Law:

Wall Street Law Firms Are in a Poaching Frenzy. Kind of Like the N.B.A.
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Top 50 Biglaw Firm Isn't Shuttering Its Miami Office, But Moving To A More 'Flexible' Office Alternative
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US law firm Dechert considering shuttering offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, say sources
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If Biglaw Is Looking For An Excuse To Offer Bigger Year-End Bonuses, This Is It
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Vault Ranks The Best Law Firms For Diversity (2025)
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Law Firm, Ex-Partner Settle Suit Over Firing, Crypto Assets
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Access to Justice: A Roadmap to Creating and Launching Consumer Bankruptcy Experiential Programs in Law Schools
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Feeling Stressed In Biglaw? You Aren't The Only One!
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Lawyer Seems To Forget His Law Professor Client Already Admitted To Sleeping With Students
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How Your Firm Can Be So Much Cooler Online
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Clients Often Wait Until The Last Minute To Complete Tasks
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Bannon on The Eve of Prison • SCOTUS rejects Steve Bannon's last push stay out of prison, he must report Monday • Steve Bannon continues sowing doubts about the 2024 election as he heads to prison
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Member of 'PATRIOTS45 MAGA Gang' admits trespassing at Capitol on Jan. 6
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Supreme Court to issue landmark Trump ruling
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Trump-Appointed Judge Will Not Consider New Exhibits As Evidence In Espionage Act Hearing
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Lawyer at center of Trump effort to recuse civil fraud judge throws wrench in the works
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Creditors accuse Giuliani of 'flouting court orders,' ask he be held in contempt and fined
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FBI Witness Adds Up the Cash, Gold Bars at Bob Menendez’s House
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Shoplifters love Lego. The colorful plastic toy bricks are a gold mine for criminals
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How your FedEx driver is helping cops spy
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Woman takes fight to SCOTUS after SWAT destroys her home in raid
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Uvalde school police chief indicted for alleged failure to protect mass shooting victims
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Video shows NY officer fatally shooting 13-year-old on ground. Police say he pointed a replica gun
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California is set to track gun shop credit card sales as 17 other states pass laws that prohibit it
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Man, 83, convicted of murdering, chopping up wife and disabled daughter after losing job
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Man admits to fatal hammer attack on estranged wife while out on bond for previous assault
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8-year-old dies in hot car while mom went to work at Amazon Fulfillment Center: Police
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Texas Court Rules Murderer of BLM Protester Can Go Free
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A 3-year-old shot herself in the head. Her father could go to prison for decades.
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Missing mom, daughters may have been 'coerced' to travel to religious rehab facility: Cops
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Jury recommends death for man who killed 5 women 'execution-style' at Florida bank
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The Saipan surprise: How delicate talks led to the unlikely end of Julian Assange’s 12-year saga
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Judges:

A Tribute to the Honorable Thomas L. Ambro • Opening Remarks • Acceptance Remarks for the 2024 Distinguished Service Award for Lifetime Achievement
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She cemented a conservative Supreme Court, but Amy Coney Barrett sometimes resists the far-right flank
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Barrett breaks with conservatives over Jan. 6 obstruction charge ruling • Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters • SCOTUS hands win to Jan. 6 rioters but a Trump victory is less clear • 'Textual backflips': Supreme Court rules 6-3 to narrow law in Jan. 6 obstruction case
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The Supreme Court Thinks That by Arguing More, We Can Be Less Divided
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A Mistake in the Early 1970s Still Haunts Supreme Court Ethics
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Texas Supreme Court sides with Christian judge who refuses to officiate gay weddings
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Supreme Court's overturning of 40-year Chevron ruling is a win for the Trump deregulatory agenda • Blockbuster Supreme Court Ruling Caps Gorsuch’s Long Quest to Gut Agency Power • Chevron v. NRDC, RIP • Lobbyists Brace for ‘Earth-Moving’ Change After Chevron Ruling • Supreme Court takes sledgehammer to federal agency power in Chevron case • Five Things Companies Can Do Now That Chevron Deference Is Dead • High Court Magnifies Biden’s Misery by Kneecapping Policy Agenda • Experts Warn of Fallout From SCOTUS' Chevron Decision • American Environmentalism Just Got Shoved Into Legal Purgatory • SCOTUS seems determined to dismantle the administrative state. It will make regulating major industries tougher. • SCOTUS curbs agency power in ruling that ends Chevron deference; dissent dubs opinion ‘Hubris Squared’ • US Supreme Court ruling curbing agency powers could hobble labor board • Kagan's angry dissent accuses Roberts of judicial overreach in administrative law case • John Roberts Says Judges Should Decide How Much Rat Poison Is Too Much For Your Hot Dogs • Bedrock Wall Street Rules Threatened by Supreme Court Ruling • Chevron Death Puts Agencies on Notice for Tougher Legal Brawls • The Supreme Court Won’t Stop Dismantling the Government’s Power • The Supreme Court just made a massive power grab it will come to regret • Pollution Curbs, Non-Compete Bans Put at Risk by Chevron Ruling • Consider the wild gray squirrel, Kagan rebukes her colleagues as court overrules Chevron
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The Supreme Court 'running of the interns' comes to the finish line
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The ethical quandary facing the Supreme Court (and America)
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The Supreme Court nears the end of another momentous term. A decision on Trump’s immunity looms • Trump as President or Private Citizen: Why Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling Is a Test • Trump Gets Boost From Supreme Court Ahead of Immunity Ruling
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The Supreme Court vs. the executive branch
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The Supreme Court just downgraded ‘the insurrection’ to trespassing
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What a big new Supreme Court decision could mean for homeless Americans • ‘Terrifying and dystopian’: the dark realities of the supreme court’s homelessness decision • Supreme Court upholds ban on sleeping in public, says law does not punish status of homelessness • SCOTUS Just Greenlit The Crime Of ‘Sleeping While Homeless’ As Totally Fair Game
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I Guess A Bunch Of Sixth Circuit Judges Think The Public Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Outlaw Qualified Immunity
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise as Wall Street readies for the second half
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S&P 500 closes lower Friday, but AI trade drives a 14.5% gain in first half of 2024
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Economic Cracks Are Getting Exposed in the 2024 Market Bounty
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Layoffs:

Fury as one of America's oldest companies slashes jobs in the Midwest as it shifts work to Mexico: 'It's greed'
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Footwear:

Nike warns of falling sales as upstarts crowd its business, stock sees worst day on record
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Autos:

‘I can’t get paid.’ Cyberattack affecting car dealerships brings chaos for sellers, buyers and workers • The auto dealers outage has been hamstringing car dealerships for days. Experts say that’s the new normal for cyberattacks • Dealers ‘Quickly Coming Online’ Following CDK Cyberattack • CDK Hackers Have Ties to Notorious Russia-Based Cyber Gang
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Hybrids are having a moment. Here's what you need to know if you're in the market.
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EV charging is so bleak in the US that 46% of owners are considering going back to gas-powered cars
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Fisker recalls over 12,000 Oceans because doors might not open • Fisker’s Austrian Subsidiary Faces $1.24 Billion Claims Amid Insolvency
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Teslas Are Breaking Down More and More, Data Shows
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China to buy another African mine as it elbows in to lead global green energy revolution
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Ride Hailing:

Uber will pay you $1,000 to ditch your car for five weeks
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Tourism:

Las Vegas May 2024: Visitor Traffic Up 4.6% YoY; Convention Traffic Up 2%
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Personal Finance:

I'm a housekeeper in Palm Beach earning more than I ever imagined due to the influx of young, wealthy families to South Florida
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Job interviews are about to get a whole lot more stressful
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36% of Americans plan to take on debt for summer travel. Here’s why that worries financial experts
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Crypto:

Bulk of SEC Case Against Binance, Zhao Can Proceed, Judge Rules
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Collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is about to unload $9 billion of coins onto the market. Here's what it means • Bitcoin Mt. Gox creditors will soon benefit from $9 billion payback — their BTC is over 10,000% more valuable than when it went missing
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Big Law Firms and Banking Experts Venture into Crypto to Seize Lucrative Opportunities
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Healthcare:

Steward Health Care's physician group sale to Optum is off, regulator says • In setback, Steward and Optum walk away from deal for physician network • Potential buyer reportedly backs out of Steward physician group sale • Medical Properties (NYSE:MPW) Sinks 8% after Optum Abandon’s Steward Deal
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Apple Watch Is Becoming Doctors’ Favorite Medical Device - WSJ
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Study suggests connection between anxiety and Parkinson’s disease
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Travelers beware: It’s a big year for dengue • CDC issues dengue fever alert in US as hundreds of cases confirmed in Florida
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June 28th COVID Update: Wastewater Measure Increasing Sharply
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Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Died by Suicide
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Construction workers more likely to commit suicide than any other occupation
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Justice Alito says allowing abortions in medical emergencies is ‘bizarre’
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Kentucky judge throws out Jewish mothers' lawsuit challenging the state's abortion ban
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Texas top court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors
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Media:

Gateway Pundit accused of using bankruptcy to derail defamation suits
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Infrastructure:

Dams in distress: Partial failure in Minnesota offers a nationwide warning
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Economy:

Personal Income increased 0.5% in May; Spending increased 0.2%
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Here's how much Americans say they need to earn to feel financially secure
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Why Are Companies That Lose Money Still So Successful?
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Fed’s Rate-Cut Delay Won’t Hold Back the Tide of Global Easing
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The shadowy new way employees are cheating their way to the top
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Inflation is forcing Americans to be less generous these days
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Q2 GDP Tracking: 1.7% to 2.2%
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US Employment Seen Moderating Along With Wage Growth
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Gen Z, millennials' spending habits fuel dependence on 'Bank of Mom and Dad'
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Behind Davos, Claims of a Toxic Workplace - WSJ
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Summer hours are a perk small businesses can offer to workers to boost morale
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The plot of a new Fox animated comedy series is about a guy who gets a $3,000 monthly 'universal basic income'
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Another Contentious US Election Means a Worker Productivity Dip
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Move over, remote jobs. CEOs say borderless talent is the future of tech work
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From used cars to airfare: 5 purchases that are cheaper than last year, even as prices rise overall
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House Passes 3 Spending Bills, Teeing Up Battles This Fall
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Texas wins court block on overtime pay rule
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Tractor Supply slashes its DEI and climate goals after a right-wing pressure campaign
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Diversity Was Supposed to Make Us Rich. Not So Much.
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Chinese Golf Carts Surging Into US Prompt Pleas for 100% Tariff
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Report: Florida's minimum wage worker must work nearly 100 hours per week to afford housing
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Freddie Mac House Price Index Increased in May; Up 5.9% Year-over-year
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Thousands of homeowners are about to get slammed with higher monthly payments
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PCE Measure of Shelter Slows to 5.5% YoY in May
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Final Look at Local Housing Markets in May and a Look Ahead to June Sales
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Why homesteading is growing
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Real estate expert predicts huge changes in the housing market: 'Things are really breaking down' | Daily Mail Online
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A Hawaii judge ordered the demolition of a house after a California woman bought a vacant plot, only to discover the building on her land
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Municipalities:

Observers mixed on Skeel's legacy
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10 best U.S. cities to live in based on culture, education, infrastructure and more
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Oil/Gas:

U.S. Energy Production Chalks Up Another Record
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Colorado oil and gas wells can’t fund their own cleanup. Taxpayers may foot the bill
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Citgo Auction Planner Asks Delay of Sale Hearing Until September
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Tech:

Bankrupting the Matrix: DAOs and the Code
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Nearly Half of Firms Using AI Say Goal Is to Cut Staffing Costs
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Panicked AI users revolt against Silicon Valley
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Australia PM Says Arrogant Meta Should Pay Outlets for News
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Robots Are Stepping Into One of Asia’s Dirtiest Farm Jobs
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A.I. ‘Friend’ for Public School Students Falls Flat
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Ray Kurzweil: The Future of AI and the World
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Toys:

Toy Maker Behind Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys Files for Bankruptcy
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Politics:

Biden Family Debates Future: 'Mess' • Biden’s family encourages him to stay in the race as they discuss whether top advisers should be fired • Jill Biden takes flak for urging Joe to carry on • Biden comes out swinging in first speech after presidential debate with Trump • Here’s What It Would Take to Replace Biden as Nominee • Whopping 72% of Americans Don’t Think Biden Has the ‘Mental and Cognitive Health’ to Be President • Democrats creating path for Joe Biden to make ‘dignified’ exit • Democratic Donors’ Big Question: What’s Plan B? • NYT Editorial Board calls for Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race • AJC editorial board calls for Biden to exit presidential race • Philly Newspaper Urges Trump to Quit Race • Ex-DNC vice chair: Biden must be pushed to drop out • Why I Told Biden to Quit, by New Yorker’s David Remnick: ‘Breakthrough Moment’ • Top aides shielded Biden from staff, but couldn't hide the debate • Two Joe Bidens: The night America saw the other one • Biden campaign fundraises $27 million after first debate • The Democrats are panicking: Biden could bring the whole party down • LBJ and Truman knew when to quit. Will Biden? • Dropping Out Is Biden’s Most Patriotic Option • Warnock says Biden should ‘absolutely not’ step aside • Biden Loyalists Dismiss Calls to Quit in Frenetic Weekend Blitz • Biden's family urges him to 'keep fighting' as donors look for alternatives • Clyburn says Biden had ‘preparation overload’ for debate • Biden the ‘only’ Dem who can beat Trump, Chris Coons says • Top Biden Party Allies Close Ranks as Poll Signals Voter Concern • Pelosi on Democrats calling for Biden to step down: ‘I’m not doing it’ • Biden meets family at Camp David as calls to exit the race grow • Influential donors want to pressure Biden to drop out • The Media Establishment Lays on the Horn: Joe Must Go • Carville Responds to Biden Campaign Using His Name to Fundraise After He Predicted President Will Drop Out of Race • Carville on Biden’s dismal debate: He relies on ‘employees’ not ‘advisers’ • Bob Woodward brands Biden debate performance a ‘political h-bomb’ • Alyssa Farah Griffin: ‘I feel duped’ by Biden’s team • Rep. Jamie Raskin says 'honest and serious conversations are taking place' about Biden's political future • Maureen Dowd calls for Biden to leave race after shaky debate: He ‘looked ghostly’ • The Worst Debate Performance in American History • 60% of voters want Biden replaced as candidate after debate, poll says • Joe Biden's Chances of Winning Election Plummet After Debate • Joe Biden's Chances of Winning Democratic Nomination Fall 30% After Debate • Increasing numbers of voters don't think Biden should be running after debate with Trump — CBS News poll • Trump campaign hopes Biden stays in race as ex-president changes tone • Democrats reel from Biden’s stumbling debate showing • Barack Obama's Advisers Draw Knives Out for Biden: 'Gonna Be Discussions' • After president’s debate debacle, Jill Biden delivering the message that they’re still all in • Schumer's pre-debate fears come true • Advisers Believe Kamala Would Lose • Democrats fear replacement scenarios as much as keeping Biden • How Democrats got here • Inside Kamala Harris’ post-debate dilemma • The Democrats who could replace Biden if he exits the 2024 race • 10 options if Democrats actually try to replace Biden • 7 Democrats who could replace Joe Biden if he leaves race Biden’s difficult debate puts spotlight on Harris • The reason why NATO and Europe found Biden’s debate performance so alarming • Foreign diplomats react with horror to Biden’s dismal debate performance • A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance • ‘I understand the concern’: Biden seeks to calm nervous donors after debate flop • Haley Warns Trump to Prepare for Younger Rival, Renews Call for Cognitive Tests • The Ghastly vs. the Ghostly • The Felon vs. The Fossil • The shipwreck of our leaders • Wealthy Biden backers split over path forward • Dear Joe, it’s time to go • Trump says Biden's problem is not age but 'competence' in post-debate rally • What would happen if Biden decided to leave the race? • Democrats fret about hit to Senate chances after Biden debate debacle • Tillis calls on Cabinet to invoke 25th Amendment after ‘painful’ Biden debate • Democratic-leaning voters less likely to choose Biden after debate, survey finds • Despair in the air: For many voters, the Biden-Trump debate means a tough choice just got tougher • North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum: Biden is 'not capable' of serving as commander in chief • Inside Biden’s Debate Disaster and the Scramble to Quell Democratic Panic
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That debate question about child care costs? Parents who petitioned for it are still waiting for an answer.
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WSJ: Biden and Trump Should Withdraw
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Will America Learn to Love Doug Burgum?
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‘We Are Confusing Conservatism With Anger and Hate’
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Trump’s unchallenged immigration falsehoods leave advocates frustrated and fearful • Trump made false claims about ‘late-term abortion’ during the debate, experts say • Graham sidesteps question on Trump’s false claims during debate • Graham praises CNN for debate: ‘You’re not fact checkers, you let him talk’ • Trump takes victory lap after remarkable 24 hours of wins
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They’re Both Totally Unfit
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Most of the world prefers Biden, but is preparing for Trump
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Western Governments are All at the Brink
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Trump loyalists plan to name and shame ‘blacklist’ of federal workers
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GOP recruits poll monitors from suburban areas to monitor the vote in Democratic cities
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Paid operatives linked to a GOP firm are helping Cornel West in Arizona
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Education:

Oklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won't teach Bible could lose license
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Oklahoma's Bacone College filing for bankruptcy, president vows to keep fighting
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South Carolina implements one of US’s most restrictive public school book bans
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How will Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
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Fraud:

June 2024 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Justice Department Enjoying Very Successful Negotiation With Alleged Fraudster Despite Not Knowing Where On Earth He Is
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Justices limit major SEC tool to penalize fraud
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Food/Beverage:

The 'cheap' American restaurants that are thriving amid mass nationwide closures
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased 2.5% Year-over-year
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Banking:

Biggest US Banks Boost Payouts in Wake of Fed Stress Test
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Retailing:

Rite Aid Averts Total Closure, Wins Restructuring Plan Approval
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Sports:

NFL’s $4.7 Billion Court Loss Risks Upending More Than Football
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Cannabis:

Cano Health to exit bankruptcy after $270M in cost reductions
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Former Courtesy Patrol Executive Sentenced for Bankruptcy Fraud
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (52 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. Adversary Proceeding Filings (25 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Mass Torts:

US Supreme Court’s Purdue decision narrows options for mass torts defendants
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Supreme Court’s Purdue Decision Requires Nationwide Adoption of 5th Circuit Bankruptcy Practice on Third-Party Releases
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Supreme Court opioid case makes it harder to shield wealth in bankruptcy
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SCOTUS Curtails Third-Party Releases, Prospectively Derails Mass Tort Chapter 11 Plans
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In Purdue Pharma, the Supreme Court Fires a Canon of Construction Through Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases
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Supreme Court Rejects Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases in Chapter 11 Plans
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Will the Infamous Sacklers Finally Face a Reckoning?
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Cancer victims lose bid to block proposed J&J talc bankruptcy
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Avoidance Actions:

Supreme Court To Hear Case About Whether A Bankruptcy Trustee May Avoid A Debtor’s Tax Payment
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Discharge:

Discharging Government Debt
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Subchapter V:

It Just Got More Difficult to Qualify For Subchapter V Bankruptcy
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Too Much of a Good Thing: Congress Allows Increased Subchapter 5 Eligibility Level to Expire
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Intercreditor:

The Gulf Between Restructuring’s Winners and Losers Is Growing
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Aviation:

Boeing in Talks with DOJ to Resolve Charges Over Safety Lapses • US to criminally charge Boeing, seek guilty plea, sources say
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Boeing announces plan to buy most of subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems
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Record summer airline travel is starting, and so are the flight delays
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Canada’s WestJet Cancels More Flights as Strike Roils Travel • Deal reached in WestJet mechanics' strike, but travel disruptions still expected
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Vietnam Air Gets Loan Extension to Avoid Insolvency Risk
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Finance:

The Rise of Uptier Transactions in the Leveraged Loan Market
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CLOs Have Too Much Money and Are Running Out of Things to Buy
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Private Credit Boom May Surge to $15 Trillion, Marathon CEO Says
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Entertainment:

Redbox Owner Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection • The owner of Redbox DVD kiosks just filed for bankruptcy, saying results ‘failed to meet management’s expectations’ • Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Parent of Redbox, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Disclosing Nearly $1 Billion in Debt • Redbox’s owner files for bankruptcy after repeatedly missing payments and payroll
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Climate:

Hurricane Beryl intensifying east of Barbados, to become "major" hurricane • Hurricane Beryl intensifies into ‘very dangerous’ Category 3 storm as it approaches the Caribbean • Hurricane Beryl forecast to become a Category 4 storm as it nears southeast Caribbean
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Motorists Advised Against Driving Alone in Arizona
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Hollywood Pushes Climate Stories and Solutions Toward Center Stage

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Celebs:

Warren Buffett Just Changed Up His Will and Locked Out the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Corporate Governance:

Elon Musk won $56 billion payday because of vote, Tesla argues in court
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Utilities:

When a utility sparks a wildfire, who pays?
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Failure to meet data center energy demand will jeopardize economic growth, utility executives warn
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Sovereigns:

Beware Market’s Sudden Wrath Over Debt, BIS Tells Governments
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IMF Adds Customs Code Reforms to Ukraine’s Program Requirements • IMF Sees Slower Ukraine Growth, Bondholder Talks ‘Intensifying’
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IMF Approves $360 Million Payout to Ghana After Debt Deal
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Sri Lanka's Debt Restructuring Was Faster With Improved Creditor Coordination - IMF
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UK:

American and British voters share deep roots. In 2024, they distrust their own leaders, too
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Brexit Backlash: Brits Now Regret Their Populist Revolt
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Defiant Sunak Insists Conservatives Can Still Win UK Election
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Starmer Warns Against US, Europe Populism Ahead of UK Vote • Starmer Faces Big Test in Steel Heartland If He Wins Power • Starmer Says He Won’t Plan Bank Tax Raid in Bid to Boost Growth
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EU:

Wefox rescued from insolvency amid "profound" restructuring
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ECB Gathers With France’s Election Drama Overshadowing Future Rate Cuts
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Will France's Elections Spark a Euro Crisis?
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Several US military bases in Europe on heightened alert amid possible terrorist threat
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ECB’s Holzmann Says Inflation’s Stickiness Underestimated: Pulso
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France:

French IT Firm Atos Reaches Restructuring Deal With Creditors • Atos Crisis Nears End With Creditors’ €2.9 Billion Debt Swap
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Isolated Macron Braces For French Voters' 'Revenge' • Far-right scents power as tense France ready for snap vote • Macron's Arrogance Has Done Him In • France on course for first far-right government since WWII as National Rally sweeps election round • France's far right energized after center ‘imploded’ ahead of elections • Strong turnout in France’s high-stakes elections as support for the far right grows • French Voter Turnout Soars in First Round of Snap Election • Far right wins first round in France election, but final result uncertain, exit polls show • Far-right Bardella wants France's EU money back. He'll have to think again •Macron, French Left-Wing Rivals Race to Stop Le Pen Momentum
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Germany:

Far-right Alternative for Germany reports surge in membership
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Russia:

Russia wants to confront NATO but dares not fight it on the battlefield – so it’s waging a hybrid war instead
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WWIII on brink as Russia advised to 'demonstrate' nuclear explosion to 'scare' West
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Russia May Resume Production of Intermediate-Range Missiles
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Russian media says Kanye West visiting Moscow
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MENA:

U.S. proposed new language in effort to reach Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal
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Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem
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Fighting in Gaza will continue, Netanyahu tells Cabinet amid tense cease-fire talks • Netanyahu Vows to Fight On as Mediators Seek New Path to Talks
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US, Europe warn Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war • Deterring Israel-Hezbollah war: US stations amphibious assault ship in Mediterranean
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US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say
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Australia:

‘We don’t know what’s going on any more’: how Australia lost its rural newspapers
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North Korea:

Kim's North Korea Is Executing More Young People in Public
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China:

China’s Slump in Home Sales Slows After Top Cities Ease Policy
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China Factory Activity Shrinks Again in Warning to Economy
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Builder Times China’s Debt Talks Speed Up Before Wind-Up Hearing
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Brazil:

Americanas Ex-Director Set to Turn Herself In, O Globo Reports • Ex-CEO of Americanas Arrested in Madrid in Fraud Probe
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Argentina:

Argentina’s Economy Extended Downturn in April Amid Milei’s Cuts
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Argentina Starts Second Phase of Milei’s Plan With Policy Shift
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Ireland:

New protections introduced for employees of insolvent employers
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Netherlands:

General practitioner chain Co-Med will file for bankruptcy this week
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India:

Reform Insolvency Law To Expedite Resolutions And Include Cross-Border & Group Insolvencies
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