August 26, 2025

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Law:

The Biglaw Firm Bucking The Return To Office Trend
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Skadden Advises Intel On Trump Deal, Because What Are A Few Obvious Conflicts Among Friends?
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Of Course Trump Is Appealing His Final Biglaw Executive Order Loss
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ABA Invites Schools To Accept Law School Applicants Without Requiring LSAT Scores
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Lawyers Hold Newborn For Ransom In Scheduling Dispute
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ICE Detains Mom in Green Card Application Process After Over 30 Years in USGreen Card Holders May Face Deportation for This Offense Under GOP ProposalFEMA to send states $608 million to build migrant detention centersFeds fight to keep 'Alligator Alcatraz' open amid legal battle as 3rd challenge is filedFlorida Uses Highway Weigh Stations as Immigration Check PointsUS Citizen Says ICE Agents Tried to Detain Him Because 'I Am Brown'
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Biglaw Firm Representing Kilmar Abrego Garcia Fact-checking the Trump administration’s claims about Kilmar Abrego Garcia Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody at appointment Abrego Garcia fights deportation after ICE arrestKilmar Abrego Garcia fights imminent deportation to UgandaAbrego Garcia Being Wrongfully Deported AGAIN Because Trump Admin Too Scared To Go To Court Abrego Garcia shielded from deportation as judge questions legal process
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Ty Cobb on Trump, John Bolton raid: ‘I went down and locked my door’Trump Is Sending a Terrifyingly Clear Message'They're going to be brought down': Trump vows to go after Biden's advisersTrump’s tortured history of legally targeting his foes
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Solicitor General Forfeits Deference With ‘Dead Country’ Claim
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‘We Still Don’t Know How Far They’ll Go’
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Illinois launches legal advice line for LGBTQ residents
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Trump to sign orders targeting cashless bail, flag burningFox’s Brit Hume: Trump flag-burning order ‘flies in the face’ of ConstitutionTrump's Flag-Burning Executive Order Draws Conservative BacklashPerson Arrested for Burning US Flag Near White House After Trump OrderTrump Administration Targets Federal Funding for Cashless Bail Jurisdictions, Sparking Justice Reform Debate
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US Appeals Ruling Blocking Habba From Serving as NJ Prosecutor
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DOJ Fires and Reassigns Civil Rights Lawyers as New Hires Arrive
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Congress investigating D.C. police over crime data manipulation allegations
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Father accused of killing 7-month-old son in California helps search for remains
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Bus Monitor Sent to ER With Bite Marks After Fight With Mom and Student
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Lil Nas X charged with 4 felonies after allegedly assaulting officers on L.A. street
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Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads guilty to US charges
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Is San Francisco safer than Houston? Newsom's viral post sparks debate
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Mom walked to funeral home with murdered daughter at 2:30 a.m. to dump body: Cops
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Fake dentist used nail glue to attach veneers, requiring emergency dental care: Cops
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Dad left 8-year-old alone in 'small garage' while he traveled to Florida for a week: Cops
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Couple lived with bodies of 3-year-old and 5-year-old they killed until 'little by little' the smell became too much: DA
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TikToker gushes over killing man who owed him $31K, tells followers to 'never move on': DA
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Judges:

Retired judge sexually assaulted assistant in courthouse stairwell, lied to investigators, federal indictment says
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U.S. Appeals Court Denies Pauline Newman’s Bid To Challenge Suspension DC Circuit cites ‘constitutional concerns’ even as it rejects challenge to suspension of federal appeals judge who’s 98
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Justice Jackson accuses Supreme Court majority of playing Calvinball
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Gorsuch and Kavanaugh warn lower court judges in Trump cases
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Judge deals another blow to Trump's sanctuary city funding cut crusade
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Georgia judge takes stand to face ‘willful misconduct’ accusations arising from delayed rulings
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Donald Trump Issues Order Defying Supreme Court Precedent
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Trump threatens lawsuit over 'blue slips' as top GOP senator bucks demand to bend Senate rules for nominees
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Medicaid Cuts: Judge Backs Trump Administration Move
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Supreme Court to Decide If ICE Can Arrest Based on 'Apparent Ethnicity'
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Trump Says His Constitutional Right to Appoint Judges Being Denied
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Wall Street:

Stock futures slip as Trump escalates attack on Fed independence
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Dow soars 800 points and hits record high as Powell hints at rate cut
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Wind Energy:

Orsted Is Feeling the Brunt of Trump’s Loathing for Wind FarmsOrsted exits floating wind project as Norwegian supplier seizes opportunity
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Democrats demand Trump resume a major offshore wind project near Rhode Island
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6 takeaways from Trump's war on Revolution Wind
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Orsted Faces Growing Crisis After Trump Halts Work at Wind Farm
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Healthcare:

Bankruptcies Are Hitting America's Health Care Giants
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Modivcare files for bankruptcy amid legal fight over $750M Maine contractMaine Senate Republicans Blast Mills Admin Over Billion-Dollar Contract to Bankrupt MaineCare Contractor
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Insight CEO talks reopening, operating 2 hospitals with ‘chains off’
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‘Going to be a bloodbath’: The GOP megalaw threatens a flooded hospital’s future
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RFK Jr. May Roll Back Major Achievement Donald Trump Called 'Monumental'
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US CDC taps vaccine skeptic to lead COVID vaccine committee
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Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers
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Trump crackdown on gender-affirming care fuels alarm across U.S.
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Labor:

SpaceX’s Court Victory Paves Way for a Labor Movement Revival
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HHS Starts Cutting Off Collective Bargaining Rights for Staff
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Boeing Heads Into Union Showdown as Activism Ripples Across Aerospace
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Tech:

Intel says Trump deal has risks for shareholders, international sales
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3 reasons everyone is talking about an AI bubble
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Musk companies sue Apple, OpenAI alleging anticompetitive scheme
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Elon Musk’s xAI secretly dropped its benefit corporation status while fighting OpenAI
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AI Is Booming. So Are Household Electricity Bills.
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US Commerce Department voids Biden's $7.4 billion semiconductor research grant deal
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Sam Altman wants ‘universal extreme wealth’ for all Americans in a future fueled by AI — but is it realistic?
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Elon Musk’s chatbot gave tips on assassinating him
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Retailing:

Claire's finds buyer, pauses liquidation sales at most stores
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Rivals move in on Claire’s turf, contributing to mall jewelry chain’s 2nd bankruptcy
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WA-based Car Toys files for bankruptcy, plans sale of 35 stores
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Dillard’s Buys Texas Mall To Keep It Out Of The Hands Of 'Bad Actors'
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Celebs:

Antonio Brown’s Legal Troubles Escalate as Second Bankruptcy Attorney Withdraws
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Young Buck Allegedly Owes $71,721 In Child Support Amid Bankruptcy
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Economy:

US jobs market facing ‘Trump slump’ as tariffs bite
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Millions of Gen Zers are jobless—and unemployment is mainly affecting men
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Most economists see inflation persisting above 2% through 2026: NABE
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Trump fires Federal Reserve governor over mortgage fraud allegations — but she refuses to step down The President's Firing of Lisa Cook Is Illegal Dollar Slides as Trump Fires Fed Governor Lisa CookTrump Moves to Fire Fed’s Cook, Setting Up Legal FightWhat’s at Stake in the Fight Over Fed IndependenceDonald Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook ‘effective immediately’Pray for the US Treasury marketWhat's known about the legal premise for Trump's effort to fire Fed's CookTrump's latest Fed jab breeds more dismay than drama
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Longer-dated US Treasuries, shares tumble as Trump's Fed battle heats upGold Advances After Trump Moves to Fire Fed Governor Cook
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Markets are sure the Fed will cut in September, but the path from there is much murkier
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A third of the U.S. economy is already in a recession or at high risk, and another third is stagnating, Zandi warns
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US consumers with prime credit are starting to slip on payments
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Trump says government will make deals like Intel stake ‘all day long’Trump wants to call shots at all types of businesses. Here’s why that’s a problem Top Trump adviser: ‘Possible’ administration takes stakes in more businessesTrump wants more deals like Intel's, worrying business communityTrump Says US Paid Nothing for Intel Stake
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More postal services pause shipments to U.S. with tax loophole set to expireTrump says China has to give US magnets or face 200% tariffChina Sends Senior Trade Negotiator to Meet US Officials2 China-exposed US retailers face risk of bankruptcy as Trump’s tariffs bite‘Tariff Bingo’ and bankruptcy fears: Survey finds manufacturers sweating interest rates and Trump’s tariffs Temu Resumes Direct China-US Shipping, Increases Ad Spend Following Trump Trade Truce That Cuts Chinese Tariffs Brazil retail coffee prices could surge amid US tariffs, industry group saysTrump’s tariffs are becoming such an important revenue source that they’re now propping up America’s debt ratingTrump is bringing in enough revenue from tariffs to cut deficits by $4 trillion over the next decade, CBO says‘Tariff Bingo is tough.’ Texas manufacturers sweat Trump’s tariffs, high interest ratesTrump Says South Korea Tariff Deal Will Stay, Despite Lee’s PushTrump's 50% Tariffs on India to Start WednesdayIndia Hires US Lobbying Firm With Trump Ties as Tariffs LoomTrump Issues New Tariff Threat Over Digital TaxesTrump Vows Export Curbs, Tariffs in Digital Tax ReprisalSwiss Tariff Damage Grows as Firms Plan Job Cuts, Relocations
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Los Angeles area unemployment claims surged following January wildfires: Report
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Most parents are going into debt to provide for their kids: Study
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Gen Z Is Experiencing a Drop in Life Satisfaction
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Gen Z Are Already Dipping Into Retirement Money
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Las Vegas Flooded With Homes Nobody Want to Buy
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ICE First Look at July Mortgage Performance: "Delinquencies Ease in July"
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New Home Sales at 652,000 Annual Rate in July
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Housing August 25th Weekly Update: Inventory Up 0.1% Week-over-week; Down 9.4% from 2019 Levels
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Your next real estate agent may be a teenager
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More homebuyers are pushing for sleepovers before buying a property: ‘Try it before you buy it’
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Home Price Growth At Lowest Point in Over a Decade
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Housing panic grips half of US cities as record price cuts send home values tumbling
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New US home sales fall as high borrowing costs stifle housing demand
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NYC has 8K empty affordable housing units — with 240K families on a waitlist. Here's why the homes are vacant
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Municipalities:

Washington town declares bankruptcy over $26M development dispute, leaving residents dreading what happens now
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Oil/Gas:

Elliott affiliate emerges as frontrunner in Citgo auction, filing says
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Politics:

Trump sees growing disapproval rating among Americans, survey showsDonald Trump's Approval Rating Underwater in All but Three Polls Last Week
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Giant Donald Trump Portrait Draped Over Department of Labor Building in DC
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Donald Trump Says 'Maybe' People Like Dictators
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Trump, 79, Invents Fake Governor in Embarrassing Senior Moment
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Chicago mayor on Trump troop threat: ‘We will not bend or cower’Trump says US military may or may not deploy to ChicagoTrump Eases Off Threat To Deploy Feds In Other Cities After DC Takeover Trump reiterates threats to send National Guard to ChicagoChicago Crime Rate Compared to Other Cities as Trump Threatens Crackdown
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Speaker Johnson says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize for DC police takeoverMassive crime drop in DC — city sees zero-murder weekTrump signs executive order for specialized public order National Guard unitTrump transforms D.C. into theme park for presidential power‘I’m in shock’: Former National Guard official reacts to ‘specialized’ units
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Donald Trump health fears as dark bruise spotted on President's hand - 'He looks terrible!What's Trump's Hand Tells Us About HealthTrump, 79, Spotted With New Bruise on His Other Hand
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Trump Rages That ‘Biased’ ABC, NBC Should Have Licenses ‘Revoked’: ‘Threat to Democracy’Trump threatens broadcast networks in late-night social media postsWhy Trump Can’t Revoke NBC and ABC News' Licenses
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Trump Threatens to Investigate Chris Christie Over ‘Bridgegate’
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Trump vows lawsuits against California redistricting, blue slipsDonald Trump Goes On The Attack Over Blue Slips Grassley defends blue-slip rule following Trump criticismThe Nightmare Redistricting Scenario for DemocratsJudge Orders Utah to Redraw Congressional Map: What We Know
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GOP redistricting gives Republican edge, but no guarantee in House battle
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Republicans could take midterm hit if Obamacare subsidies expire
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DNC chair: Democrats can’t be ‘the only party that plays by the rules anymore’
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FEMA staffers warn Trump administration policies weakening disaster responseFEMA staff warn Trump officials’ actions risk a Katrina-level disaster
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Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth Ready To Change Defense Department's Name
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Gavin Newsom Is Being Embraced by Some on the Far-Right
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DNC Chair Ken Martin Reveals Why He's 'Sick' Of His Party
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Oversight subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein's Estate Virginia Giuffre Book Has No Abuse Allegations Against Trump: PublisherMajority of voters say Epstein transparency is important to their views on Trump: PollJeffrey Epstein victims blast US justice chiefs over Ghislaine Maxwell tapes
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Anti-Mamdani Candidates Will Try Anything at This Point
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How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City
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Trump’s controversial homelessness solution? Blue states have done it for years.
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Trump's initial warning to South Korea's Lee turns into warm welcome after flatteryTrump, South Korea’s Lee signal openness to Kim Jong Un
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Millions in Kamala Harris' campaign expenses still weigh on the DNC
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'No magic fixes' for Democrats as party confronts internal and fundraising struggles
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The senate race in Iowa that could signal a blue wave for the 2026 midterms
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Marjorie Taylor Greene was the highest-earning book author in Congress last year
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Crypto:

Citi Executive Warns Stablecoin Interest Payments Could Drain Bank Deposits Like the 1980s Crisis
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US banks lobby to block stablecoin interest over fears of deposit flight
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Private Equity:

A Private Equity Giant Took Over African Hospitals. Then the Complaints Rolled In
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Weight Loss:

A world on weight loss drugs: How GLP-1s are reshaping the economy
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (13 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (16 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

 

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Mass Torts:

Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Conditionally Approves Avon's Talc Liability Plan Despite Insurance Disputes
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Venue:

Florida Jurisdiction Secured in George Weiss Bankruptcy Case Amid Strategic Legal Dispute
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Aviation:

Spirit Airlines Was Once One of the Most Profitable Carriers. Now, Its Future Is in Doubt
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Tourism:

Burner phones, wiped socials: the extreme precautions for visitors to Trump’s America
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Education:

Public schools in a bind amid enrollment declines
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Trump administration demands apology from George Mason University president for diversity practices
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Ken Paxton wants zero exceptions to Ten Commandments law in Texas schools
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Tax:

How the Richest People in America Avoid Paying Taxes
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Tax rate for ultrarich drops dramatically after GOP tax cuts: Study
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Food/Beverage:

Lawyer seeks to ‘re-hooterize’ Hooters chain, improve menu and uniforms
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What’s next for troubled, major whiskey brand now in receivership?
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Kentucky bourbon associated with Tim Couch sued, faces $2m+ liens
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Map Shows All States Changing Rules on SNAP Benefits
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Cracker Barrel loses almost $100 million in value after new logo releaseWhy Cracker Barrel's new logo is a flop, according to branding expertsCracker Barrel’s logo fiasco shows how hard it is to freshen things up without annoying loyal customers
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Autos:

Cars Are So Expensive That Buyers Need Seven-Year Loans
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Trucking:

Trucking Bankruptcies Spike as Tariffs Quash Post-Pandemic Boom
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Transit:

Philadelphia's mass transit cuts foreshadow possible similar moves by other agencies across US
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Climate:

California Sees 17 Times Monthly Rainfall in 2 Days: 'Insane'
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Agribusiness:

RFK Jr.'s MAHA Strategy Blasted by Farm Group That Endorsed Him
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Sovereigns:

JPMorgan Agrees to Pay $330M to Resolve 1MDB AML Allegations
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UK:

Inside the debt-heavy sand trap of Trump’s U.K. golf course finances
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UK Luggage Brand Antler Acquires Paravel in Liquidation Sale
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East Midlands start-ups soar as insolvency experts warn of heightened cashflow ‘red flags’
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Farage vows mass deportations to tackle small boats
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Is this the beginning of the English revolution?
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Canada:

B.C. College of Veterinarians says it will go broke if it can't raise fees
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Specialty pharmacy chain SRx files for creditor protection after unsuccessful roll-up strategy
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Russia:

Vance says Russia has made 'significant concessions' in Ukraine talks. Has it?
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Ukraine’s $185 billion war tab threatens everything after victory
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Trump Says Putin’s Dislike of Zelenskiy Holding Up Meeting
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US will back Ukraine's security, details being worked out, Trump says66 percent of voters support Trump’s efforts to end Ukraine war: Poll
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Trump hails Ukrainians' "unbreakable spirit" in letter to Zelensky
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MENA:

Netanyahu Reacts To Israeli Strike On Hospital: 'Tragic Mishap'Trump Condemns Israeli Strike That Hit Gaza HospitalOutrage after Israel kills five journalists in ‘double-tap’ attack on Gaza hospital
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Israel Seeks Truce on Its Terms as Army Edges Into Gaza City
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Trump Says Israel Needs to End War With Hamas 'Soon'
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Merz: Germany will not join allies' initiative to recognize Palestinian state
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France:

French government risks collapse with budget confidence vote in SeptemberFrench assets hit by prospect of government collapse
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Germany:

Oettinger boss predicts bankruptcy wave at German breweries
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German autos sector slashes jobs as economic woes bite
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Argentina:

Argentina's international dollar bonds tumble amid government corruption allegations
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China:

How the fall of Evergrande spells doom for China’s property marketThis is the end of China's once mightiest property firm, Evergrande
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All the large Chinese property developers are going to become ‘zombies’: Strategist
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Chinese Companies Buying Up Land Across New Hampshire Under Scrutiny
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Chinese Property Stocks Jump on Expectation of More Stimulus
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India:

How new IBC rules could speed up Videocon-like bankruptcy cases
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Taxation Reforms & Insolvency Resolution: IIIPI Study
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Legal challenges mount for Byju Raveendran! QIA moves Karnataka HC to enforce $235M award against Byju’s founder
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NCLAT Judge Reveals ‘Higher Judiciary’ Pressure, Recuses Again: “Approached Me To Favour A Party”
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Brazil:

Brazil retailer Americanas taps operating chief Soares as new CEO
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Netherlands:

Sharp rise in retail store bankruptcies despite decline in other sectorsMore high street shops go bankrupt, online outlets thrive: CBS
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