January 22, 2024

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Law:

The Most Searched For Biglaw Firms (2023)
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Gibson Dunn Bolsters Restructuring Practice with Partner Hire in London
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Biglaw Discrimination Lawsuit Brings Out All The Racist Social Media Nonsense
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Womble Attorneys Earn Reputation As Two-Faced
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Proskauer Rose Elects Timothy Mungovan as New Chair
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Harvard urges judge to toss families' lawsuits over morgue scandal
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Faxes Are Still Useful In Some Legal Settings
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Law School Founded On DEI Pillar Is Now 'Riven With Betrayal And Fear' Over October 7th And Israel-Hamas War
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A Florida dentist was convicted of having his brother-in-law killed. His mother was charged in the plot days later New 'Dateline' episode on Dan Markel murder promises new details
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Lawyer who went for ambulance joy ride, former BigLaw partner among those disciplined in Illinois
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Donald Trump goes from calm to indignant in newly released deposition video of civil fraud lawsuit
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Trump impeachment lawyer calls on Georgia election fraud prosecutor Nathan Wade to step down after explosive Fani Willis affair allegations: report Trump Probably Can’t Use the Georgia Sex Scandal to Deep-Six His Prosecution Legal expert explains the one thing Fani Willis has to do to save her Trump investigation Documents say Fulton County DA Fani Willis was booked on flights bought by prosecutor with whom she's accused of having affair What we just learned about a key Trump prosecutor and Brian Kemp DA Willis Accuses Prosecutor's Wife of Vendetta
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Maine Official Asks State's Top Court to Consider Trump Ballot Disqualification
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Giuliani to fight $148 million verdict despite bankruptcy A diverse coalition owed money by Rudy Giuliani meets virtually for first bankruptcy hearing ‘There’s no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow’: Rudy Giuliani’s attorney claims he’s too broke to pay $148 million court judgment
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Jeff Clark Is Still Doing Crazy Shit
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‘Access Hollywood’ tape of Trump won’t be shown to jury at defamation trial, lawyer says 'I will hardly be shocked': Expert predicts Trump's next move in E. Jean Carroll trial Trump's latest E. Jean Carroll statements flagged for judge as new evidence for trial 'Look at her many crazy tweets': Trump takes aim at E. Jean Carroll amid defamation trial Haberman suggests Trump wanted to use Caroll trial for fundraising blitz
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Trump damages trial resumes, with possibility former president may take the stand
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'I am new at this and I am learning': SNL buries Trump's bumbling attorney Alina Habba Seth Meyers Joins The Alina Habba Pile On Alina Habba Moves For Bad Court Thingy Alina Habba is persona non grata at her Pennsylvania law school On ‘SNL,’ James Austin Johnson’s Trump laments legal team amid court battles
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New Round Of Bar Charges In D.C. For 2020 Election Litigation
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Lawyer who dropped Trump as a client explains why in 'first and only' interview 'Not to be taken lightly': Lawyer who ditched Trump says ex-president could be convicted
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The art of Trump's trials: Courtroom artist turns legal battles into works of art
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January 6th Wasn’t an FBI Operation. And the Earth Revolves Around the Sun.
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D.C. bar charges three lawyers who helped Trump try to overturn 2020 election: report
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Voters are 'angry' over Trump's criminal charges because they don't seem 'legitimate': 'It just looks so fake,' GOP senator says
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Hunter Biden's friend says Republicans gave 'misleading' account of impeachment testimony Legal Analyst Warns of Critical 'Problem' With Hunter Biden's Lawyer
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Alec Baldwin faces renewed manslaughter charges over 2021 ‘Rust’ movie set shooting Alec Baldwin’s grand jury indictment opens up two paths for prosecutors The Legal Question at the Center of the Alec Baldwin Criminal Case
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"We deserve justice": Uvalde families want police to face charges after DOJ report Uvalde DA convenes grand jury to investigate Robb Elementary massacre A Grand Jury in Uvalde Is Set to Examine Response to School Massacre After Uvalde, Challenges Endure for the Police Despite Clear Protocols
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The parents of a school shooter are heading to trial. The rare case could pit them against each other.
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A Colorado town’s newspapers were stolen after a story about rape charges at the police chief’s house
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Judge Rebukes F.B.I. and Orders Release of Man in ‘Newburgh Four’ Case
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Marine Corps called 911 after losing $90M F-35 jet in SC 'mishap': 'We are coming up dry so far'
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Ken Paxton Surrenders to Whistleblower Case
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Convicted killer attacked by victim's stepdad during sentencing in California courtroom
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3 Girls Were Abducted and Stabbed in 1975. Now They Know Who Did It.
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Alabama readies never-before-used execution method that some veterinarians won't even use for pets
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An ‘Execute-Them-At-Any-Cost Mentality’: The Supreme Court’s New, Bloodthirsty Era
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Texas Begins Arresting Illegal Migrants Biden says border hasn’t been secure for the ‘last 10 years’ Biden Open to Asylum Changes to Clinch Ukraine, Border Deal Greg Abbott Rebuked by Texas Newspaper for 'Dangerous and Reckless' Remarks Dem. Senator John Fetterman breaking with his party says migration crisis threatens to destroy the American dream
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‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-DEI Crusade
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Mississippi mom says 7-year-old son was written up for saying 'Jesus Christ' at school
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Son laughs at hearing after allegedly murdering mother he accused of witchcraft
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'Anger management' therapist gunned down man in street, stuffed body car trunk: Cops
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Town council candidate arrested in stabbings of husband, teenage daughter
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Man fatally stabbed neighbor amid feud over 'loud snoring': DA
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Identity thief got victim arrested for crime and almost on hook for child support: Docs
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Kansas couple hid dead man's body for 6 years while collecting his retirement funds, prosecutors say
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Investigators are looking into Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s lucrative side jobs
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Ohio Paster Charged with Housing the Homeless
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Judges:

Federal Judiciary Called on to End Bankruptcy Judge Shopping Bankruptcy "judge shopping" under fire from creditors, professors
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reappoints Bankruptcy Judge Ronald H. Sargis to Eastern District of California
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As Trump Treats Trials Like Rallies, Judges Study How to Rein Him In
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Wall Street:

US futures remain buoyant after S&P hits record high
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S&P 500 rallies 1% to all-time high, surpassing previous record set in 2022 The S&P 500 just closed at a new all-time high Five Charts Showing the S&P 500’s Wild Ride Back to Record Highs Bets on a Fed Pivot Drive S&P 500 to First Record in Two Years
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This record-breaking market just keeps going higher and higher. Here’s why
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Stocks Reach Record on Fed Bets Loaded With Risk
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Trump’s 2016 Win Shook Markets. Traders Won’t Get Fooled Again.
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Morgan Stanley Pays Gorman $37 Million for Final Year as CEO Jamie Dimon gets $36 million in compensation after historic year for JPMorgan
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Layoffs:

Humans Still Cheaper Than AI in Vast Majority of Jobs, MIT Finds
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Wayfair Fires 1,000 Told to Work Longer Hours
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Sports Illustrated’s Ailing Publisher to Cut Jobs, Guild Says
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Googlers are realizing layoffs are 'just business' — and they're starting to fight back
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Discover to cut 108 jobs in Illinois
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150 Sallisaw workers lose jobs in company sale to Chinese firm
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Corning Inc. confirms job cuts of 1,000 of its workers
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SolarEdge to lay off 16% of its workforce as part of cost-cutting plan
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Macy’s to cut 3.5% of its workforce, close 5 mall anchors
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Tech:

AI will create long-term ‘job disruptions,’ CEO of Big Four firm says
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US investor sentiment on tech turns sharply negative
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In Davos, divided optimism about AI At Davos, businesses look to move from talk to action on AI
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Shocking video shows tech CEO plunge to death during grand on-stage entrance at company party
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Musk’s AI Company Secures $500 Million Toward $1 Billion Funding Goal
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Parents worry AI-generated influencers are promoting unrealistic beauty standards to kids
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Don't worry — the machines won't be as smart as humans for a long time, because they've still got a lot to learn
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How AI will — and won't — change health care
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Sports:

‘Make Taylor Swift cry.’ Bills fans troll the pop star ahead of Chiefs playoff game
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Personal Finance:

Why I started using this blunt cover letter after applying to more than 1,200 jobs and rarely hearing back
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Healthcare:

Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance
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Disease X: Scientists, leaders prepare for a possible virus far deadlier than Covid
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Jan 19th COVID Update: Weekly Deaths Increased
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California and Oregon Ease Covid Isolation Rules, Breaking With C.D.C.
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New York Is Planning to Shutter a Major Brooklyn Teaching Hospital
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Maritime:

As Houthi attacks on ships escalate, experts look to COVID supply chain lessons
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Italy’s Confindustria Cites Red Sea Turmoil as Economic Threat
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The Oil Market Is Making Plans for Red Sea Chaos to Last Weeks
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Utilities:

How Texas' power grid weathered the latest freeze
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Magazines:

Sports Illustrated's future is at risk, as is that of its publisher Sports Illustrated at the Bottom of the Ninth
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Radio:

CBS Sports Radio host Jon Marks claims termination over Audacy bankruptcy comments
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Television:

Dish Creditors Send Letter to Company Alleging Debt Swap Fraud
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge Funds Rake in Record Profits Betting on ‘Catastrophe’ Risk
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Fraud:

Biggest pyramid scheme in South African history — CEO sits in Brazilian jail as bankruptcy goes global
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Economy:

Consumer sentiment surges while inflation outlook dips, University of Michigan survey shows
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Why Are Americans Dissatisfied Despite a Strong Economy?
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New Normal: Lower U.S. Life Ratings
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A stealth inflationary cost is hitting corporate profits and consumer wallets
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The end of workplace loyalty
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Is corporate America welcoming a Trump dictatorship? History says ‘yes.’
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This Recession Indicator Has a Perfect Track Record Over the Past 72 Years: Here's What It Says Happens Next
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Recent developments in household liabilities
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Bank credit is shrinking for the first time since the Great Recession – and that's a red flag for the economy
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Fed to Begin Rate Cut Discussions But Avoid Teeing First One Up Fed Officials Say Data Doesn’t Show It’s Time for a Rate Cut Yet
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Two important events this week could determine the future of Fed rate policy
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The U.S. Seems to Be Dodging a Recession. What Could Go Wrong?
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Yellen takes aim at Trump's economy as key indicators surge
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A Biden boost: 3 economic signs lift campaign
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America's economic mood is improving fast: survey
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Q4 GDP Tracking: Around 1.8% US Fourth-Quarter GDP to Crown Vigorous Second Half
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Childless Future? Birth Rate Plunging as Millennials Decide Against Being Parents
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W.H. demands proof from Cabinet officials on return-to-office
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War warnings everywhere: Global risks are heating up
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Shutdown averted, lawmakers fret about next looming deadline 'Insulting': GOPer punches back at Maria Bartiromo after she pushes government shutdown
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House panel advances tax deal with resounding bipartisan vote
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Even the ultrawealthy had to wait in long lines at Davos — and they were reportedly annoyed about it
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Of course Californians are pouring into Texas, the mayor of Dallas said. The state has the 2 things everyone wants.
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There will be record CEO turnover this year, says top PwC boss
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Mapped: Racial Diversity by U.S. State
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Key facts about the nation’s 47.9 million Black Americans
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

December home sales slump to close out worst year since 1995
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NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 3.78 million SAAR in December; Months-of-Supply above December 2019 NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 3.78 million SAAR in December; Lowest Annual Sales Since 1995
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Homeownership among Gen Zers stagnates
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Mortgage rates will dip below 6% this year amid a stronger housing-market rebound, Fannie Mae says
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Delinquencies spike on loans tied to office buildings
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Florida's Insurance Crisis is a Mortgage Disaster
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How to Stop US Aging Buildings from Collapsing
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The Bay Area farmers had what the billionaires wanted
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People are using cash transfers like basic income to pay rent, and it shows just how badly a housing-crisis solution is needed
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Signa group’s flagship German project falls into bankruptcy
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BlackRock to Sell Shanghai Office Towers at 30% Discount, Sources Say
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San Francisco mall loses fifth store in a month as occupancy plunges to just 25%
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Beverly Hills mansion neighboring LeBron James's dream home is overtaken by 'squatters' hosting nightly raucous raves and charging $75 entry
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Human body parts found at newly bought Colorado home spur investigation
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Municipalities:

Private equity leader to join Puerto Rico Oversight Board
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Celebs:

Secret Stash Of Cash? Cardi B Claims Tasha K Hid Money In Offshore Trusts Amid $4 Million Bankruptcy Battle Cardi B Claims Tasha K Has Secret Offshore Trusts As Bankruptcy Battle Heats Up
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Politics:

US Heads Into Post-Truth Election as Platforms Shun Arbiter Role
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Trump Confuses Nancy Pelosi with Nikki Haley, Blames the Latter for Jan. 6 Capitol Riot: ‘Nikki Haley Is in Charge of Security’ Haley questions Trump's mental fitness as he seems to confuse her with Nancy Pelosi Trump pushes back on claims of mental missteps Trump says he 'aced' a cognitive test a few months ago and that his 'mind is stronger now than it was 25 years ago' The attacks on Donald Trump’s age may be at a tipping point Trump Falsely Claims Democrats Can Vote in New Hampshire’s G.O.P. Primary
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Trump Unloads on Doocy for Correcting Him
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Trump says NATO countries spent ‘billions’ after he threatened to not defend EU
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‘SNL’ mocks Trump court cases, presidential campaign in first cold open of 2024
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Haley makes final sprint in New Hampshire as Trump steps up attacks New Hampshire appears to be Trump's to lose Trump Widens Lead Over Haley in CNN’s Latest New Hampshire Poll Trump mocks Nikki Haley’s first name. It’s his latest example of attacking rivals based on race Trump is turning to racism to mock Nikki Haley's Indian name. Experts say it could backfire. Haley’s Campaign Dismisses Trump Taunts as She Gains on Ex-Boss Haley fires back at Trump attacks in last stretch before New Hampshire Haley: "Not surprised" that majority of GOP in Congress are backing Trump What the conspiracy theory about Nikki Haley’s citizenship is really about Haley gets under Trump’s skin in New Hampshire Inside the door-to-door battle to boost Nikki Haley in New Hampshire Haley needs a New Hampshire jolt to stop Trump. But where’s the energy? Haley ‘Absolutely’ Could Win New Hampshire, GOP Chairman Says Wall Street Donors Planning Haley Fundraiser After New Hampshire Haley’s Last Hope for Beating Trump Rests With These Voters Trump-Haley brawl in New Hampshire gets personal Trump edges out Nikki Haley for Tim Scott’s endorsement Tim Scott doesn't rule out serving as Trump's vice president Sununu rips Scott after Trump endorsement: ‘Nobody’ thinks he will unite the country Haley endorsed by top New Hampshire publication The Legendary Publisher Whose Endorsements Could Make or Break a New Hampshire Candidacy Sounds Off Hutchinson throws support behind Haley days before New Hampshire primary With campaign on the line, Nikki Haley plays it safe in New Hampshire Trump’s feral close to the New Hampshire primary Trump: Haley 'probably ... is not going to be chosen as the vice president' Haley’s Campaign Sees Energy From Women Republicans in 2024 Bid Chuck Todd: ‘There are not enough Republicans left for Haley’ after Trump remade the GOP Chris Sununu won’t say whether Haley will stay in the race if she loses South Carolina Chris Christie fans are trying to shock the world for Nikki Haley
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Haley leads Biden in New Hampshire poll; president tops Trump, DeSantis
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‘It Is All Over’: Never Trumpers Brace for New Hampshire Shutout
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Why Biden won't be on the New Hampshire primary ballot
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Inside the final hours of Ron DeSantis' ill-fated campaign ‘A total failure to launch’: Why Ron DeSantis was doomed from the start How the DeSantis 2024 Campaign Unraveled: Hubris, Infighting, Awkward Moments Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Planning Exit from 2024 Campaign Ron DeSantis I Will NOT Be Your Next Prez ... But Trump Should Be DeSantis supporters more likely to back Trump as second-choice in New Hampshire: Poll The former president’s team didn’t know the Florida governor was going to endorse him, sources say DeSantis’ exit is a devastating blow to the career of a once-rising GOP star DeSantis uses fake Winston Churchill quote as he ends disastrous presidential campaign
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GOP Speaker Mike Johnson has a House majority in name only. He’s left with daunting choices ahead House GOP already considering a future without Johnson
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The GOP is moderating — and coming unhinged
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Louisiana lawmakers pass new Congressional map adding 2nd majority-Black district
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Populism Keeps Rattling the Globe. Elites Have No Idea What to Do.
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Pro-Biden group raised $208M as Dems brace for tough election year
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Science is revealing why American politics are so intensely polarized
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Far-right figures try to create Christian nationalist ‘haven’ in Kentucky
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More Idahoans than not think state on wrong track, want less strict abortion laws Anti-abortion activists join March for Life in snow-covered D.C. Roe anniversary reheats abortion wars Harris takes center stage in 2024 abortion fight Biden Campaign Sharpens Its Post-Roe Message: Abortion Is About Freedom Biden Ad Shows Woman Forced to Leave Texas to End Dangerous Pregnancy Biden administration announces new abortion initiatives on Roe anniversary
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Funny Highway Signs are Not Being Banned
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Ousted Florida GOP leader Christian Ziegler won't be charged with rape
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FL: New GOP Chair's DUI Video Surfaces
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In Trump's GOP, it pays to deny America's racist past
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Election Fraud Is Rare. Except, Maybe, in Bridgeport, Conn.
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Far-Right Congressman Complains There Aren’t Enough White People Joining the Army
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Education:

Harvard Defends Plagiarism Probe of Former President Who Quit
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Minneapolis high school cancels classes after wild allegedly ‘race-fueled’ brawl drew in parents, 2 adults arrested
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When States Try to Take Away Americans’ Freedom of Thought
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Stanley cups are tearing apart middle schools
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Teacher arrested for threatening to behead and slit student's throat
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College Student Sends 456 Applications, Gets Accepted Into One Internship
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Autos:

Inside America's electric vehicle whiplash
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Elon Musk’s losing streak is heading for Tesla
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Biden's charging push: White House scrambles as EV momentum risks slowing
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Lordstown Motors founder launches new EV startup with trucks we’ve seen before
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Student Debt:

Biden forgives another $5 billion in student loans for 74K borrowers
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What student loan borrowers should know about their credit as bills restart
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Climate:

Climate Change Disclosure Requirements Face Hurdles and Challenges
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Lingering Cold Puts Millions in the South Under Harsh Conditions More Than 90 Dead from Fierce Winter Storms
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Europe’s Climate Push Fails to Stem Crisis in Solar Industry
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The US government opens 22 million acres of federal lands to solar
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As Switzerland’s Glaciers Shrink, a Way of Life May Melt Away
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By 2050, climate change will cause over 14 million deaths and trillions of dollars in economic losses
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Climate change may cut labor productivity in India to 40% by 2100: Study
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World leaders debate global carbon tax at World Economic Forum
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Americans’ Most Pressing Climate Change Questions, Answered
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Textiles:

Where Textile Mills Thrived, Remnants Battle for Survival
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Agribusiness:

ADM Places CFO on Leave, Cuts Earnings Forecast Amid Probe
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (19 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (9 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

US Bankruptcies Hit 13-Year High As ‘Bond King’ Jeffrey Gundlach Predicts Massive Recession Incoming
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Examiners:

Third Circuit Orders Independent Examiner in FTX Bankruptcy Court Orders Independent Bankruptcy Examiner to Investigate FTX Collapse
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Special Masters:

'I Was Always Frustrated': Talc Federal Bankruptcy Judge Wants This Rule to Change
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Mass Torts:

Families condemn Koch brothers over ploy to avoid asbestos compensation
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Aviation:

JetBlue to cut some routes as it pushes for profitability New JetBlue CEO Inherits an Airline With Growth Plans in Tatters
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JetBlue, Spirit Appeal Ruling Blocking $3.8 Billion Deal
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Spirit Airlines’ Broken Finances Sow Narrow Path to Survival How Spirit Airlines’ shaky future could add cost and stress to travel across US
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Air freight volumes soar as Red Sea vessel delays, risks make more retailers, auto companies nervous
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FAA Expands Inspections for Boeing 737-900ER Door Plugs
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United Airlines flight to Newark canceled after pilot arrested for taser found in luggage
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Crypto:

Bankman-Fried's FTX to get bankruptcy examiner to probe collapse - US appeals court
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Bankrupt Celsius, FTX’s $46M Transfer Raises Suspicions
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Terraform Labs Declares Bankruptcy in Delaware Terraform Labs files for bankruptcy protection in U.S. following 2022 collapse of its TerraUSD, Luna stablecoins Crypto’s Terraform files for bankruptcy as Do Kwon awaits fate Singapore-based Terraform Labs files for bankruptcy in US after $53.6 billion crypto crash
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Crypto Backers B. Riley and Nomura Entangled in SEC Probe
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Retailing:

Kmart Elegy
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Macy's Rejects $5.8 Billion Takeover Offer
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Jeff Bezos Held 60 Meetings To Secure Amazon Investors But 38 Declined His Offer Of $50,000 For 1% Ownership — A Decision That Could Have Made Them Over $15 Billion Today
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Teresa Giudice admits she staged her prison release photo: ‘Might as well make money off of it’
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Sovereigns:

IMF Approves $600 Million Ghana Payout After Creditor Deal
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World Bank, IMF Look to Move Past Old Tensions on Climate, Debt
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Sri Lanka: Agreements with bilateral creditors on debt payments soon – Secretary IMF says Sri Lanka still needs deals with official and external private creditors
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UK:

U.K. Companies In Critical Financial Distress Surges, Report Says UK Companies Facing Critical Distress Surge 26% by Start of 2024 More than 47,000 UK businesses on ‘brink of collapse’, warn insolvency experts Insolvency specialist says construction has most firms considered to be in ‘critical’ financial distress
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Government will not give Havering Council a guarantee it can borrow millions to avoid declaring itself bankrupt.
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Surrey County Council's debt limit forecast to rival bankrupt Woking and pass £2 billion
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Rishi Sunak faces a fresh Tory revolt by group of 40 MPs demanding extra cash for councils amid fears more are on the brink of going bust
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R3: Insolvency figures show extent of tough trading conditions
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Sunak’s Migration Clampdown Risks Shortage of Hospitality Workers
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UK Financial Watchdog Manager Told She Can’t WFH by Judge
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How ‘Bob the Builder’ went from billionaire to bankrupt
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EU:

Lagarde Calls for Strong EU to Prepare for Trump
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US Rethinks Gas Exports, Spooking Europe Europe Moves Into a New World After a Crippling Energy Crisis
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European Gas and Electricity Prices Tumble as Wind Power Surges
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Canada:

'Critical financial situation': Edmonton Downtown Farmers Market board recommends shutdown 'Critical financial situation': Edmonton Downtown Farmers Market considering closure, bankruptcy
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Ireland:

HealthBeacon to be bought by US firm Hamilton Beach Brands for €6.9 million
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MENA:

Hamas Toll Thus Far Falls Short of Israel’s War Aims, U.S. Says Deep Under Gaza, Evidence of Cells and Hostages, Israel Says Israel's anti-war movement includes mothers of soldiers serving in Gaza Palestinian death toll in Gaza soars past 25,000 with no end to war in sight War in Gaza drove them from their homes. Now, many Palestinians can't even find tents In Strategic Bind, Israel Weighs Freeing Hostages Against Destroying Hamas Noticing Gaza Violence is Not Antisemitism Israel Obliterates Gaza's Last University EU Parliament Calls for Gaza Ceasefire Now EU’s top diplomat accuses Israel of funding Hamas EU Says Israel’s Attack on Hamas ‘Seeding Hate’ for Generations Israel’s Netanyahu Rejects Hamas’s Terms for Hostage Release
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Netanyahu inflames tensions with Democrats over Palestinian statehood Biden speaks to Netanyahu for first time in nearly a month Pro-Israeli Lawmakers Losing Confidence in Bibi Democrats ‘appalled’ by Netanyahu’s bashing of 2-state solution UK Says Israel’s Rejection of Two-State Deal Is Disappointing Hostage Families Protest Outside Bibi's Home
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Israel OKs Plan to Transfer Gaza Tax Funds to Norway
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U.S. personnel are injured after Iranian-backed militants attacked an Iraq air base US troops suffer ‘traumatic brain injuries’ after Iraqi airbase is hit by missiles from ‘Iranian-backed militants’ Iran ups the ante against US, proxies strike Iraq military base with ballistic missiles
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An Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital killed at least 5 Iranian advisers, officials say
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As Houthis vow to fight on, America prepares for sustained campaign US Weighs Stepping Up Fight Against Houthis as Chaos Drags On US Says Air Strike Hits Houthi Anti-Ship Missile Before Launch Houthis seek more Iranian weapons to step up Red Sea attacks, intel shows
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UAE: Running Out of Time to Avoid Wider War
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Turkey's Erdogan to take economic measures against Israel over Hamas war
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War Has Already Hurt the Economies of Israel’s Nearest Neighbors
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Russia:

Officials report at least 18 dead in shelling of a market in Russian-occupied Ukraine
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Rats and mice swarm trenches in Ukraine in grisly echo of World War I
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Putin to Declare War on British Fish & Chips
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Zelensky hits Trump over rhetoric around war with Russia: ‘Very dangerous’ Zelensky expresses concern over Trump’s claims he could end the war in 24 hours
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Volodymyr Zelensky’s Greatest Performance
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Nightmare for Putin as explosion rocks gas terminal in major Russian port
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Russia's elite paratroopers and marines are refusing orders to launch 'human wave attacks,' Ukraine official says
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Russia is likely using Ukraine's freezing winter to ramp up its front-line assaults — but its losses are soaring, British intelligence says
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Mystery Over Putin Ally's Private Jet Crash Fuels Speculation
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Russian parliament examines plan to seize dissidents' assets
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China:

Country Garden’s Offshore Creditors Hire Advisers for Debt Talks
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China Builder Redsun’s Parent Faces Liquidation Court Petition
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Gloom Over China Assets Is Spreading Beyond Battered Stocks
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China Stock Selloff Worsens as Hong Kong Index Nears 19-Year Low
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China's rapidly dwindling future will shape the world for decades to come
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DHS raids Chinese car parts maker's U.S. headquarters
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China Guangdong Yong’ao Investment Group Bankrupt, 80 4s Car Showroom Closed Overnight
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China is unable to invade Taiwan, most U.S. and Taiwanese experts say
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Germany:

Germany’s far-right AfD face mounting protests over plan to deport migrants Hundreds of thousands demonstrate against right-wing extremism in Germany
(DBN)

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Taiwan:

Taiwan’s Doubts About America Are Growing. That Could Be Dangerous.
(DBN)

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Argentina:

Argentine President Milei's plan to remake the economy with a wrecking ball
(DBN)

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Portugal:

Economic Dreams Turn Into Political Nightmare for Portugal
(DBN)

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Denmark:

Nordic Waste faces criticism over bankruptcy scandal
(DBN)

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India:

Are resolution professionals under the bankruptcy code ‘public servants’? Duty–character semantics holds the key
(DBN)

A Judicial Perspective on Locus Standi in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Cases
(DBN)

Missed Timelines, Staff Shortage Pose Challenges For Insolvency Resolution Proceedings
(DBN)

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Slovakia:

9,701 Slovaks Declared Personal Bankruptcy Last Year
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

US court accepts $20.8 billion in claims against Venezuela in Citgo auction
(DBN)

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Singapore:

Individual bankruptcy applications at 18-year high in 2023; more applying for corporate insolvency
(DBN)

MinLaw extends Simplified Insolvency Programme application by two years till Jan 28, 2026
(DBN)

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Brazil:

Eike Batista’s OSX Requests Bankruptcy Protection in Brazil
(DBN)

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