February 10, 2025

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Law:

This Law School Admissions Cycle Will Be Incredibly Tough Thanks To Surge In ‘Really Strong’ Applicants
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U.S. Legal Sector Sees Employment Uptick Amid Economic Adjustments
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Government Agencies Are Now Skipping Out On Law School Recruiting Events Thanks To Trump’s Hiring Freeze Trump Hiring Freeze Has Agencies Ditching Law School Recruiting
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Return to Work Mandates Among Current Mental Health Stressors for Legal Professionals
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LeClairRyan Co-Founder Prevails in Federal Tax Liability Appeal
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Biglaw Firm Quietly Begins Purging Diversity Language From Website
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NBA Players Association Gets New GC With Unique Experience
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A&O Shearman, Cooley Leading Legal Tech Investment at Law Firms
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White & Case Reports 27% Surge in Partner Profits, Reaches $3.32 Billion Revenue in 2024
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Squire Patton Boggs Seeks Financial Edge in Political Chaos
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And If You Look This Way, You’ll See The Dead Body Of The Separation Of Church And State
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Tom Goldstein was a star in arguing cases before the Supreme Court. He was also one of the world’s highest-rolling—and most reckless—poker players. Then his worlds collided Thomas Goldstein’s Pro Se Motion Sparks Debate Over Legal Boundaries in High-Stakes Fraud Case
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Gender equity questions arise with college athletes’ name, image and likeness agreements
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Lawyers Should Observe Proceedings To Gain Experience
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Law Firms Retract Pretrial Motions Over Alleged AI-Generated Citations in Walmart Case
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Judge denies union demand to block DOGE’s access to Labor Department data
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Judges block Musk's efforts to slash federal spending
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Bondi's Attorney Advocacy Memo Raises Independence Concerns
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As US Supreme Court girds for Trump cases, can it be an 'effective firewall'?
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Steve Wynn asks U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider historic press freedom ruling
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Judges curb Trump’s sweeping executive actions Judges emerge as major roadblock to Trump’s agenda Reagan Judge Gets Poetic In Slapping Down Donald Trump’s Effort To Rewrite The Constitution Jim Jordan argues Trump can ignore judges 'Unconstitutional!' Stephen Miller melts down after judge blocks Elon Musk at Treasury Lawsuits Related to Trump Admin Executive Orders As Trump pushes the limits of presidential power, the courts push back Elon Musk's DOGE Dealt Two Legal Blows in 24 Hours Judge temporarily blocks USAID purge, evacuations from host countries How spending $153M to pay its bills put USAID in DOGE’s crosshairs Judges are pausing Trump's policy changes. But for how long? Trump and Musk said these bold moves were imminent. Now they're stuck in the mud. Supreme Court that Trump helped shape could have last word on his aggressive executive orders
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Law Professor Calls Out The Trump ‘Doomsday’ Scenario
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Trump Ends Legal Challenge Over Twitter Ban After Jan. 6 Riot
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Trump Revokes Security Clearance for Letitia James, Alvin Bragg and More
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Justice Department agrees not to publicly reveal names of FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases
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Donald Trump Demands Answers Over Assassination Attempts
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Pam Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics DOJ Seeks to Retain $300 Million Russian Superyacht Amid Legal Dispute and Seizure Program’s End
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Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to lead Kash Patel Under Scrutiny Over Payment From Russian-Owned Film Company
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Ed Martin is the wrong person to investigate Biden-era prosecutors
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Trump US Attorney Conducting 'Inquiry' Into People Referred By Elon Musk
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Law firm sues Mike Lindell's MyPillow for over $75K
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Top Trump prosecutor in DC faces bar complaint for dismissing January 6 charges against client
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First labor official ousted from NLRB in 90 years is now suing Trump. Hear why
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States accuse Trump administration of continuing to block federal climate funding Trump admin accused of openly violating court order that blocked spending freeze
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Trump, Rubio, Musk illegally dismantled USAID, usurping legislative power: Lawsuit
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US states ask judge to enforce order blocking Trump funding freeze
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How Trump's Foreign-Aid Freeze Is 'Shaking the Whole System' Thousands Adrift at the Border Lose Their US Financial Lifeline
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Donald Trump Amends CBS Lawsuit To Claim ‘60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris Interview Unfairly Diverted Viewers From His Truth Social Platform Trump Doubles Down on CBS ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit, Now Wants $20 Billion
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Appeals court looks set to let Pentagon out of 9/11 plea deals
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Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant is going back to prison for separate firearms convictions
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Trump is 'angry' that deportation numbers are not higher 400 Agents, One Arrest: Truth About ICE Raids Revealed Goldman Sees Trump Immigration Moves Shaving US Economic Growth DACA-Protected Middle School Science Teacher Faces Deportation Behind the scenes, corporate America is scrambling to stop Trump's deportation plans ICE fears prompt foreign workers and students to keep visas close Guatemalan president says no timeline on receiving third-country nationals deported from U.S. Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to Guantanamo Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump's immigration crackdown Trump's Cruel Assault on Legal Immigration Trump accelerates Guantánamo Bay migrant directive: What to know Trump says he won’t deport Prince Harry: ‘He’s got enough problems with his wife’ As ICE ramps up immigration sweeps, New Orleans' sanctuary city status could be put to the test Leaked document says 'large scale' immigration enforcement action coming soon to L.A. San Francisco leads coalition in new lawsuit against Trump’s sanctuary jurisdiction crackdown Immigration crackdown could deter workers from reporting hazards, advocates warn
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Trump admin will appeal birthright citizenship loss to 9th Circuit
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Residents of historic Black community near Cincinnati confront White supremacist demonstrators, months after neo-Nazi march
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NYC Mayor Adams Ex-Aide Plans to Plead Guilty in Corruption Case
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R. Kelly accusers file petition seeking $9M singer still owes
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Drunken driver responded with 'so what' when confronted about crash that killed 2
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Man beat ex to death en route to paternity test, abandoned her infant on side of road
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'This isn’t a joke!': Son beat dad to death in fight over 'a plate' of food, police say
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USPS employee sentenced to prison after stealing $24 million worth of checks: officials
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2 charged in connection with 2024 death of Fort Campbell soldier Soldier stabbed nearly 70 times by woman who teamed with victim's husband to kill her: DA
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Looting Breaks Out in Philadelphia After Eagles Win Super Bowl
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Man upset at girlfriend shoots up house hosting kid's birthday party
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Judges:

Experts warn of a 'constitutional crisis' as JD Vance questions judicial authority JD Vance Makes Absolutely Shocking Statement Challenging Judicial Rule in America — After Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s Access to Sensitive Data 'He saw this coming': Chief Justice Roberts said to be 'paying attention' to J.D. Vance Welcome to America’s Fourth Great Constitutional Rupture Is Trump Bound by the Constitution? Vance and Musk question the authority of the courts as Trump’s agenda faces legal pushback 'The feel of a coup': Elon Musk said to be poised to 'defy' major judicial order Elon Musk Calls for Impeachment of Judges After DOGE Legal Blows
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Supreme Court Signals That Landmark Libel Ruling Is Secure
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Federal Circuit Judges Critique Newman's Clean Bills of Health
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Judge dismisses GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in NC Supreme Court election
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Trump Backs Trans-Care Ban, Flips US Position at Supreme Court
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'Trampling on the Constitution': Report claims even GOP-appointed judges fed up with Trump
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Judge who held fake hearing to get rid of friend’s ticket is permanently barred from bench
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise to start the week as traders navigate latest U.S. tariffs threat
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Dow closes 400 points lower Friday as inflation and tariff fears spur a sell-off
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Corporate Governance:

Delaware Legal Tweaks Threaten Business Court's Famed Speed Delaware Considers Legal Reforms to Preserve Business Court’s Efficiency Amidst Political Shifts
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Layoffs:

A workforce management giant will lay off 1,750 employees to make way for AI
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Fortune 500 auto parts supplier Lear looks to slash some 15,000 jobs this year globally
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Coachella Valley Unified School District approves massive layoffs
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Case equipment maker CNH cutting 175 jobs
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Boeing warns SLS employees of 400 potential layoffs
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Sprinklr cuts 500
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Meta Plans Layoffs for Monday
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In chaotic Washington blitz, Elon Musk’s ultimate goal becomes clear: Replacing workers with machines
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Veterans Affairs carves out potentially hundreds of thousands of staffers from ‘buyout’ offer
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Unions play catch up as DOGE rips through federal agencies
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Judge to decide fate of Trump's federal buyout offer
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Federal employees on Trump's buyout offer: 'The bridge is burned.'
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Senior public-health officials are reportedly being asked to rank thousands of employees on how vital they are to agency functions
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Defiant Federal Workers Dig In
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US Federal Workforce Hits Record as Musk ‘Buyout’ Offer Looms
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Layoffs hit contractors and small businesses as Trump cuts take effect
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Will Elon Musk Cut as Much Government as Al Gore Did?
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Map Reveals States With Most Layoffs So Far This Year
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Walmart cuts some corporate jobs, will close North Carolina office
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Agribusiness:

US to Keep on Sending Food Aid to Poor Countries, USDA Says
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Soy Farmers Urge Trump to Resume Climate Payments to Agriculture
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Why bird flu isn't making your Super Bowl chicken wings pricier
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Wasabi worries and truffle troubles: Tariffs threaten crops that U.S. farmers struggle to grow
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Student Debt:

House Republicans mull taxes on scholarships and changes to student loan programs
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Consumer Protection:

Vought takes helm at CFPB after Musk incursion Russ Vought Breaks the Law on His First Day as CFPB Director 36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations The CFPB says it's shutting down its DC headquarters and has instructed employees to work remotely Shutting Down CFPB Is Not Like Shutting Down USAID Union sues Russell Vought over DOGE access to CFPB and attempts to shutter bureau ‘CFPB RIP’: Elon Musk is already descending on his next target Turning off 'spigot': White House declines more funding for Consumer Finance Protection Bureau The Trump administration ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop its work and closed its building
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Consumer financial watchdog is ordered by acting director to stop fighting financial abuse
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Retailing:

All Quiksilver And Billabong Stores In US To Close After Owner Files For Bankruptcy
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Liberated Brands files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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An 'extreme value retail chain' with 92 stores goes bankrupt after slate of bargain shop closures | Daily Mail Online
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The running list of major retail bankruptcies
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Gambling:

‘Floodgates have opened': Sports betting markets bet big on Trump era
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Radio:

High Plains Sells Arkansas Stations As Part Of Bankruptcy Reorganization.
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Sports:

Trump Plans Super Bowl Visit After Years of Tumult With the NFL
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Trump’s Sports Taxes Could Target Team Owners Worth $869 Billion
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Heavily armed soldiers patrol New Orleans for Super Bowl as security sources confirm active threats ahead of Trump visit
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Michigan High School Athletic Association defies Trump’s girls sports EO: ‘Continue to go with our policy as is’
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Apparel:

New clothes feel cheap? They really don’t make them like they used to
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Economy:

U.S. economy added just 143,000 jobs in January but unemployment rate fell to 4% Here’s where the jobs are for January 2025 — in one chart January Employment Report: 143 thousand Jobs, 4.0% Unemployment Rate Comments on January Employment Report
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The Mood of the American Consumer is Souring US Consumer Sentiment Drops to Seven-Month Low on Price Worries Consumer confidence drops amid Trump turmoil: Polls
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Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege
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Inflation Is Proving Sticky as Fed Chair Powell Heads to the Hill
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Kugler Says Fed Should Keep Rates on Hold for ‘Some Time’
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The Borrowing Crisis Looming Over the Trump Presidency
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US Consumer Borrowing Surges by $40.8 Billion, Most on Record
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‘Not What We Signed Up For’: Trump Voter Rips Trump Policies To WSJ — Says ‘I Don’t Like Chaos’
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Trump Attack on Bureaucracy Raises Concerns Over ‘Gold Standard’ Economic Data
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Treasury elevates Musk ally to lead government payment system Musk says Treasury, DOGE instituting reporting changes to all government payments A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’ Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE access to critical Treasury payment system Judge orders sweeping restriction on DOGE access to sensitive Treasury payment systems Bessent Misled Congress About DOGE Access, Senate Democrat Says 'Disgrace': Critics outraged by apparent confession at Trump's latest press conference Elon Musk scooping up 'invaluable' data before 'inevitable' Trump split: advisers
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DOGE Is Coming for Your Social Security, States Prepare to Sue
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If You're Rich, You May Not Get Social Security
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The Great American egg crisis looming over Trump Consumers Are Flocking To Rent Chickens In Effort To Combat Rising Egg Prices
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Americans, including Republicans, now fear higher inflation this year
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‘Reciprocal’ tariffs on every country to be announced next week, Trump says The Growth Hit From Trump’s Tariffs Trump Says He Plans Reciprocal Tariffs, Will Affect ‘Everyone’ Major Trump U-turn on China tariffs after furious shoppers were hit with hefty fees China imposes retaliatory tariffs on $14bn worth of US goods Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs ‎‎‎ Why Trump Wants Higher Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum China Is at the Heart of Trump Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum What an ‘America First’ Diet Would Really Look Like On earnings calls, executives are trying to figure out Trump’s tariffs Trump delays cancellation of de minimis trade exemption targeting China imports How the Tariff Whiplash Could Haunt Pricing Canada Makes Case to US States Against Return of Trump Tariffs Canada’s Trump Card in a Tariff War: Turning Off the Oil Taps Why Trump Wants Canada’s Wealth of Critical Minerals What does Trump really want from Canada and Mexico? It may come down to oil security and bringing both countries ‘under the US’s thumb’ Trump's national security adviser: 'I don't think there's any plans to invade Canada' Tariffs will hurt most stores — but not TJ Maxx UBS chief economist says Democrats in particular are panic-buying right now because they are ‘fearful’ about Trump’s tariffs spiking prices Trump signs order delaying tariffs on de minimis imports from China
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The world’s second-largest gold storage suddenly has very long lines to withdraw bars
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'Game changer': How an immigration crackdown could upend the job market After the fires, job losses and deportation threats, L.A.'s migrant workers are under immense stress
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Democrats plot strategy in shutdown fight against Trump: ‘Not a lot of good options’ Democrats Divided Over Using Government Shutdown to Fight Trump Agenda Sen. Andy Kim open to shutting down the government if Trump continues dismantling agencies
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Senate GOP unveils $340B budget plan with Trump’s deportation and defense funds, as House stalls
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DOJ Hunt for Criminal Prosecution of DEI Unnerves Companies Alarmed, Employers Ask: What Is ‘Illegal D.E.I.’? Booz Allen Scraps DEI Programs in Reaction to Trump Orders Accenture Abandons Diversity Targets Citing Trump’s Orders Amtrak to Pull DEI Resources, Enforce 4-Day Office Mandate Hegseth Slams ‘Diversity Is Our Strength’ in Pentagon Town Hall Naval Academy closing DEI offices Military freezes sexual assault prevention training after Trump executive order on DEI American troops describe their fear, anxiety, and whiplash following Trump’s transgender military ban
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The lonely pets being left behind by America's return-to-office push
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Trump In-Office Mandate Hinges on Reading of 'Management Rights'
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Donald Trump's Social Security Warning Sparks Confusion
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Americans are proof that money can’t buy happiness, new report shows
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They inherited billions from their parents. They don't want it.
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How to prepare if you're asked to return to the office
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Visualized: The 1%’s Share of U.S. Wealth Over Time (1989-2024)
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate Increased 6% in January
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More Than 800 Chicago Properties Go Up for Auction After City's 'Worst Landowner' Goes Bankrupt
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Hilco to market 121 JCPenney-leased properties
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Housing Market Predictions After Latest US Jobs Report
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1st Look at Local Housing Markets in January
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Dallas-Fort Worth Residents More at Risk of Eviction, Foreclosure Than Anywhere Else in U.S.
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Upscale mall's conversion into housing to transform wealthy Calif. town
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Renters Are Staying Put Longer As Prices Rise, Inventory Shrinks
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Hawaii Wildfire Case Could Have Huge Implications for Homeowners
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Gavin Newsom Changes California Fire Laws After Meeting Trump Cal Fire's updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
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'Built to burn.' L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
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Trump’s federal hiring freeze halts onboarding of federal firefighting crews ahead of wildfire season
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California real estate listing company announces move to Texas
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I tried — and failed — to sell Michael Jordan's mansion. Here's what I learned from its 12 years on the market.
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The US City Where Homes Prices Have Jumped Nearly 30 Percent
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Municipalities:

A way out: Bankruptcy authorization would give struggling Illinois municipalities options
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How a $22M judgment against Cle Elum pushed the city to bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:

Trump vows to tap America’s ‘liquid gold’ oil reserves and ‘drill baby, drill’—the only problem is, it’s not up to him
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Politics:

They still want 'one big, beautiful bill.' They're nowhere close.
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CBS News poll — Trump has positive approval amid "energetic" opening weeks; seen as doing what he promised Trump 2.0 initial approval ratings higher than in first term Pew: Americans starkly divided on president's performance and policies
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Donald Trump Is Already in Reverse
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Trump's shock and awe tests Americans' response to chaos
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Trump Enrages Christian MAGA By Naming ‘Heretic’ Pastor to White House
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'We're figuring it out': Democrats struggle to keep up with Trump's dizzying pace
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'Not what we signed up for': Trump voter seethes over 3 weeks of 'chaos'
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Trump might be stuck with Biden’s funding priorities for longer than GOP hoped
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Why Trump will (probably) run again for president in 2028
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Attacks on Catholics, Lutherans suggest new Trump approach on religion Top Trump evangelical ally: Jesus never broke immigration law Trump's 'God squad' holds increasing sway at White House
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Inside Elon Musk’s War on Washington Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to cut spending, close agencies? Musk's "move fast, break things" ethos threatens U.S. security Elon Musk’s DOGE has swept into 15 federal agencies Trump insists he trusts Musk in sit-down with Bret Baier — while reaffirming what US depts. he will target next The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified Has DOGE Already Lost Its Way? Elon Musk Demands Firing of ‘Disgusting and Cruel’ WSJ Reporter Who Uncovered DOGE Employee’s Racist Tweets Trump, Musk Want to Rehire DOGE Staffer Linked to Racist Posts Elon Musk Bringing Back DOGE Staffer Who Shared Racist Posts Online Trump, Musk: We Defend Free Speech. Nah, Just Racist Speech Musk says DOGE staffer who resigned following racist social media posts will be back Meet the Silicon Valley hatchet man leading DOGE's young nerd squadron Unions play catch up as DOGE rips through federal agencies 19 states sue Trump, Treasury to halt DOGE access What the Democrats’ Musk Whisperer Thinks Now DOGE working with two Trump health appointees to examine Medicare and Medicaid books Trump Signs Order to Kill Federal Agency Investigating Tesla Trump Air Force nominee arranged satellite contract in manner that favored Musk’s SpaceX Lawmakers question Musk’s ‘infiltration’ into Education Dept. and student loan borrower data Civil Servants Are Not America’s Enemies Dowd: Elon's Lost Boys and Trump's Mean Girls Musk shields his finances as he hoards private data of millions of Americans: report The US Government Is Not a Startup US 'Spies Abroad' Could Be Exposed via Payments Accessed by DOGE: Report Did Trump Quietly Kill a Sensitive Pentagon Probe into Elon Musk? Elon's X army takes the wheel Trump to Unleash Musk, DOGE on Military: Expects to Find 'Fraud and Abuse' Trump vows to cut billions of dollars from US defense spending
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Red states pursue their own DOGE-style reforms
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Will the Other Two Branches Dare to Push Back Against Trump?
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Trump says dismantling USAID will save money. Experts say it’s a ‘great gift’ for China Trump calls USAID a 'tremendous fraud.' His wife and daughter promoted its work Trump’s USAID Shutdown Alarms Republican Allies White House claims about USAID ripped apart by fact-checker: 'Only one claim was accurate' Fact Check: Did Chelsea Clinton Take Home $84 Million From USAID?
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Trump fires National Archives chief
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Trump signs order to establish White House Faith Office
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Members of Congress denied access to Department of Education
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Trump says he'll be new Kennedy Center chair after dismissing trustees Trump’s Conquest of the Kennedy Center Is Accelerating Kennedy Center Swipes Back at Unprecedented Trump Shakeup
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Trump cuts Biden access to security briefings as payback Trump Revokes Biden Intelligence Reports, Saying He Did the Same
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Trump’s recent actions show his revenge tour isn’t slowing down
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She’s in House GOP Leadership. Here’s How She Responds to Trump Tweets.
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Trump says he’ll reverse Biden initiative to phase out plastic straws
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Trump orders freeze of aid to South Africa, citing country’s land expropriation law
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Newsom approves $50M in ‘Trump-proofing’ funds for California
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‘Are We Detroit Now?’: Trump’s Cuts Panic Washington
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Democrats reject Johnson’s finger-pointing
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Democrats need a billionaire strategy
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Pete Hegseth launches astonishing attack on ex-Fox colleague: 'She hates Trump' Democrats Question $49,900 Bill for Painting Hegseth’s Military Housing
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Stampede of Americans trying to get Irish passports after Trump takes office
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A Greenland Plot More Cynical Than Fiction
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US-Panama relationship was ‘very strong’. Then Trump upended the diplomatic playing board Fact vs. Trump Fiction in Panama
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Trump says he is serious about Canada becoming 51st state in Super Bowl interview
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Alaska Legislature asks Trump to retain Denali’s name instead of change it to Mount McKinley
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Illinois Governor Trolls Trump by Renaming Lake Michigan
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'Gulf of America' Name May Not Last Past Trump's Presidency: Expert
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New York lawmakers moving to deny House GOP a key vote
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Democrats’ Protest Tactics Show Political Impotence in Trump Era
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JD Vance Aced His First Test. The Next One Will Be Tougher.
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How Republican skeptics in the Senate got to ‘yes’ on RFK Jr. and Gabbard
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How Democrats lost the DEI war
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More Republican-led states seek to follow Trump's lead in defining male and female
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Noem touts FEMA's recovery efforts in NC FEMA shouldn't continue "the way it exists today," Kristi Noem says
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Comic Books:

Thirty Parties Currently Looking at Buying Diamond Comic Distributors
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Car Washes:

Zips Car Wash Files Chapter 11 with Plan to Reduce Debt by $279 Million
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Tax:

Trump Tax Cuts’ Cost Estimated at $5 Trillion to $11 Trillion
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Trump’s Threatened Tariffs Fall Far Short of Paying for Tax Cuts
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Trump wants to end a Wall Street tax break. What to know about the ‘carried interest loophole’ Trump Takes Aim at Private Equity’s Favorite Tax Perk Again
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Trump Aide Hassett Says US Aims to Level Playing Field on Taxes
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Trump Tax Cuts Could Send Debt Market into 'Meltdown', Investor Warns
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Social Security Bill Could See End to 'Double Tax' on Recipients
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Americans are tired of tipping. Experts say no tax on tips could make things worse.
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (44 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (11 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Review of U.S. Business Bankruptcies During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Mass Torts:

For These Victims, Death Came Before Bankruptcy Resolution
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Bankruptcy Strategy:

Bill Derrough on Restructuring 3D Chess: State of Distressed Debt
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Litigation Finance:

Oxford Risk Management Group Accused of Misleading Tactics in Credit Rating Dispute
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Aviation:

What To Expect From Icon Aircraft
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International firms making offers on bankrupt Nordica's aircraft
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Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC
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'Work force is missing': Air traffic controllers in peril nationwide
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Healthcare:

Prospect Medical cedes control of 4-hospital system to state-backed receiver
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Hospital bad debt is getting worse
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CCRC operator files for bankruptcy protection to reorganize
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Physicians depart Florida medical group amid 'restructuring'
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Temporarily closed Missouri hospital faces uncertainty
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Physicians working more but generating less revenue
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States and doctors team up to block Trump's attack on transgender medical care
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The U.S. Is Not Ready for Bird Flu in Humans US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and luck. Can we do it again?
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How surgeons could soon be operating on you from a different country
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NIH slashes funding for research overhead, leaving universities scrambling
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Florida Removes 1.3m People From Health Care Plan
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Science:

‘It’s a Circus’: Trump Unleashes Chaos at Key US Science Agency Outcry as NIH Plans $4 Billion Cut to Reimburse Scientists NIH announces it's slashing funding for indirect research costs
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Tech:

‘Godfather of AI’ sounds alarm on Google weapons plan
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Sam Altman says the cost of using AI will drop by 10 times every year
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Elon Musk Says He Doesn’t Want to Buy TikTok’s US Business
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Apple’s Dilemma in UK Over Encryption Alarms Privacy Experts
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Media:

GSA Ordered to Cancel All Media Subscriptions Trump promotes misleading claims about federal government’s media subscriptions Politico publishes note ‘to set the record straight’ on government subscription outrage
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MAGA just discovered government contracts are public—and are losing their minds
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Celebs:

Former Steelers Superstar Files for Bankruptcy From Super Bowl champ to bankruptcy: Former Bucs WR Antonio Brown loses $100 million
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The Crisleys Ask Trump to Pardon Them
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Kanye West says 'I'm a Nazi and I love Hitler' in horrific and vile tweeting spree Kanye West goes on another antisemitic rant, defends Diddy, declares 'dominion' over wife
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Non-Profits:

Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Review All Funding for NGOs
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Tree-Planting Charity on Verge of Collapse After Trump Funding Freeze
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Half a Million Tons of Food Risks 'Going to Waste' as USAID Shut Down
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Head Start child-care centers face pay delays after Trump's federal funding freeze
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Personal Finance:

Meet 2 older Americans who turned to living in their vehicles in their retirement amid a housing affordability crisis
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Climate:

Trump froze Biden's marquee climate accomplishment and it's roiling the renewable energy world Trump Is Freezing Money for Clean Energy. Red States Have the Most to Lose.
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NOAA told to search grant programs for climate-related terms
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FEMA Website Starts Deleting 'Climate Change'
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Should Americans Pay for Insurance Risk in Disaster-Prone States?
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Trucking:

Nikola Considers Bankruptcy, Capping EV Maker’s Wild Ride Hydrogen Hopeful Nikola Nears Bankruptcy Nikola Shares Plunge Nearly 50% After Report Says Firm Close to Bankruptcy EV maker recently worth more than Ford teeters on the brink as it mulls bankruptcy
(DBN)

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Water:

A water crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is getting worse
(DBN)

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Education:

Dozens of Texas Teachers Caught in Massive Cheating Scandal
(DBN)

How Much Each State Spends on Education
(DBN)

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Food/Beverage:

What to know about Alamo Beer Co. as brewery files for bankruptcy Popular beer brand joins growing list of bankrupt breweries with Chapter 11 filing
(DBN)

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Autos:

Wholesale Used Car Prices Increased in January; Up 0.8% Year-over-year
(DBN)

World EV Sales Report - December 2024
(DBN)

Sales Of Elon Musk's Tesla Vehicles Plunge 11.5% In China Tesla Sales See Significant Decline in California Tesla Sales in Europe Drop 50% in January
(DBN)

The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly than The Infamous Ford Pinto, According to A New Analysis
(DBN)

Hydrogen Has Failed In Cars And It Won’t Be Powering Trucks Either
(DBN)

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Sovereigns:

Ethiopia Says Debt Restructuring Negotiations in Final Stage
(DBN)

Ray Dalio Tells Us 'How Countries Go Broke'
(DBN)

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UK:

Thames Water Rescue Bidder Doubts Sale Process Feasibility
(DBN)

Bankruptcy warning from Cheshire East Council finance boss Cheshire East Council effectively bankrupt if government doesn't approve exceptional financial support
(DBN)

Britain navigates rough transatlantic waters as Trump roils the ‘special relationship’
(DBN)

BBC Question of Sport presenter and former England star ‘on verge of bankruptcy’
(DBN)

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Canada:

Credit Card Debt Among Insolvent Debtors Surges 26% in 2024, Signals Broader Economic Stress
(DBN)

Canadian Fury With Trump Is About More Than Just Trade
(DBN)

Alaska Senator Says She Understands Canadians Feeling Betrayed by Trump
(DBN)

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MENA:

After Trump’s remarks on Gaza, some in Dearborn, Michigan ‘think we screwed up’ Trump says Gaza will be given to US by Israel Trump's Gaza Plan Derails Saudi-Israel Ties The Challenges the U.S. Would Face in Gaza The real deal on Trump and Gaza Trump's Gaza Plan 'Could Advance Middle East Peace': Experts Does Donald Trump Want Gaza's Natural Gas Reserves? Expert Weighs In Saudi Arabia slams Netanyahu suggestion it should host Palestinian state Mike Huckabee vows Trump's reign in Gaza will be 'of biblical proportion'
(DBN)

Netanyahu praises Trump’s as Israel’s ‘greatest friend’ to ever be president
(DBN)

US Announces $7 Billion in Arms Sales to Israel After Netanyahu DC Visit
(DBN)

The ‘Gaza-ification’ of the West Bank
(DBN)

Freed Israeli hostages did not know their loved ones had died
(DBN)

Hamas releases 3 frail-looking Israeli hostages for 183 Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire
(DBN)

Israeli forces begin to withdraw from a key Gaza corridor, part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas Israel Pulls Troops from Gaza Belt, Hazy on Next Truce Phase
(DBN)

USAID freeze risks 'deadly consequences' as work halts in Gaza, agencies warn
(DBN)

U.S. draws 'red line' over including Hezbollah in Lebanon's government, new envoy says
(DBN)

Revoke fatwa against nuclear weapons, Iranian commanders tell Ayatollah
(DBN)

79 Nations Reaffirm Support for International Criminal Court Amid U.S. Sanctions
(DBN)

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South Korea:

Jeong Jun-young emphasizes support for failed corporations as new Seoul Bankruptcy Court chief
(DBN)

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Russia:

Putin Hails Russia's Strong 2024 Economic Growth
(DBN)

Russian economic meltdown as wage arrears surge and firms face large scale bankruptcies
(DBN)

Kremlin Calls Zelensky's Readiness For Putin Talks 'Empty Words'
(DBN)

It’s Russian Men Against Ukrainian Machines on the Battlefields in Ukraine
(DBN)

Germany’s Scholz Slams Trump’s Plan on Ukrainian Minerals
(DBN)

Zelenskiy Says Working With Trump’s Team, Seeking Deal With US
(DBN)

Trump talking to Putin to end Ukraine war: ‘I’d better not say’ how much Kremlin Declines to Confirm or Deny Putin Call Trump Hints At Trump says he wants to negotiate on Ukraine. It's not clear Putin does
(DBN)

Trump Administration Hands Putin Three Major Wins
(DBN)

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China:

Country Garden’s sales slump worsens in January adding to woes
(DBN)

China erupts after Panama rejects canal deal as global tensions mount
(DBN)

Chinese Spy Balloon Was Packed With American Tech
(DBN)

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South Africa:

Trump Freezes All South African Assistance as Standoff Escalates White South African Lobby Group Rejects Trump’s Aid Cut Trump’s Barbs Unite Fractious South African Coalition Government Trump orders U.S. to prioritize refugee resettlement of South Africans of European descent Trump says some white South Africans are oppressed, could be resettled in U.S. They say no thanks How a White Fringe Group Drew Trump’s Ire on South Africa
(DBN)

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Japan:

Trump Tells Ishiba He Wants Japan to Eliminate Trade Deficit
(DBN)

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Germany:

200,000 protesters rally in Munich against far-right AfD ahead of German election
(DBN)

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India:

NCLT Overturns Ruling: A Case of Collusion in Logix Infrastructure Insolvency?
(DBN)

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Virgin Islands:

WAPA Faces $375 Million Fiscal Crisis, "Operating in Zone of Insolvency" as Financial Woes Deepen
(DBN)

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Austria:

Austrian prosecutors accuse René Benko of embezzling tens of millions
(DBN)

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