’ communist, autocratic regimes
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Jill Biden COVID Diagnosis Spawns Daffy Conspiracy Theories
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Texas fracking billionaire brothers fuel rightwing media with millions of dollars
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GOP's season of trials • 44 percent of Republican-aligned voters ‘seriously concerned’ about Trump charges: survey
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'I've never been in debt like this': Mike Lindell says he's no longer wealthy due to election crusade
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Resorts:

Margaritaville Aims to Hang On After Jimmy Buffett’s Death • How Jimmy Buffett Created an Empire
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Banking:

FDIC Starts Marketing $33 Billion of Signature Property Debt
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Riskiest Bank Bonds’ Next Test is an $84 Billion Redemption Wave
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Personal Finance:

The real reason you're using 'Girl Math' isn't as funny as the TikTok trend would make you think
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Tourism:

Maui's message to tourists: Don't stay away after wildfires • Things to know about aid, lawsuits and tourism nearly a month after fire leveled a Hawaii community
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Television:

Disney-Charter fight could be the start of the TV bundle breaking
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Retailing:

Amazon aggregators fall on tough times
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Another Massive Retailer To Declare Bankruptcy, Close Hundreds Of Stores
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Utilities:

Lawyers claim cable TV and phone companies also responsible in Maui fires
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Biotech:

Amyris offloads beauty brands following bankruptcy
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Insurance:

MAX Insurance goes bankrupt with policies ending Sept. 21
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Childcare:

Over 70,000 Daycare Programs at Risk of Closure, Threatening US Women's Workforce Gains
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Religion:

The Politics of Religion
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Accounting:

Who’s Putting Roofies in the Drinks at KPMG In-Office Get Togethers?
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Sports:

Fan thrown out of U.S. Open after German star says they used 'famous Hitler phrase'
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (27 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

There Are A Lot More Bankruptcy Filings This Year
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Business Bankruptcies Soar in August as Rising Interest Rates Bite • Higher interest rates sent business bankruptcies soaring 17% from the previous month in the latest sign of economic trouble
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August Commercial Chapter 11 Filings Increase 54 Percent Over Last Year, Total Filings up 18 Percent
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Shelby County ranks No. 1 in bankruptcy. Here’s why. • Forests, predictions and Census data: How we analyzed the effects of race on bankruptcy rates
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BK ME: August 2023 Statistics
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Subchapter V:

Subchapter V Trustee’s Facilitation Role (Part 5)—Investigation Duties
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Mass Torts:

3M’s Revised PFAS Settlement Includes Atypical Liability Terms
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Plaintiffs counsel ordered to disclose litigation funders in 3M earplug settlement
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2023 Second Quarterly Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Alert
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SCOTUS' Purdue Pharma Position Could Shake Up Boy Scout Settlement, Objectors Say
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Archdiocese of Baltimore weighs bankruptcy with surge of child sex abuse lawsuits expected • Archbishop concedes the Baltimore archdiocese is considering bankruptcy; survivors say they’d oppose the move
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Claims Agents:

A Claims Agent Can Only Profit from the Fees the Clerk of Court Can Charge
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Cannabis:

The Sativa Spectrum: US bankruptcy courts display increased willingness to entertain cannabis related bankruptcy filings
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Preemption:

4th Circuit: State Law Debt Collection Claims Not Preempted by Bankruptcy Code
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Aviation:

United Airlines resumes flights after issuing a ground stop nationwide due to a 'systemwide technology issue'
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Sweltering plane cabins are travelers’ newest misery
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Planemakers look to a pilotless future
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NCLT asks SpiceJet to settle disputes with lessors in ongoing insolvency cases
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UK Air-Traffic Software Misread Two Spots on Map, Causing Outage
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Tech:

Prosecutors ask Congress for help in ‘race against time’ to protect children from AI dangers
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Walmart's corporate employees are getting a generative AI assistant while Amazon and Apple are restricting AI in the workplace
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Buyer of Trump’s Truth Social Gets More Time to Complete Merger
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Musk Melts Down Over Ad Revenue, Amplifies Conspiracies, Threatens Lawsuit In Typical Weekend • Musk Blames Jewish Group for X Failure • Ad Revenue Now Down 60% • Saudi Man Sentenced to Death for Tweets; Elon Silent • Legendary Tech Writer Deactivates Twitter Account, Pens Brutal Takedown of Elon Musk’s Leadershipx` • Elon Musk borrowed $1 bln from SpaceX in same month of Twitter deal
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Elon Musk wants you to know he doesn’t have a nice house
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The $53,000 Connection: The High Cost of High-Speed Internet for Everyone - WSJ
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Experts favor new U.S. agency to govern AI
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Climate:

Extreme heat forces school closings and early dismissals
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Fall on hold as temperatures soar across the U.S.
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Hurricanes and Wildfires: Mother Nature's Climate Interventions
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Record Rains Flood Greece Just as Wildfires Let Up
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US on alert as Tropical Storm Lee forms • Tropical Storm Lee expected to become "extremely dangerous" hurricane
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World likely has hottest summer on record
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Student Debt:

Student-loan borrowers should be on the lookout for misleading repayment practices that could make them pay 'more than they should,' a federal watchdog says
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Screw it, I solved the student debt forgiveness debate
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Trucking:

Heavy Truck Sales Solid in August, Up 2% YoY
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Gig Economy:

The End of Airbnb in New York
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Labor:

Kaiser Permanente workers voting on whether or not to strike say patients are on their side
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UAW strike looks "highly likely" when contract ends Sept. 14
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Sovereigns:

Greek Economy Expands as Investment Grade Decision Looms
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UK:

High Court Gives Guidance On The So-called Creditor Duty Where A Company Faces Solvency-threatening Claim
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What does it mean when a council declares bankruptcy?
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Councils in England in crisis as Birmingham ‘declares itself bankrupt’ • Britain’s second-largest city effectively declares itself bankrupt amid $950 million equal pay claims • The English councils that have gone 'bankrupt': Birmingham becomes the latest authority to run out of cash amid warnings dozens more could follow • 'Birmingham used to be emblematic of British innovation. Now it's a symbol of recklessness and ineptitude' • What went wrong at Birmingham city council and what happens next? • Humiliation for 'bankrupt' Labour-run Birmingham council after £760m equal pay claim • Fears grow for UK councils after Birmingham effectively declares bankruptcy •Birmingham Commonwealth Games was a mistake - ex-advisor• Vital services safe - leader of 'bankrupt' Birmingham council
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The equal pay scandal that drove Birmingham Council to the edge of bankruptcy
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Wilko administrators to make 1,332 staff redundant and close 52 stores
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UK Construction Orders Slump at the Sharpest Pace in Three Years
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27,000 Companies Face Potential Bankruptcy
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UK Homebuilder Barratt Sees Sales Drop Further as Rates Bite
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UK Government Cracks Down on Health Benefits to Close Fiscal Gap
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EU:

Higher Corporate Bankruptcies in Europe but Impact on Banks' Asset Quality Should Remain Manageable for Now
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ECB Should Keep Raising Rates as Long as Needed, OECD Says
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Refugee asylum requests to the EU surge in 2023
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Almost 1m people across Europe are homeless on any given night
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Russia:

First Russian pilot defects to Ukraine, says others should follow •Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with helicopter to get $500,000 reward
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Ukraine surpasses Syria for highest casualties from cluster munitions
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Vladimir Putin is getting so desperate, he's 'scrambling for help' from Kim Jong Un, retired US general says • US says North Korea will 'pay a price' for any weapons supplies to Russia
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5 costly mistakes the Russian military has made since it invaded Ukraine
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Putin warned! Poland to unleash 'hit-to-kill' missile system as Russian threat explodes
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Nuclear war is the 'inevitable' conclusion of the Ukrainian invasion, warns Russian general who wrote the nation's 'war bible'
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Blinken visits Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine’s efforts to push out Russia’s forces
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Even an ex-spy is concerned Ukraine's assassination squads are going too far
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MENA:

Israel’s Supreme Court delays pivotal judicial overhaul hearing after attorney general opposes plan
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Biden picks former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as ambassador to Israel
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Germany:

Germany Factory Orders Slumped 11.7% at Start of Third Quarter
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Spain:

Spanish soccer coach fired in fallout from unwanted World Cup kiss by sport's president
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China:

China's Country Garden dodges another default in relief for property sector • China’s biggest homebuilder just dodged default. It faces a rocky road ahead • Country Garden’s Next Major Debt Test Looms Monday as Vote Ends
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Charted: Six Red Flags Pointing to China’s Economy Slowing Down
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China Property Stocks Rally on Speculation of More Stimulus • Evergrande soars 70% leading Chinese property stocks higher after Country Garden avoids default
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Why China's slowdown is a 'top risk' for the US economy
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Paul Krugman’s Economic Advice to China: ‘Live a Little’
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U.K. follows U.S. lead in trying to navigate China balancing act
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China Considers Law Banning Clothes That ‘Hurt Feelings’ of Others
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