April 1, 2024

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Law:

Top-Performing Partners To Get Mega Bonuses At This Biglaw Firm
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That's A Whole Lotta Nonequity Partners
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March 29, 2024 Bankruptcy Quiz
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With Merger Near, A&O and Shearman Retain McKinsey, KPMG
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Biglaw Associate Hiring Plunges By 43%, Officially Ending The Lateral Party
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Are Big Law's Remote Lawyers a Vanishing Species?
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Bonuses structured as forgivable loans are being used for partner retention
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Law Firms Looking Outside The JD Box For Legal Talent
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What Becomes of Laid-Off (and Retooled) Associates?
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Simpson Thacher hands out 'tone deaf’ sleeping kits
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Are More Jurors Just Defending Their Beliefs, Not Deliberating? 'As a Trial Lawyer, That Worries You'
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Omarosa Too Busy Studying in Law School
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What March Madness Can Teach Us About Law Firm Parity
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Ex-Supreme Court Clerk Is Top-Paid Lawyer in US Gaming Industry
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JetBlue Winds Down Relationship With New CEO’s Former Law Firm
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Leave These Harmful Narratives Behind to Advance Women in Law
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Lawyer who stole more than $1M from his law firm gets disbarred
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UK: Firm slashes WFH
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Freshfields Moves To New Office, Announces New Attendance Policy
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Padding timesheets ‘endemic’, say lawyers
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Partner calls her team ‘poisonous’ and ‘moronic’ in alleged leaked rant
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More Biglaw Layoffs In 2024? A Prediction From An Industry Expert No One Wants To See Come True
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Navigating The Tech Tightrope In Law: A Blueprint For The AI-Driven Future
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A Vendor Cyberattack Can Cost Law Firms Substantial Amounts - And the Risks Are Growing
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Judges To Generative AI: You're Out Of Order!
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How In-House Teams Should Approach Generative AI
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AI Smarts For The Legal Sector: Preparing Your People And Content For AI
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Good Lawyering Is Less Effective In Busy Courts
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Trump attorney argues Georgia charges target core political speech
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From Pizzagate to the 2020 Election: Forcing Liars to Pay or Apologize
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Jack Smith tells Mar-a-Lago judge defense motions must be redacted
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Pro-Trump fake electors in Arizona have pleaded the Fifth before grand jury
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Reducing Trump’s appellate bond doesn’t let him off the hook
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‘NCIS,’ ‘Shameless’ Actor Nolan Freeman Arrested For Allegedly Storming The Capitol On January 6
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UK judge refuses Trump’s appeal in suit related to Steele dossier
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George Conway expects Trump to violate hush money gag order: ‘He can’t help himself’ Former federal prosecutor predicts hush money judge will expand Trump gag order Manhattan DA and Trump defense trade dueling motions in response to judge's gag order Trump keeps pushing the limits of the gag order in his hush-money case. It could land him in jail, legal experts say 'Bring your toothbrush': Ex-judge puts Trump on notice that he will 'sit in a jail cell' Manhattan DA: Trump tirade against judge’s daughter violates gag order GOP rep on Trump targeting judge’s daughter: ‘Families should always be off-limits’
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Last-ditch effort to delay trial could see Trump fire his whole legal team: expert
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The Trump Trials: The Calm Before the Stormy
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Will SCOTUS Give Trump Absolute Immunity?
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Trump asks appeals court to overturn decision keeping Fani Willis on RICO case Trump’s team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case
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The Trump Docket: A forgotten legal battle is about to rear its ugly head
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Giuliani Fights Creditors’ Bid to Force Palm Beach Condo Sale Creditors Want Court to Force Giuliani to Insure His Florida Condo Until It’s Sold to Pay His Debts Rudy Giuliani says forcing him to sell Florida condo could make him ‘join the ranks of the homeless’ Rudy Giuliani begs bankruptcy court to let him keep his condo: Motion 'Lies have consequences': Rudy Giuliani slammed for saying he shouldn't be forced to sell $3.5M Florida condo in bankruptcy case Rudy Giuliani tells bankruptcy judge he needs to keep his $3.5M condo to keep podcasting
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Trump shares video of Alina Habba upset that people on CNN think she's a 'terrible lawyer'
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Democrat to introduce bill that would bar Menendez, Trump from receiving classified information
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Hunter Biden lawyers gave no evidence tax charges are political, judge says
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Trump Coup Lawyers Clark And Eastman Going Through Some Things With State Bars Judge recommends conservative lawyer John Eastman be disbarred in California Did Trump Appoint Clark to Lead Justice Dept?
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$150 Million And Counting: How Much Trump’s Attorneys Have Paid For Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election
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The Murthy Arguments Went So Poorly For The States That The FBI Feels Comfortable Talking To Social Media Companies Again
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Texas Claim of Immigration Invasion Buckles Under Constitution Speaker Johnson meets Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to talk border security legislation Texas Bishop Slams Greg Abbott, Says Christians Have 'Duty to Resist' Chicago’s migrant evictions are a symptom of a bigger problem
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Woman who faced murder charges over self-induced abortion sues DA over legally bogus case
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Ron DeSantis Claims Victory Over Disney And All He Had To Do Was Give Disney Everything They Wanted DeSantis tourism board, Disney reach settlement to end legal feud
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GOP official who insisted the 2020 election was stolen voted illegally 9 times: Judge
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Texas woman sentenced to five years over voting error acquitted
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Kim Kardashian sued for claiming 'low-grade' knockoff furniture was made by artist Donald Judd
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Diddy’s Homes Reportedly Fitted With Hidden Cameras In Every Room Miami ‘freak-offs’ and underage sex — lawsuits paint picture of Diddy’s world From Cuba Gooding Jr. to ‘pink cocaine’: Inside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ circle of sex, drugs & violence Diddy’s dreamy American gloss in ruins 'They gonna get you' Suge Knight warns Diddy his ‘life’s in danger’ during jailhouse call Diddy's lawyers say feds used 'military-level force' in home raids A closer look at the sexual misconduct lawsuits against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Feds set to widen Diddy sex probe over claims rapper boasted about shooting people, bribing jurors and using J.Lo as gun mule Secrets of Diddy’s billionaire boys club: Rapper wooed Wall Street elite — who praised him as ‘genius’ before sex trafficking probe
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Jeffrey Epstein’s Island Visitors Exposed by Data Broker
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Travis Scott Rejects Responsibility For Poor Astroworld Management
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'F------ murderous k---': Pro-Palestinian protestors harass Jewish woman in NYC
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Pennsylvania man in "Scream" costume accused of killing neighbor with chainsaw and knife
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What is the Status of Uvalde's Investigations?
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Judge’s ballot ruling could upend NJ’s boss politics beyond Andy Kim’s Senate race
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Woman sentenced to life for trying to kill daughter's alleged child molester: Prosecutors
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How to spot a psychopath, according to the psychologist who's spent 20 years analyzing America's most dangerous criminals
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Did Prosecutors’ Sex Shaming Help Send Brenda Andrew to Death Row?
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At least 7 shot, all under the age of 17, in mass shooting near Indianapolis mall
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Bodycam of mistaken identity police raid will not be made public
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Man used own key to enter wrong home, beat neighbor thinking he was intruder: Cops
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Judges:

Selection of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, District of South Carolina
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BK WD OK Public Notice: Reappointment of Judge Sarah A. Hall
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Biglaw Firm Still Paying The Price For Former Partner's Romantic Scandal With Judge
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The Real Adeel Mangi Is Nothing Like the Caricature GOP Senators Have Invented
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Luttig on Trump’s ‘vicious’ attacks against judges: No one with power has ‘addressed it’
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NBC host under fire for 'profoundly irresponsible' reporting on Trump's judicial attacks
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'She's stacking the deck': Jack Smith expected to quickly appeal Judge Cannon's next order
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Judge Gives Rare Response to Trump Attacks
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Ex-Judge and Brooklyn Pol Frank Seddio Accused of Legal Malpractice, Attempted Judicial Tampering
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Donald Trump Can't Stop Attacking Judge's Daughter
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Trump hush money judge appearing more irritated
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How Justice Thomas’s ‘Nearly Adopted Daughter’ Became His Law Clerk
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Supreme Court Justice Falls For Most Ignorant Trend Of Them All
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Law Clerks Rarely Quit. Maybe More Should.
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Suspended judge’s bond revoked after she tests positive for cocaine
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Trump falsely accuses hush-money judge’s daughter of posting picture of him behind bars Trump agitates hush money judge as he seeks to stave off NY trial
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Fears grow over Comstock Act, Justices Thomas, Alito Alito, Thomas Want Zombie Law to End Abortion
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The Supreme Court may support abortion — for legal reasons
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Accused of ‘overly harsh’ management style, federal judge agrees to counseling
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise to start the second quarter as Dow approaches 40,000
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Stock Market Surges to Start the Year: 22 Record Highs in 3 Months
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All the way up: S&P rockets to new records in Q1
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Layoffs:

Lands’ End lays off 10% of corporate workforce
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GE To Cut 1,000 Jobs In LM Wind Power;
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Boardriders Laying Off Hundreds of Southern California Employees in Second Staff Reduction
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McKinsey is offering some staff 9 months of pay and career coaching services to leave the firm: report
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Tech:

Airspan Networks Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
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Deepfakes raise alarm about AI in elections
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Google's DeepMind CEO says the massive funds flowing into AI bring with it loads of hype and a fair share of grifting
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Elon Musk says there could be a 20% chance AI destroys humanity — but we should do it anyway
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Trump Media Is the New Bed Bath & Beyond Trump social media company defies expectations in stock market debut Thinking about buying Truth Social stock? Trump's own filing offers these warnings I spent a day as a 'Truthsayer' on Truth Social — it was a bizarre mix of conspiracy theories and Biden-hate Trump Media's stock is almost certain to crash
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Can AI Bring the Labor Movement New Power?
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Mnuchin’s plan to buy TikTok has some insiders bewildered
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FBI Agent Says He Hassles People 'Every Day, All Day Long' Over Facebook Posts
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Congress bans staff use of Microsoft's AI Copilot
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AI financial advisers are here — and could disrupt the industry
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Granholm eyes talks with Big Tech on AI power needs
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Major companies put U.S. cyber defenses to the test in simulated attack
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Healthcare:

Troubled New Jersey Hospitals Tap Insight to Rescue Finances
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Why Are Older Americans Drinking So Much?
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Poll: Americans strongly back abortion pill access, FDA drug powers
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Hospital carries out abortion on wrong woman in horror mix up
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Making life-or-death decisions for $10.60 an hour: Texas group homes suffer from staffing crisis
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Obamacare once cost Democrats elections. Now Biden’s hoping to win on it.
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She died after liposuction by a pediatrician. Doctors warn of cosmetic surgery's 'Wild West'
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Television:

Paramount Debt Is Cut to Junk on Worsening Outlook for TV
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Economy:

The wealth of the 1% just hit a record $44 trillion
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Inflation Rose 2.9% in February Fed's go-to inflation gauge cooled in February
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Inflation has been stubborn in 2024. Is it a bump in the road or a warning sign?
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FTC calls out profits as a driver of grocery prices
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Fed Chair Signals Rate Cuts Not Imminent
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Q1 GDP Tracking: Just Over 2%
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Who are the HENRYs? Charts show who makes more than $200,000 and how they earn it
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The U.S. economy just won’t quit — fourth-quarter GDP was revised even higher than initial estimate
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A Key Inflation Gauge Hovers Above Fed’s Target
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Who wouldn’t like prices to start falling? Careful what you wish for, economists say
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Getting over high inflation is going to take some time
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Blackrock CEO Warns of Retirement Crisis
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Tax Refunds Are Here and Destined for the Growing Pile of Debt
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Consumer sentiment climbs to 2½-year high
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Covid changed how we spend: More YOLO splurging but less saving
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Corporate profits soar
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US Payrolls Seen Hitting at Least 200,000 for a Fourth Month
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How voters feel about the economy: 4 takeaways from the latest polls Young Voters Are More Concerned With the Economy. That’s Bad for Biden
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Gov. Moore says Baltimore bridge collapse has ‘massive impact’ on national economy Economic impact of the Baltimore bridge collapse Battle heats up over proposed federal funding for Baltimore bridge Buttigieg says there will be ‘more’ federal funding for Baltimore Bridge collapse Crews remove first piece of Baltimore bridge wreckage from water Republican: ‘Outrageous’ for Biden to promise feds will pay for Baltimore bridge Maryland senator: Federal government to cover 90 percent of bridge rebuild costs Trump has lots to say about everything — except the Baltimore bridge collapse Tensions rising in Congress over how to fund rebuilding of Baltimore's collapsed bridge Is DEI a Racial Slur? Rise in Term Outrages Black Americans Baltimore mayor says he’s ‘ignoring the noise’ of DEI blame for bridge collapse Could Tugboats Have Helped in Baltimore? Port of Baltimore workers were bracing for a busy summer season. Now thousands face an uncertain future Ship was undergoing engine maintenance before it crashed into bridge, Coast Guard says Lloyd’s of London sees multi-billion dollar insurance loss from Baltimore bridge collapse Baltimore disaster may be the largest-ever marine insurance payout, Lloyd’s boss says What Passes Through Baltimore Port? Everything Baltimore bridge collapse upends cruise routes, moves them to Virginia Baltimore to open "temporary alternate channel" for ships
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Map: Where U.S. bridges are most in need of repair These 8 U.S. Bridges Vulnerable to Repeat of Baltimore Crash - WSJ
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They came for Florida’s sun and sand. They got soaring costs and a culture war.
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New $20 minimum wage for fast food workers in California set to start Monday
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Woman Wouldn't Swap Land After House Is Mistakenly Built On Her Property. Now She's Being Sued.
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Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there’s worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds
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Immigrants and Latinos are most entrepreneurial in U.S., study finds
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America's new innovation hotspots, mapped
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Weekend starts early: Average worker now logs off at 4 p.m. on Fridays
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This California lawmaker wants to help you ignore your boss when they call you after hours
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A Georgia basic income program is giving Black women $850 a month. They say it helps them pay bills and reduce debt.
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Birthrates are Tumbling Worldwide
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How Gen Z Is Becoming the Toolbelt Generation
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Here's how much you have to make to afford a starter home in the U.S.
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The best time to sell your house in the U.S.
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Why boomers won't sell their big houses
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America’s Magical Thinking About Housing
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Banks face $2tn of maturing US property debt over next 3 years
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UBS flags commercial real estate downturn as a top risk
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The home insurance market is crumbling. These owners are paying the price
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Lessons from the National Association of Realtors settlement for the 2024 election
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Retail occupancy levels at five-year high — so are costs
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Texas Housing Market Could Be Getting a Major Change
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NYC couple sued by squatters who allegedly took over their $930K investment home and won’t leave: ‘It’s absolutely absurd’
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FHFA’s National Mortgage Database: Outstanding Mortgage Rates, LTV and Credit Scores
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Municipalities:

Gary Indiana's Suit Against the Gun Industry
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Alabama Town Hasn't Held Elections in Decades
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Oil/Gas:

Hyundai Motor doubles down on EVs as it ramps up investment in Korea
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Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals
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US Oil Suppliers Muscling Into OPEC+ Markets All Over the World
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Why fossil fuel producers are oddly optimistic in the climate change era
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20% of World's Oil Refining Capacity at Risk
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Politics:

Kamala Harris pushes the envelope as Biden struggles with some Democrats
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Biden's fundraiser with Obama and Clinton highlights Trump's cash crunch
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Liz Cheney Draws Big Crowd in Iowa, Argues Trump’s J6 Trial Must Happen Before The Election: ‘He Knows How Damaging That Will Be’
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Embittered Republicans plot to knock off House hard-right leader
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A Bipartisan Congressional Panel Gets Burned By Partisan Fury
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Khanna says he’d consider saving Speaker Johnson if House votes for Ukraine aid, Baltimore bridge repair Rep. Don Bacon: 'It’s possible' Mike Johnson could lose speakership over Ukraine Johnson says he’s texted with Rep. Greene, plans to talk next week 'Idiotic': Republican unleashes Marjorie Taylor Greene attack on live TV Republican blame game heats up as their majority thins
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Half of senior staffers in Congress are so fed up that they may quit
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Democrats unite against RFK Jr.
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Here’s Who No Labels Should Actually Nominate
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Donald Trump, Blasphemous Bible Thumper Trump's Bibles and the evolution of his messianic message God To Trump: Stop Pimping My Word, And Start Reading It ‘SNL’ roasts Trump for hawking $60 bibles ahead of Easter Sunday Warnock: Trump Bibles ‘risky business’ ‘The Bible does not need Donald Trump’s endorsement’ Sneakers and Bibles: What's behind Trump's growing merch trove
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Trump allies plot anti-racism protections — for whites
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‘America First’ Means a World in Chaos
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Could House control flip to the Democrats? Early resignations leave GOP majority on edge
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Comer urges President Biden to testify in impeachment inquiry
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Democrats see rescuing Speaker Johnson as best bet for Ukraine aid
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Trump Has a Big Problem With GOP Voters Trump weaknesses with Republican voters go beyond suburbs
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Hill GOP to Trump: Tamp down the talk of grudges and Jan. 6
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Analysis Trump may now be taking a political risk with his inflammatory rhetoric
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Trump Is Financially Ruining the Republican Party
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How Republicans texted and emailed their way into a money problem
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Trump attacks resigning GOP Reps as ‘cowards and weaklings’
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Trump Shares Image of Biden Tied Up in Truck
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House Republican says Biden probe "probably nearing the conclusion"
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National Archives gives new tranche of Biden emails to House GOP
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Georgia Republican Party vice chair voted illegally, judge rules
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Court reinstates SC Republican-drawn congressional map for 2024 elections Despite racial gerrymander ruling South Carolina to use ‘unconstitutional’ congressional map after Supreme Court silence
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RNC weighs limiting NBC’s access at this summer’s convention
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Cesar Chavez's family to endorse Biden after RFK Jr. claims civil rights leader would've voted for him
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San Fran Dems locked in race to the right
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Rising global threats force ‘epoch-making’ shift in world order
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Civil War film-maker Alex Garland: ‘In the US and UK there’s a lot to be very concerned about’
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Republicans slam Biden for proclaiming Transgender Day of Visibility on Easter, though it’s yearly observed on March 31 Sunday marks both Easter and the Transgender Day of Visibility. Cue the culture war. Warnock hits Johnson for Trans Day of Visibility criticism: ‘Opposite of the Christian faith’ White House responds to GOP criticism as Transgender Day of Visibility falls on Easter
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A Florida activist creates safe spaces as laws and rhetoric turn against trans rights
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Esper ‘definitely not voting for Trump,’ leaves door open for Biden
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Advocates sound alarm after shuttering of House office promoting diversity
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After Flapping His Schlapp, CPAC Head Forced To Admit Accuser Was Paid To Drop Sexual Battery Claims
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Legal Name Change Shows Frustration With Two-Party System
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Kari Lake is Just Another Grifter
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Montana Supreme Court strikes down voting restrictions
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A conservative publisher actually had ties to Soros. Litigation ensued.
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Why there's no big wave of immigrants voting illegally
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U.S. Census revamped to better count Middle Eastern and Latino groups
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How Immigration Became a Top Political Issue Far From the Border
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How a Union Battle Could Decide Who Wins the U.S. Senate
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Religion:

Was Jesus a man of color? Why this question matters more than ever
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Religious service attendance, mapped
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Americans continue to lose their religion as GOP pushes it
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Pope Francis' Culture Wars Divide Catholic Church
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Fox News hosts claim Biden turning U.S. 'pagan' after hyping Easter with bunnies and eggs
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The Church of Trump: How He’s Infusing Christianity Into His Movement
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Retailing:

Retailer 99 Cents Is Mulling a Potential Bankruptcy Filing
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Tattered Cover seeks to reschedule hearing, considers buyout options
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Dollar Tree to raise prices again in 2024
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Armed Walgreens employee shoots pregnant woman he suspected of shoplifting: Lawsuit
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Accounting:

The accountant shortage is so bad that it's delaying key reports at companies like Tupperware
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Movie Theaters:

The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Circuit Is Up For Sale
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Autos:

Fisker Ocean reservation cancellations top 40,000 as the EV company tries to fight off bankruptcy, leaked data shows
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Tesla's Q1 to forget: Poor guidance, China woes, and Musk antics hit EV maker's stock hard Would-be Tesla buyers snub company as Musk's reputation dips
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I moved to an Arizona oasis that banned cars. It's as dreamy as I expected, but it can be a struggle to venture outside it.
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Detroit went all-in on big, expensive EVs nobody wants. Here's what the data shows they'd rather buy.
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Tourism:

Las Vegas February 2024: Visitor Traffic Up 9.5% YoY; Convention Traffic Up 15%
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (46 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11/9/12/15 Adversary Proceeding Filings (29 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Liability Management:

Liability Management Whack-a-Mole
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Bankruptcy Abuse:

Bankruptcy Abuse Rarely Works . . . Because Of Gatekeepers—Bankruptcy Courts (Part 4)
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Advisors:

Restructuring Attorney Joins Investment Bank Gordian Group
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Mass Torts:

Catholic Diocese of Sacramento prepares for ‘time of atonement’ ahead of bankruptcy filing
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J&J to Pay $75 Million to Settle Mississippi’s Baby Powder Suit
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Will Iowa lawmakers act in time for Boy Scout abuse victims to pursue damages?
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The Truth vs. Alex Jones: How the DSHEA of 1994 gave conspiracy mongers the means to fund their empires
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Standing:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court Grants Derivative Standing to Creditors’ Committee to Sue Members and Officers of Delaware LLC
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Cross-Border:

Getting over the starting line: How multi-entity organizational structures can become a barrier to Chapter 15 relief
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Chile Telecom Operator WOM Files for Bankruptcy in the US
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Safe Harbors:

The Seventh Circuit Upholds District Court’s Decision That Safe Harbor Provision of Section 546(e) Applies to Privately Held Securities
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Aviation:

7 treated after Newark-bound flight diverts due to turbulence, FAA to investigate
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Pilot on United Boeing 777 forced to return to airport after ‘poo from broken toilet flows into cabin’
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Boeing union wants a board seat and a say on plane safety
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Cannabis:

Youngkin vetoes bill setting up sale of recreational marijuana in Virginia
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In 2018, Republicans accidentally legalized cannabis. Now 22 AGs want them to undo it
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Calif. cops forced to return $800,000 in pot to owner after controversial raid
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Climate:

Court strikes down Biden rule requiring states and cities to set climate targets for transportation
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NOAA gets dire warning about solar geoengineering
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As some countries spurn cars, the U.S. continues to embrace highways
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Melting Ice is Slowing the Earth's Rotation
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500,000 people may be affected by sea level rise
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Angry Farmers Are Reshaping Europe
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Extreme drought in southern Africa leaves millions hungry
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Education:

Colleges Are Facing an Enrollment Nightmare
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Feeling Pressure from Politicians and Parents, More Superintendents Quit
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Carnegie and Me: Refuting the culture war on American libraries
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Privacy:

AT&T says leaked data impacts 73 million account holders...
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Utilities:

The Coming Electricity Crisis - WSJ
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Student Debt:

11 states sue to stop Biden’s student loan repayment plan
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Some student-loan borrowers have just 1 month left to get closer to debt cancellation — and they need to take action
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Maritime:

River Danube cruise ship crashed after it was 'suddenly no longer able to maneuver,' 17 passengers injured
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Baltimore Ship Accident Has East Coast Ports Scrambling to Absorb Cargo
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The global risks caused by bigger and bigger container ships
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Personal Finance:

Broke Gen Zers are skipping first dates and meeting each other virtually instead
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Trucking:

Big shipping company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Pride Group files for bankruptcy protection, faces $100M lawsuit
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Ready or not, self-driving semi-trucks are coming to America’s highways
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Crypto:

Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison 4 Takeaways from Bankman-Fried Sentencing Why SBF's time will be "nothing like a country club" "It haunts me every day": Inside SBF's courtroom reckoning Frustration for some of Bankman-Fried's victims who hoped for stiffer sentence Sam Bankman-Fried Deserves a Life After Prison Sam Bankman-Fried is going to prison. The crypto industry isn’t any better for it Sam Bankman-Fried apologizes to FTX ex-colleagues at sentencing hearing
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall is complete
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Sam Bankman-Fried's $222M Bahamas Real Estate Empire Is About To Hit the Market as He's Sentenced to 25 Years for FTX Fraud
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FTX Bankruptcy: Timeline For Creditor Repayment Revealed
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FTX Bankruptcy Estate to Sell 41 Million Solana Tokens for $7.5 Billion
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Hedge funds that scooped up FTX bankruptcy claims are looking at 9-figure paydays. One investor shares how he could rake in $25 million
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Consumer Finance:

‘I am so scared of them now’: Burned from overspending, some ‘buy now, pay later’ users warn others away
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Food/Beverage:

As once-booming Boston Market dwindles, a trickle of customers get nostalgic
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Newspapers:

Could ‘Santa Barbara News-Press’ Website Become a ‘Zombie Site’?
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History:

Volunteers uncover fate of thousands of Lost Alaskans sent to Oregon mental hospital a century ago
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Theme Parks:

California's Sea World Closes Unexpectedly
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UK:

Labour can't 'turn taps on' for struggling councils, Starmer warns at local election launch
(DBN)

Trump ‘hoodwinked’ Scotland with golf course promises, says former project director
(DBN)

Debt crisis as four in five not seeking help despite devastating impact on finances
(DBN)

Economists warn national living wage rise could mean stickier inflation
(DBN)

UK Restaurants and Bars Cut Hours as Costs Soar by £3.4 Billion
(DBN)

Thames Water Owners to Start Restructuring Talks
(DBN)

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MENA:

Dubai investment firm Shuaa delays publishing 2023 financials ahead of final deal with creditors
(DBN)

Pentagon in talks to fund peacekeeping force in Gaza Israel proposes regional security force in Gaza
(DBN)

U.S. and Israel set to hold a virtual meeting on Rafah Monday Netanyahu Vows to Move Civilians From Rafah, Then Smash Hamas
(DBN)

Israel Central Banker Warns on Impact of Rising Defense Spending
(DBN)

Protests Against Netanyahu in Israel
(DBN)

France, Jordan, Egypt Call for Permanent Gaza Ceasefire
(DBN)

GOP senator says Israel has to ‘go into Rafah to destroy Hamas’
(DBN)

Israel alone? Allies’ fears grow over conduct – and legality – of war in Gaza
(DBN)

America Has Pressured Israel Before—and Can Do It Again
(DBN)

US Transfers 2,000 Bombs, F-35s to Israel
(DBN)

Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire in Easter address
(DBN)

Van Hollen: US ‘should not be sending more bombs’ to Israel until government allows more humanitarian assistance Van Hollen: Defy Netanyahu to guarantee Gazans don't starve "You said 'no excuses'": Senate Democrat presses Biden over Gaza aid
(DBN)

Hostage families told Netanyahu they get better treatment from the White House
(DBN)

Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar 400 Tons of Aid on Way to Gaza International court orders Israel to do more to prevent famine in Gaza Gazans Go Hungry as Hamas, Israel and Clans Battle for Control
(DBN)

Israeli troops leave Gaza’s Shifa Hospital a wreck in sea of rubble
(DBN)

GOP Rep. Tim Walberg suggests Gaza should be handled 'like Nagasaki and Hiroshima' GOP lawmaker under fire for saying Gaza should be handled "like Hiroshima"
(DBN)

Netanyahu faces Israel coalition crisis over drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews
(DBN)

Egypt seeks border security support from US amid Gaza negotiations
(DBN)

Trump exaggerates claim that many Americans are 'hostages' in Afghanistan
(DBN)

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Russia:

Johnson has been quietly working with key lieutenants to chart a course on his Ukraine strategy Johnson says Ukraine aid will come up ‘right after’ recess and will include some ‘innovations’ House Intel chair says Ukraine aid will have ‘overwhelming support’ in Congress after recess
(DBN)

Russian journalist who covered Navalny's trial is arrested for extremism Anti-Kremlin hackers avenge Navalny's death
(DBN)

Poland PM: EU Must Get Ready for Looming War
(DBN)

Putin's Friend Predicts a Nuclear Strike
(DBN)

Zelensky fires more aides in reshuffle as Moscow bombards nation
(DBN)

Russia's economy is now so isolated that it has few options other than the Chinese yuan for its reserves
(DBN)

Russian assassination unit linked to U.S. officials' "Havana syndrome"
(DBN)

Russia’s Putin signs decree on spring military conscription
(DBN)

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China:

"Convince us to stay": U.S.-China ties see head-spinning shift
(DBN)

It Only Takes a $7,000 Debt to End Up Trapped in China - WSJ
(DBN)

China Home Sales Drought Persists With Little Hint of Turnaround
(DBN)

Japan's historic economic comeback shows just how screwed China is right now
(DBN)

Dalio Says China Must Fix Debt Problems or Face ‘Lost Decade’
(DBN)

Caixin survey shows China’s March factory activity at its most robust in 13 months China’s Industrial Upswing Is Latest Sign of Economic Recovery
(DBN)

Chinese Stocks Gain as Upbeat PMI Data Reinforce Recovery Hopes
(DBN)

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Peru:

'Rolex case': Peru police raid presidential palace over leader's reported 14 luxury watches
(DBN)

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India:

We must make insolvency pre-packs work for MSMES
(DBN)

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Turkey:

Erdogan Set for Shock Defeat in Turkey’s Municipal Elections
(DBN)

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