December 30, 2024

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Law:

The Law Firms We Lost In 2024
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US legal industry's China retreat gained steam in 2024
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Million-Dollar Bonuses And How Big Law Is Changing Tactics In The Face Of Big Paying Boutiques
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Top Biglaw Firm Crowned As Law Firm Of The Year, Achieving Industry Greatness
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Perkins Coie Changes Its Mind on Special Bonuses for Associates
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The Great Bonus Divide And How Top Firms Are Splitting on Special Payments
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Zoom Comments And CLE Email Draw Non-Disciplinary Admonition
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Four Questions to Keep Litigation Funders Up at Night in 2025
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US appeals court halts enforcement of anti-money laundering law requiring disclosure of corporate owners
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Trump Administration’s Pro-Business Stance to Boost Mergers, Benefit Law Firms
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'First to sue': Opposing Trump's desire to end birthright citizenship is personal for this AG
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Jan 6 Rioter Asks for Political Asylum in Canada after Skipping Jail
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Daddy’s Little Lawyer – How Did Tiffany Trump REALLY Perform at Georgetown Law?
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Court rules Georgia lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis for information related to her Trump case
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Judge signals that contempt hearing for Rudy Giuliani over his assets might not go well for him
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Jay-Z’s Accuser Can Remain Anonymous, Judge Criticizes His Lawyer’s ‘Relentless’ Filings Jay-Z Gets Post-Christmas Coal As Judge Denies Effort To Dismiss Case Accusing Rapper & Sean “Diddy” Combs Of Assaulting 13-Year-Old In 2000
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Lively vs Baldoni War Goes Nuclear: Countersuit Will 'Shock Everyone' Promises Lawyer
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Some Justice Department Lawyers Look for Protection—and the Exits
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Arizona attorney general warns Trump deporting Dreamers would be a ‘bright red line’
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Texas Mayor Voices Concerns Over Mass Deportations
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How Trump could crack down on blue cities and states to enact mass deportations
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Trump calls federal judge's decision on border wall "major, crucial WIN"
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Andy Kim says he worries Jan. 6 has been ‘papered over’
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Why was Detective Sgt. Monica Mosley shot execution-style in her bedroom?
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‘Baby in a dumpster.’ A spate of abandoned newborns unsettles Texas.
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DEI programs weathered a myriad of attacks this year, with more to come in 2025 Hostile Work Environment Claims Aimed at DEI Gain Early Traction
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Appeals court overturns ex-49er Dana Stubblefield’s rape conviction
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FBI investigating killing of inmate after assault by correctional officers Fatal beating of Black inmate in New York draws probes, outrage
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Will the jury let Luigi Mangione get away with murder? Bets Tied to CEO Murder Case Test Limits on Event Contracts Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds
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Colorado man attacks TV reporter while shouting 'This is Trump's America now' Colorado man facing bias-motivated charges after attacking TV reporter
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'Shocking' bodycam video released of New York officers fatally beating prisoner
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Court rules Vegas Hells Angels can face gang prosecution(DBN)

Texas cheerleader, 17, charged with animal cruelty for fatally poisoning her rival’s show goat in ugly show of ‘jealousy’
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Global boom in cocaine trafficking defies decades of anti-drug efforts
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Ransomware is 35 years old and now a billion-dollar problem. Here’s how it could evolve
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These are America’s safest small towns
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The Number of Murders Kept Falling This Year, but Fear of Crime Persists
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He Frantically Called 911 to Revive His Infant Son. Now He Could Face 12 Years in Prison.
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11 Illinois teens charged with felonies after men lured and beaten using dating apps
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Court Docs: Seattle-Area Teens Tied 14-Year-Old Victim to Tree Before Disemboweling Him
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Judges:

Judicial scandal surfaces in fight over bankruptcy of JC Penney
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The Judge Aileen Cannon File and The Big Question Being Asked
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Wall Street:

U.S. Futures, European Stocks Fall Stock futures inch lower as Wall Street readies for the final trading week of 2024 World shares tick lower as high yields test lofty valuations
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US stocks tread water in thin trade, benchmark US yield ekes out new high Wall St finishes down after sell-off at end of strong holiday-shortened week
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Record Year for Momentum Trade Is Ending With Widening Cracks
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Lumps of coal for Wall Street money managers - again
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All these market indicators point to stocks struggling during Trump's presidency
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Layoffs:

Texas hospital furloughs 25% of workforce
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Tech:

Musk's OpenAI and Warren Clashes to Steer AI Governance's Future
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Tech companies face tough AI copyright questions in 2025
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AI is becoming ingrained in businesses across industries. Where is it going in 2025?
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Big Tech's AI bets are driving a nuclear renaissance. Not everyone is buying the hype.
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In a first, surgical robots learned tasks by watching videos
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Elon Musk’s Critics Stripped of Verification Badge After Publicly Challenging Billionaire: ‘The Beginning Stages of Censorship’ MAGA vs. Musk: Right-wing critics allege censorship, loss of X badges Laura Loomer Calls Out Elon Musk’s ‘Retaliation’ After Having Her X Account Locked: Laura Loomer Issues Apology Amid H-1B Fight With Elon Musk ‘So Much for Free Speech’
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Social Media Companies Face Global Tug-of-War Over Free Speech
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Trump urges Supreme Court to hit pause on a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. next month
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Russia fines TikTok 3 million roubles over legal violations, court says
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‘Godfather of AI’ says it could drive humans extinct in 10 years
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An AI chatbot told me to murder my bullies
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Montenegro orders extradition of Terraform lab co-founder Do Kwon to United States
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Food/Beverage:

TGI Fridays vacates its Dallas headquarters amid bankruptcy
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The Epic Mess at TGI Fridays
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Charted: McDonald’s Price Inflation (2014-2024)
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Charted: Starbucks Price Inflation (2014-2024)
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Education:

Class dismissed: Colleges expected to close as enrollment numbers tank
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Bible removed from school district after law banning explicit content
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University of Iowa announces plans to close Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies department
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Weight-Loss:

Gen Z is skipping the gym and turning to weightloss drugs — leading the Ozempic craze
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43% of Americans Say They Are Overweight; 55% Want to Slim Down
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Retailing:

Big Lots Secures Key Deal to Revitalize Stores and Halt Closure Plans Gordon Brothers to buy bankrupt Big Lots for up to $495M Big Lots Strikes Deal to Save Stores, Stop Brand From Closing Big Lots averts full liquidation, strikes deal to save 200-400 stores Not all Big Lots stores will close: Retailer strikes deal to keep up to 400 open
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Retail apocalypse 2024: All the once-popular stores and restaurants that shuttered locations this year
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French Billionaires Take Biggest Hit Ever on Luxury Goods Slump
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Mastercard: Total holiday retail sales rise nearly 4%
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These 5 retailers closed stores in 2024
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Finance:

Wall St. Is Minting Easy Money From Risky Loans. What Could Go Wrong?
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Student Debt:

What student loan borrowers should know before Biden's term ends
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Biden's broad student-loan forgiveness efforts are officially over and borrowers are left wondering what's next: 'It feels like we're in a pretty hopeless situation'
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Fintech:

Drama-Prone Fintechs Face Mixed Regulatory Environment in 2025
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Maritime:

First Supertanker to Be Scrapped in Two Years Is a Dark Ship
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Motorcycles:

Electric Motorcycle Manufacturer Energica Is Bankrupt
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KTM’s MotoGP exit set to take place in 2026 amid insolvency proceedings
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Personal Finance:

The new rules for job searching: the ultimate guide to finding a job in 2025
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America's Top New Year's Resolutions for 2025
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Cannabis:

Cannabis sector limps into 2025 because 'the gold rush is over'
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Sports:

Are golf’s biggest Tours heading towards bankruptcy?
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Opera:

New York’s Syracuse Opera Files for Bankruptcy
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Recycling:

Another pioneering plastic recycler faces bankruptcy amid challenges
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Economy:

Dollar eyes best year in almost a decade
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Survey Says: What Will Happen in 2025?
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Infographic: The Countries Most Optimistic About 2025
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US credit card defaults jump to highest level since 2010 US credit card defaults jump
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Americans Predict Challenges in 2025, With a Few Bright Spots
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‘Seeing through debt-colored glasses.’ Author details main character being trapped in credit card debt
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Americans 'seem to be catching on' to harsh reality of Trump's campaign pledge: columnist
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US Economy Surprised Again in 2024 Despite Fed, Election Drama
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Yellen: US will hit debt ceiling in mid- or late-January Treasury secretary sends warning urging Congress to act on debt limit Trump blasts GOP, McCarthy over debt ceiling Donald Trump Issues Great Depression Warning
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Dollar set for big annual gain as traders brace for high US rates
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The coming global interest-rate collapse will force the Fed to cut four times in 2025
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Why Fed Chair Jerome Powell is walking an old tightrope into 2025
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Millennials are celebrated for their minimalism. Turns out it was all a lie.
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MAGA v Musk: Trump camp divided in bitter fight over immigration policy Elon Musk fuels H-1B debate, endorses post calling Americans 'too retarded' for skilled jobs Musk calls some MAGA supporters ‘contemptible fools’ as visa row intensifies An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump’s political coalition Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas Republican brawl on immigration erupts as MAGA and tech world clash Trump says H-1B visa program is 'great' amid MAGA feud over tech workers Democrats taunt Trump with ‘President Musk’ moniker MAGA's new DEI fight What to know about the H-1B visas fueling divide in MAGA world 'Are you selling us out?': Trump's new comments met with immediate backlash from MAGA base 'They deserve to be eaten': Ex-Tea Party rep has no sympathy for MAGA billionaires MAGA Civil War Erupts as Trump Backers Turn on Vivek Ramaswamy Over H-1Bs Haley Slams Ramaswamy Over US Workers
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Elon Musk’s Go-To Cost-Cutter Is Working for DOGE
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Top Democrats warm to Elon Musk’s US government cost-cutting mission
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Biden's gift to Trump: a golden opportunity to supercharge the economy
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Why more millennials are leaving big cities in favor of rural life
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More than 9 million workers are getting a raise on January 1. Here's where.
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For 'sick leave detective', business is booming
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The best states to raise a family in 2025
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Social Security Benefits Are Shrinking
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Social Security Update: Republican Says Cuts Should Be 'On the Table'
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Older Americans are falling through the cracks of the programs designed to save them
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

San Francisco house prices plunge amid widespread tech layoffs
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US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people Migrant Crisis Pushed US Homelessness to Record High in 2024 “I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
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Florida Housing Market Faces 2025 Struggles
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These are the most expensive neighborhoods for renters in NYC
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The NYC office market was full of surprises — both good and bad — in 2024
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Municipalities:

What’s the Matter With Chicago?
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2025 may be a watershed year for bankrupt Chester after 3 decades of ‘distress’ in Pa.’s oldest town
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One of America's richest towns where the average home costs $4M is on brink of bankruptcy over property fight
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New Georgia property tax limits may strain school districts and counties
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Oil/Gas:

The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
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Big Oil backtracks on renewables push as climate agenda falters
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Politics:

Jimmy Carter, former president and humanitarian, dies at 100 Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dead at 100 Jimmy Carter: A Life in Pictures His work after the White House made Jimmy Carter a standout In the Presidents’ Club, Carter Was the Odd Man Out Jimmy Carter had a second term. It just wasn't in the White House 5 defining moments of Jimmy Carter’s presidency Jimmy Carter: The Last Progressive Evangelical 11 facts about Jimmy Carter that may surprise you After Jimmy Carter Won the Presidency, Democrats Lost the South Jimmy Carter, Conservative Jimmy Carter Was Right About Materialism but, Alas, Wrong About Us Jimmy Carter’s Unappreciated Legacy Biden lauds former President Jimmy Carter's decency and character in remarks Biden said incoming President Trump could learn from Jimmy Carter’s example Trump reacts to Jimmy Carter’s death with heartfelt statement Biden says Jimmy Carter asked him to deliver his eulogy World leaders remember former President Jimmy Carter as a humanitarian and peacemaker Democrats and Republicans honor former President Jimmy Carter's lifetime of service Greg Abbott Mistakenly Sends Condolences to Jimmy Carter's Dead Wife Jimmy Carter’s legacy: A disappointing presidency, a remarkable post-presidency, explained Jimmy Carter: Many evolutions for a centenarian ‘citizen of the world’ History gets Jimmy Carter wrong, both underrated and overrated
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Across the west, the centre right is collapsing – and with it, any notion of what is ‘too extreme’
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Why Trump is targeting Panama, Greenland, Canada Trump team says Canada, Greenland, Panama comments are part of a broader plan Former Trump adviser: If Denmark can’t defend Greenland, let US buy it to ‘become part of Alaska’
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'Governing by crisis' forecasted for 2025 as Trump and Republicans take control: report
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President-elect Trump names local car dealer John Arrigo to be ambassador to Portugal
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Karoline Leavitt set to take reins as youngest ever White House press secretary
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Sen. Kim signals openness to Stefanik, Rubio, but has ‘real concerns’ about Patel, Hegseth
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MAGA Is Already Eating Its Own. Pass the Popcorn All-Out MAGA Civil War Engulfs Trump Already
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In shift, Trump downgrades soaring rhetoric on campaign promises
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How Donald Trump transformed mass culture
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GOP "playing with fire" if Johnson removed as speaker, Rep. Lawler says
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‘Bad things can happen’: how will the world adjust to the Trump presidency?
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Across the west, the centre right is collapsing – and with it, any notion of what is ‘too extreme’
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Schatz: Democrats’ next nominee ‘has to talk like a normal person’ Brian Schatz to Democrats: Please, Stop With ‘Center’ and ‘Making Space’
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Is the Democratic brand toxic? A growing number of Dems wonder if going ‘independent’ will help them win
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Biden reportedly regrets ending re-election campaign and says he’d have defeated Trump Joe Biden’s lonely battle to sell his vision of American democracy 5 accomplishments Biden is touting before leaving office
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Dean Phillips Was Right About Joe Biden. He Finds It ‘Awfully Unsatisfying.’
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Musk Backs German Far-Right Party in Controversial Opinion Piece Musk calls AfD ‘last spark of hope’ for Germany Musk Doubles Down on Support for German Far-Right Party AfD German politicians decry Elon Musk’s AfD support as ‘intrusive’ election influence
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Kari Lake says she won’t seek office again
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Steve Bannon Slams ‘Toddler’ Elon Musk After Tesla Owner Tells Critics To ‘F--- Yourself In the Face’ As MAGA Civil War Rages On
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9 Political Issues That Bit the Dust This Year
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Kansas once required voters to prove citizenship. That didn’t work out so well
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House Republican Demands Outing of Colleagues Who ‘Secretly’ Paid $17 Million in Taxpayer Money to Settle Sex Charges
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Americans want famous people to talk less about politics
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Climate:

'Death by 1,000 paper cuts': How 2024 became such an exceptional year for tornadoes
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Health insurers confront climate change
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2024 was alarmingly hot all over the world
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Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat in 2024, threatening health, economy: Report
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Wanted: An early-warning system for the end of the world
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Hydropower Was Its Answer to Climate Change. Until the Rivers Ran Dry.
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Transit:

Ranked: U.S. Cities With the Longest Commutes
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Healthcare:

Most Americans think insurance industry bears some blame for CEO killing
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Insurers Continue to Rely on Doctors Whose Judgments Have Been Criticized by Courts
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Under Trump, Affordable Care Act and Job Benefits Are on Thin Ice
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How the Pandemic Increased US Deaths Visualized in Eight Charts
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Government Worries About Healthcare Bankruptcies Fail to Block PE Deals
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Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families
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'Would he have lived?' When insurance companies deny cancer care to patients
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UnitedHealth expects $455B in 2025 revenue
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39 health systems ranked by Q3 revenue
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'Never waste a good crisis': The keys behind a Louisiana system's financial comeback
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Bird flu mutated inside US patient, raising concern
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Money Can Buy a Longer Life—to a Point
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AI spots heart conditions before sufferers have symptoms
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Norovirus cases are surging in parts of the US, CDC data shows
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Religion:

Churches fight to stay open as attendance dwindles
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Autos:

Car production plant abruptly shuts down leaving employees begging for state to ‘do something’
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The rising average value-weighted maturity of car loans
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Trump Tariffs and the European Auto Industry
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Honda CEO on Why Why Nissan Merger is Smart
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How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (10 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Mass Torts:

Maryland sues maker of Gore-Tex over pollution from toxic ‘forever chemicals’
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Bankruptcy shouldn't keep Johnson & Johnson, other companies from being held accountable
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Aviation:

Incora to Exit Chapter 11 After Feuding Creditors End Challenges
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Volocopter GmbH Files for Insolvency While Seeking Investors German air taxi company Volocopter announces insolvency
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South Korea plane crash horror: 179 presumed killed as investigation probes if bird strike caused engine disaster Fiery plane crash kills 179 in worst airline disaster in South Korea Experts question bird strike as cause of deadly South Korean plane crash South Korea Air Crash That Killed 179 Poses Bird-Strike Mystery Video Offers Clues to Cause of Plane Crash, but No Immediate Answers What we know about the deadly passenger jet crash in South Korea Fire department says landing gear malfunction caused the disaster Before the Jeju Air crash, South Korea had gone from air safety 'pariah' to a global gold standard Jeju Air stock hits a record low after plane crash Jet crash disaster in South Korea marks another setback for Boeing Boeing shares fall in wake of deadliest air crash in South Korean history South Korean Airline Suffers Mechanical Malfunction One Day After Crash Jeju Air crash that killed 179 prompts South Korea to review country’s airline operation system Boeing Aircraft To Be Inspected After South Korean Crash Dozens of dead unidentified amid South Korean probe into Jeju Air plane crash
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Air Canada plane spits flames in another horror landing as 2 more aircraft malfunction on night of South Korea crash Passengers evacuated from plane after landing incident in Canada
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'Stop, stop, stop': Air traffic control intervenes as planes near each other on LAX runway
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Flights temporarily suspended at Halifax airport after airplane landing incident
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Russia's Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over 'tragic' airliner crash People on crashed Azerbaijani plane say they heard bangs before it went down Four sources say Azerbaijan Airlines flight was downed by Russian air defenses Azerbaijan Airlines flight to Russia turns back to Baku after airspace closure Russia shot down passenger plane and tried to 'hush it up,' says Azerbaijan president Azerbaijan's president says Russia must accept blame for plane crash Azerbaijan’s president accuses Russia of shooting down crashed jetliner unintentionally Azeri Airline Pauses Over Half of Flights to Russia After Crash
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Missiles Are Now the Biggest Killer of Airline Passengers - WSJ
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Two Plane Crashes Lead to Deadliest Year in Skies Since 2018
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Video shows woman walking onto wing of Alaska Airlines plane
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The billionaires and tech barons vying to build a private space station
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Consultants:

How consulting lost its cool
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Celebs:

Is Antonio Brown Really Broke? The Former NFL Star’s Bankruptcy Filing Faces Scrutiny as Trustee Questions Financial Disclosures Antonio Brown bankruptcy fight deepens over hidden assets
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Aaron Carter’s Estate ‘Insolvent,’ Unable to Pay Massive $241,000 Debt Two Years After His Death
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UK:

Number of UK Retailers in Distress Surge 25% in Fourth Quarter UK retail and hospitality sectors brace for insolvency spike post-Budget, industry leaders caution
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Restructurings could rise next year as Budget cost rises loom, warn experts
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UK's Starmer asks regulators to prioritize economic growth
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Wage growth rises as UK firms start cutting jobs at fastest rate in four years
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EU:

European Central Bank Considers Delayed Rate Cuts Amid Economic Uncertainty Next ECB rate cut could be longer in coming, Holzmann says Spanish Inflation Accelerates, Backing Gradual ECB Rate Cuts ECB May Mull Waiting Before Next Rate Cut, Holzmann Tells Kurier
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ECB’s Knot Says Trade War Could Export China Deflation to Europe
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Canada:

Canadian Cabinet ministers meet with Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary in bid to avoid tariffs
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Trudeau, Carney push back over Trump’s ongoing 51st state comments
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MENA:

Israeli military loosened rules of engagement at start of Gaza war, New York Times reports
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Netanyahu to undergo prostate removal operation, court testimony delayed Netanyahu Prostate Surgery Ends ‘Successfully,’ His Office Says
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Born at war, dying in the cold: Gaza’s babies struggle to cope with plummeting temperatures
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In Gaza’s crowded tent camps, women wrestle with a life stripped of privacy
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Taliban Ban Windows To Stop Women Being Seen Inside Homes
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Fire rips through one of Gaza’s last hospitals; Israel detains director Israel detains medics after hospital raid, health officials say Gaza medics say Israeli strike kills five journalists, Israel says it hit militants
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Syria's de facto leader says holding elections could take up to four years Syria's new rulers declare crackdown as tensions flare in coastal area
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Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can visit one of the world’s oldest synagogues again
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Iran says 2025 'important year' for nuclear issue
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US anti-missile system in Israel used to intercept projectile from Yemen
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Israeli airstrikes hit a Yemen airport as a jet with hundreds onboard was landing, UN official says
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How the UAE Is Trying to ‘Future Proof’ Its Economy With AI
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Lebanon’s Economy Reels From War: ‘We Are Starting From Zero’
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France:

New French finance minister eyes 2025 deficit slightly above 5%
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Russia:

High food prices dampen festive spirits in Russia
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How Putin Tapped a Well of Ethnic Hatred in Russia
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Germany calls for new sanctions on Russia's dark fleet that is 'damaging major undersea cables' nearly every month Finland Finds Anchor Drag Marks Left by Tanker That Broke Cables Finland Moves Eagle S Tanker Closer to Land as Probe Intensifies Estonia Sends Ship to Guard Power Link After Cables Damaged
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Biden reaffirms support for weapons surge to Ukraine after Russia's Christmas attack US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves office
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Russia said it's been listening to Trump's plans for peace in Ukraine and is 'not happy, of course'
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Ukraine Risks Losing All the Russian Land It Seized Within Months, US Officials Say
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Russia says it will stop gas exports to Moldova from Jan 1 Gazprom Will Halt Gas Supplies to Moldova Amid Debt Dispute
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Slovakia to consider reciprocal measures if Ukraine stops Russian gas transit, Fico says
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Ukraine says it struck drone depot in Russia's Oryol region
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North Korean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, White House says North Korean soldiers turning to suicide rather than face ‘human wave’ attacks in occupied Russian region
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Where Is Russia Finding New Soldiers? Wherever It Can.
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Putin's war of attrition: Russia 'suffers 421,000 losses in 2024' as death toll surges
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Russia warns the United States against possible nuclear testing under Trump
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North Korea:

Kim Jong Un vows to launch ‘toughest’ anti-US policy
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Germany:

Germany Opened Its Doors to Migrants. Now It’s Struggling to Cope.
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South Korea:

Impeached South Korean president builds legal team of allies, former co-workers South Korea's acting president faces impeachment as Yoon set for trial South Korean authorities seek warrant to detain impeached President Yoon in martial law probe South Korea Impeaches Two Leaders in Two Weeks as Crisis Deepens
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Cuba:

10 Years Ago, a U.S. Thaw Fueled Cuban Dreams. Now Hope Is Lost.
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China:

China's Nov industrial profits narrow decline but demand remains soft
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China’s Xi Says Nation Faces ‘Arduous’ Reform, Stability Tasks
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China's December Manufacturing Activity Seen Expanding for 3rd Month
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China Urges Support for People in Need as Economy Slows
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Chinese youth flock to civil service, but slow economy puts 'iron rice bowl' jobs at risk
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How not to manage a downshifting economy
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Croatia:

Croatia set to reelect its ‘Donald Trump’
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Mexico:

Mexico Plans Alert App For Migrants Facing Arrest In US
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Mexico Worries Trump Will Order Strikes Against Drug Cartels
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Germany:

German pianos hit a sour note after Grotrian-Steinweg bankruptcy
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Singapore:

Singapore Oil Tycoon Lim Oon Kuin Bankrupt After Empire's Dramatic Collapse
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Australia:

Thousands of Australian businesses collapse during 2024 amid rising costs
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Japan:

Japan's bankrupt businesses estimated to hit 11-year high in 2024
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India:

India Banks’ Bad Loan Ratios Seen Worsening by 2026, RBI Says
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India is overlooking the climate drag on its economic growth
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