February 18, 2025

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Law:

Massive Law Firm Gets Caught Hallucinating Cases
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Partners Are Eager To Make A Move In This Hot Hiring Market
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Paul Weiss Climbs Deals Chart to Challenge Wall Street M&A Elite
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Amid Calif bar exam disarray, refund offered to 5,600 test takers
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Reed Smith Sued by Business Development Manager for Overtime Pay
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Philadelphia Law Firms Allow For Remote Work Thanks To Eagles Super Bowl Victory Parade
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Dechert Opens Fellowship to Students Hit by Trump Job Freeze
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The LSU Law School Professor Free Speech Hot Potato Saga Continues
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The Big Law China Departures
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Judge Blocks Trump's Efforts to Dismantle Consumer Watchdog Agency
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Trump’s Lawyers Burn Down DOJ In Bonfire Of Corruption
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Justice Department’s independence is threatened as Trump’s team asserts power over cases and staff
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Andy McCarthy Torches Trump for Weaponizing DOJ in Stunning Column: DOJ’s ‘Core Mission’ is Now to ‘Settle the President’s Scores’
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A Warning to Trump Targets: The Law Isn’t on Your Side
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Appeals court rejects Trump in showdown over firing of ethics watchdog Trump admin to ask Supreme Court to keep fired government watchdog off the job as case pends
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Paramount Executives Ask: Could They Be Sued for Settling Trump’s $20 Billion CBS Lawsuit?
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Special counsel Jack Smith discloses ‘gift’ of $140,000 in free legal services
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Jan. 6 Rioters Argue Pardons Apply to Charges Including Murder Plot, Child Porn - WSJ
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Donald Trump Actually Hung Mugshot Outside The Oval Office
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Justice Department in crisis over Eric Adams showdown Mass resignation marks a new kind of defiance in the second Trump era As Trump shakes Justice Department, deeply conservative prosecutors head for exits 'Really?' WSJ editorial board blasts Trump's DOJ for sending a 'rotten message' Mayor Adams Case Fallout Tests DOJ Internal Misconduct Office Why the budding Trump DOJ scandal is a big deal The Public Humiliation of Eric Adams A Blatant Violation of Legal Ethics Firestorm grows over Trump DOJ’s deal to drop charges against Eric Adams Rep. Jamie Raskin: Eric Adams deal ‘saturated with corruption’ Justice Department moves to dismiss Eric Adams case Adams to sue over Trump’s clawback of $80 million in migrant grants Mass resignation marks a new kind of defiance in the second Trump era Prosecutor Resigns, Warns Trump's DOJ: 'It Was Never Going to Be Me' Alina Habba Claims Eric Adams Was Charged Because of Immigration Policies Rebellion at Trump's DOJ Over Eric Adams Cheered by Conservative Attorney Adams’ deputy mayors express grave concerns over his recent predicaments Mass resignations from Eric Adams’ administration spark chaos in NYC government Eric Adams joins forces with Trump border czar after DOJ orders case dropped Rep. Daniel Goldman on DOJ’s dismissal of Eric Adams case: ‘Outright extortion’ The Adams Quid Pro Quo Is Unlike Anything Since Watergate 4 NYC deputy mayors to resign from Adams admin sparking chaos Council Speaker calls for mayor to go as chaos engulfs City Hall Hochul weighing whether to remove Eric Adams as mayor
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Trump's DOJ is at war with its own prosecutors
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White House Email Snafu Said to Stall Firings of US Attorneys Remaining Biden US Attorneys Said to Have Devices Deactivated
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Trump DOJ Assigns Sensitive Ethics Powers to Political Aides
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Judge refuses to block DOGE’s access to student borrower data
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Trump nominates ally who defended Jan. 6 rioters, DOGE efforts as top DC federal prosecutor
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Homan says he’s asked DOJ whether Ocasio-Cortez is impeding ICE Fox’s Turley decries ‘prosecution’ of Ocasio-Cortez over immigration webinar
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Democratic AGs win second court ruling against Trump's order on gender-affirming care
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Abortions to resume in Missouri after judge blocks restrictions Texas Attacks New York Abortion Shield With $100,000 Doctor Fine
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War on Drug Cartels Ramps Up at America's Blue Border
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ICE Deports Mexican Migrant Who Entered US 10 Times, Wanted in Homicide Trump's Early Immigration Crackdown Gets Mixed Reviews: Poll The next big immigration test for House Democrats MAGA sheriff running for CA governor vows to end ‘sanctuary’ laws
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UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect thanks people for mail on new website
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Bandits’ New Demand: Hand Over the Ozempic!
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Florida Jew opens fire, injures 2 Israeli tourists mistaken for Palestinians
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As NYC Rape Retrial Looms, Harvey Weinstein Sues Brother & TWC Execs Over $45M Loan From 2016
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Leader of a group linked to multiple killings, including shooting of a border agent, is arrested
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Judges:

74 Lawsuits Have Been Filed to Stop Trump, Most in a Handful of Courts Battle Against Trump-DOGE Overhaul to Play Out in Select Courts
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Judge expected to rule in 24 hours in case that aims to sharply curtail Musk's DOGE Judge appears inclined to deny request to block DOGE's mass firings, access to data
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Trump Administration Eyes Canceling Leases for Space Used by US Judiciary
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What Courts Can Do If the Trump Administration Defies Court Orders
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Dems prep for Trump legal meltdown
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Trump reported to be 'threatening to turn the Supreme Court's biggest fear into reality'
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'Unitary executive' theory may reach Supreme Court as Trump wields sweeping power
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Lawsuit to Stop Elon Musk From Decimating Government Gets a Tough Judge
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Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is up for grabs — again — in first big 2025 battleground race
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Trump's firings of independent agency heads put 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent in crosshairs Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire US Agency Head
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Trump Tells Supreme Court It Gave Him 'Unrestricted Power' to Fire People
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Republicans move to impeach judges who blocked Trump
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Judge Hits Donald Trump With Legal Setback: 'Unconstitutional'
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As Trump shakes up Washington, battles over presidential power could rewrite history
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George Conway Predicts How Donald Trump Will Respond to Judicial Orders
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Democrats nervously wait on Trump response to court rulings
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Another MAGA Judge Makes Shocking Legal Argument Hoping To Catch The Attention Of Donald Trump
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‘What A Mess!’: Judge Slams Trump As Government Watchdog Reinstated
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The Opposition Is Already Growing How to Prevent Trump From Defying the Courts House Republicans plot impeachment against judges blocking Trump, DOGE
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Texas courts blocking jury trials for 30,000 victims of 2021 winter storm
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Wall Street:

 

Corporate America’s Souring Profit Outlook Clouds Equity Rally
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Fears of massive crash on Wall Street after America's top 50 companies see record levels of 'fragility'
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Layoffs:

OPM directs agencies to fire government workers still on probation OPM staffers fired en masse on conference call as part of Musk purge, sources say
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Trump Administration Mistakenly Fired Staff Overseeing Nation’s Nuclear Weapons: Report Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal
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Trump is moving at light speed with no plan in sight
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Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
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Trump to Lay Off Federal Workers After Paralyzing Labor Panels
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Department of Homeland Security preparing to fire hundreds of senior leaders this week
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VA cutting 1,000 employees Trump and Musk's Valentine's Day Massacre of Military Veterans
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Up to 15K IRS probationary workers expected to be axed in middle of tax season amid DOGE cuts
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Justice Department fires multiple immigration judges amid case backlog Trump DOJ Fires 20 Immigration Judges as Termination Wave Begins
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A federal worker tried to take Trump's 'Fork' resignation offer. Here's what happened
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Stunned federal workers brace for the real-world repercussions of Trump’s purges
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Government Workers Cannot Be Fired for Their Political Views
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Trump officials defend HHS cuts as more methodical than the slashing at other agencies
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List of Federal Agencies That Have Begun Mass Layoffs of Probationary Employees
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DOGE Begins Firing Workers at Federal IT Department
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Interior Department fires 2,300 employees after OPM directive
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EPA fires nearly 400 workers after OPM order
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Judge temporarily halts mass firings at CFPB, preserves agency data
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‘Like a tornado hit’: Stunned federal workers take stock of mass layoffs — and brace for repercussions
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Federal workers with 'exceptional' reviews fired for 'performance issues' Federal workers express shock, anger over mass firings: "You are not fit for continued employment"
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Sunnova aims to trim costs through 15% headcount reduction (300 jobs)
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Southwest Airlines to slash 15% of corporate jobs in ‘unprecedented’ move to cut costs
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Boston nonprofit lays off 1,100 due to Trump administration foreign aid cuts
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Agribusiness:

'Hitting ranchers hard': Farmers union leader blames Trump for 'disastrous consequences'
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Healthcare:

Bankruptcy Code Should Better Protect Continuing Care Patients
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Can this Florida maternity ward be saved? Doctors and nurses sound alarm.
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RFK Makes Savage Cuts at CDC on Day One
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CDC's "disease detectives" halved as part of DOGE cuts at health agencies
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Republicans put health care cuts front and center to advance agenda Over 770,000 People in Ohio Could Lose Medicaid Under New Budget What's behind Brett Guthrie's targeting of Medicaid Medicaid concerns threaten GOP budget resolution
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Trump casts psychiatric and weight-loss drugs as threats to children
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Nearly 50 Texans Infected With Measles In Growing Outbreak No end in sight
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Louisiana health department says it will stop promoting mass vaccination No evidence Louisiana’s Surgeon General is board-certified family physician
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Wyoming woman hospitalized with bird flu virus
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Flu Map Shows Highest Levels Across US U.S. facing worst flu season since 2009, experts say
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Florida Sees Major Drop in Abortions
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Retailing:

How Amazon drove this discount retailer into bankruptcy
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US Retail Sales Battered By Severe Weather In January
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Map Shows States Most Impacted by 2025 Stores Closures
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Hotels:

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased 0.5% Year-over-year
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Economy:

US Industrial Production Better Than Expected In January
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Q1 GDP Tracking: Low 2% Range
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Industrial Production Increased 0.5% in January
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Americans Who Think Country on Right Track Breaks 20-Year Trend: Pollster
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Krugman: More Than You Wanted to Know About Tariffs Trump Says Auto Tariffs To Come 'Around April 2' Trump sets out process for imposing global reciprocal tariffs Trump’s reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy Japan Seeks Exemption From Trump’s Reciprocal Trade Tariffs Countries With Big US Trade Surplus In Eye Of Tariff Storm Markets are starting to view Trump as more of a ‘pushover’ on tariffs than a protectionist, UBS economist says Trump Tariffs Loom Large In South Korea's 'Steel City' Trump trade plan intensifies Trump Tariffs Fuel US Auto Anxiety Trump’s tariffs expose Ukraine’s steel industry to another war Map Shows States to Get Hit Hardest by Trump's Tariffs Map Shows Countries Getting Biggest Boost From US Trade New US Tariffs Would Hit Germany Particularly Hard India Plans More Tariff Changes to Curb Trump’s Trade Threats Trump’s Broader Tariffs Would Pose Risk to Asia, Nomura Says Tariff Tension Fails to Sway Equity Bulls Expecting Record Run Trump promises to treat VAT systems like Europe's like a tariff
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Trump’s trade war could spiral into a debt war that sends interest rates soaring, former White House official warns
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Jamie Dimon: ‘Don’t give me this s--- that work-from-home Friday works’
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Big Banks Are Scrubbing Their Public Mentions of DEI Efforts Trump’s Anti-DEI Edicts Just Scared a Big Sponsor Away From a Major Pride Event NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in spending guide for Black Americans US Pressures United Nations to Drop Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Language Warnock at National Cathedral: ‘Don’t tell me you reject DEI when you live in a White House built by Black hands’ Department of Education warns schools to cut DEI policies or lose funding
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House GOP panel passes budget blueprint with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and steep spending reductions 'BS alarm has been triggered': Economist pulls apart 'absurd' GOP tax cut plan Thompson: No SNAP cuts in reconciliation Republicans hope to jam through defense, border funding boost ahead of shutdown fight Senate eyes possibility of vote-a-rama on budget resolution Senate Democrats privately regroup ahead of GOP budget barrage House, Senate standoff over Trump agenda escalates
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Democrats play blame game with GOP on looming government shutdown
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‘A Lot of Chaos’: Corporate America Tries to Keep Up With Trump
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Uline turned to Mexico to staff warehouses, but paid them a fraction of US workers, sources say
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The Coming Democratic Baby Bust Why are young women opting to be sterilized?
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Which states get more federal money than they send
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Bosses are keeping tabs on their employees more than ever
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in January
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Housing Feb 17th Weekly Update: Inventory Up 0.9% Week-over-week, Up 29.2% Year-over-year
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Realtor.com Reports Active Inventory Up 27.5% YoY
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3rd Look at Local Housing Markets in January
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Austin Homeowners Drop House Price Nearly 30% as They Struggle to Sell
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Los Angeles Fire Zones Hit By Mudslides After Heavy Rain
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For some L.A. wildfire survivors, rebuilding will not be an option
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‘Disaster amnesia’: The Los Angeles wildfires revealed a deeper, more vicious cycle that has plagued California for decades
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Home Insurance Crisis: Are These States Next?
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DC House Prices Slashed As DOGE Targets Federal Workers
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Across the West, a pitch to lower housing costs: Sell federal land
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Mortgage Warning Issued Over Trump's Immigration Crackdown
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California Rejects Insurance Company's Demand For Rate Hike
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Municipalities:

Biggest water rate hikes in a decade loom for Metro Detroit residents
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Oil/Gas:

Has China’s Oil Demand Peaked?
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Politics:

New Donald Trump polling stuns CNN again: ‘Holy smokes!’
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Trump's "Shock And Awe" Month
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Krugman: Our Government Is Experiencing a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
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Trump suggests he’s above the law with ominous Napoleon quote
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Trump Voters Splinter Over His Rapid Shake-Up of Washington
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Who Will Stand Up to Trump at High Noon?
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Trump leans into culture wars in first month in office
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Mike Pence emerges as one of the few Republicans willing to challenge Trump 2.0
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How the Woke Right Replaced the Woke Left
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New DNC chair wants to go on the offensive against Trump as he takes over with multistate tour
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Democratic senator: ‘DOGE is now at the IRS’ Top Democrats question IRS on DOGE access to taxpayer data ‘Five alarm warning': Possible DOGE access to private taxpayer data sparks outcry Musk's DOGE expected to arrive at SEC in coming days Social Security head resigns over DOGE data push Food Head at FDA Resigns, Citing Numerous Job Cuts Who’s in charge of DOGE? Not Elon Musk, White House says Musk is not a DOGE employee and "has no actual or formal authority," WH says Elon Musk ridiculed a blind person on X. Then a mob went to work. Judge Extends Ban on Musk's DOGE From Accessing Sensitive Treasury Systems Judge seems unwilling to immediately bar Musk from meddling in federal agencies ‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts How Popular Is Elon Musk's DOGE? Very, According to Focus Group DOGE Website Posts Classified Information, Worrying Intelligence Officials The Death of Government Expertise They’re not just suing to stop DOGE. They’re suing Elon Musk himself. Elon Musk’s DOGE Can’t Even Secure A Website, Let Alone The Government At Last, DOGE And Musk Are Finally Named In A Lawsuit, Albeit ‘Officially’ At Trump’s White House, Musk’s tactics frustrate some senior officials, sources say Elon Musk’s mass government cuts could make private companies millions Trump, Musk’s latest moves to shrink the federal workforce explained Democrats call out Trump actions on Tesla, Musk Royal Society Moving Towards Expelling Musk The anti-Musk protest movement is expected to ramp up with Congress on recess Polymarket Launches 'Doge Tracker' of Government Cuts DOGE Savings So Far Elon Musk Raises Alarm Over Social Security Elon Musk is coming for your Social Security Are 150-year-old Americans receiving Social Security checks, as Elon Musk said? Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say Millions Over 140 Years Old Receive Social Security Benefits Fraudulently He’s Spent Years Watching Silicon Valley Take Companies Apart. He Has a Warning for DC. Washington Post backs out of ‘Fire Elon Musk’ ad order GOP lawmakers divided on Musk, seen by some as a liability DOGE's "AI-first" strategy courts disaster How Elon Musk is boosting far-right politics across the globe Elon Musk Gets '$8 Million A Day' From Taxpayers
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Government Accountability official says fraud does exist, but it's not widespread
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'$600M on Sushi!' Republican hits 'wild' govt waste using examples from parody X account
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Elizabeth Warren Fights to Defend the Consumer Protection Agency She Helped Create Former CFPB official warns 12 years of critical records at risk Judge Blocks Mass Firing at CFPB
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The attack on USAID portends a war on the welfare state
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Americans Want Cuts, But Not to Social Security, Education, Medicare: Poll
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Trump, Elon Musk bash Reuters over government 'social deception' contract US Defense Department contract "inaccurately represented" on social media, says Thomson Reuters
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Why Isn’t Congress Doing Anything?
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With Congress Pliant, an Emboldened Trump Pushes His Business Interests
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Disconnected helplines, undiagnosed HIV cases and unfinished classrooms: Ukraine counts the costs of USAID suspension
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Democrats confront their powerlessness as Trump flexes authority
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The Marco Rubio Guide to Survival is Not Working Well
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Warning of 'Tragedy,' Former Feds Plead With Congress to Scrap Trump's Foreign Aid Freeze
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Trump’s cuts hit red states, triggering GOP pushback
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US President Donald Trump an unwitting agent of Vladimir Putin, believes ex-intelligence chiefs
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Protests In NY As 'Transgender' And 'Queer' Scrubbed From Rights Website
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America Opens the Door to Its Adversaries
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White House limits AP access to Oval Office, Air Force One indefinitely ‘The Gulf of America’ Is the Wrong Fight to Pick Axios to use ‘Gulf of America’ in compliance with Trump administration
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Democrats see small wins in low-key races, fueling hopes for November
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Republicans struggle with unified response to Trump's plan for Ukraine peace talks
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Nazi flags can fly in Utah schools, but not pride flags, GOP lawmaker says
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NASA astronauts — from space — discredit Trump claims they’re stranded
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Ted Cruz Reveals Warning On Denmark He Issued to NATO Ally
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Matt Schlapp, CPAC Chairman, allegedly sexually assaulted a man at a bar, witnesses say
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Republican ‘Family Values’ Trolled Online Amid New Baby Musk Claims
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To these Black retirees, the federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle class
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Army Cuts Outreach at Girls School After Dropping Recruiting at Black Engineering Event
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Tom Hanks' 'SNL' Appearance Mocking MAGA Sparks Anger
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Autos:

Graffiti and middle fingers: Tesla Cybertrucks have become a political statement
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Tesla Again Has The Highest Accident Rate Of Any Auto Brand
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‘I’m giving up my Tesla because of Elon Musk’
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America might have reached "peak truck"
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Why There Is No Relief Ahead for High Used-Car Prices
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Renault’s struggling hydrogen vehicle unit given extra time to find a buyer amid insolvency proceedings Hyvia, Renault and Plug Power’s Hydrogen JV, Seeks Investors to Avert Liquidation
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Climate:

Trump Gives EPA One Week to Decide on Abandoning Climate Pollution Regulation
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Kentucky reels from flooding that killed 11 as another storm will bring snow and cold Kentucky Flooding Map Shows Exactly Where Extreme Weather Is Most Dangerous At least 11 dead as entire US braces for ‘arctic outbreak’ and coldest temps yet after cars found frozen in flood waters
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Winter Weather Warnings in 21 States As 3 Feet of Snow To Hit
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Trump Ends Climate Work Inside Agency That Responds to Disasters
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Weight-Loss:

Iconic 60-year-old company that transformed America edges towards oblivion - because of Ozempic WeightWatchers and lender advisors enter confidential talks for restructuring
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When online weight-loss drugs are too good to be true
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Media:

Trump Is Waging a War to Silence the Press
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Crypto:

FTX Collapse Aftermath: Who Gets Paid First And Who Gets Left Out?
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Fraud:

New lawsuit accuses former Texas Lottery director of fraud, manipulating game outcomes and misappropriating lottery funds
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Got a $1,400 rebate text from the IRS? It's a scam, Better Business Bureau warns.
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (26 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (23 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

BK ED LA: Updated Bankruptcy Filing Statistics
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Mass Torts:

New Jersey church leader promises transparency — again — in the face of crisis
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Diocese of Norwich reaches $31 million settlement with sexual abuse survivors, officials say
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J&J begins crucial battle over $10 billion baby powder settlement
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Aviation:

Why Spirit Airlines Really Doesn't Want To Join Forces With Frontier
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THAI set to emerge from rehab with plan to double fleet
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Delta plane crashes & flips onto its roof at Toronto airport as emergency crews rush to scene Dramatic video shows Delta plane burst into flames moments before flipping on runway at Toronto Airport
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Hundreds of FAA employees are let go as Trump's mass layoffs continue Air-Traffic Union Analyzing Safety Impact of FAA Firings
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UAE-Based FlyDubai Plans Entry Into Indian Aviation Industry, Eyes Go First Acquisition Flydubai says no plans to acquire bankrupt India airline’s assets
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Batteries:

Northvolt sells heavy industry battery business to truckmaker Scania
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Utilities:

Power lines sparked new fires in LA after the Eaton Fire began, radio traffic shows
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Education:

Trump signs executive order stripping funds from schools requiring COVID-19 vaccines
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Congress wants to kill two education tax credits. That would cost American students billions in lost benefits
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College Students Could Lose Funding Aid Amid $2.7 Billion Shortfall
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Food/Beverage:

How Many Denny's Locations Are Closing and Why?
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Religion:

Pope Francis, sensing he is close to death, moves to protect his legacy
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Tech:

The Real Problem With DOGE’s AI Plans
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Sovereigns:

Ecuador’s Bond Market Shaken by Presidential Election Uncertainty
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UK:

12% annual jump in personal insolvencies across England and Wales in January January insolvency hike to lay the foundations for a tough year ahead UK's Thames Water lodges appeal to try to raise customer bills
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Thames Water to discover if restructuring plan has been approved UK Court Backs £3 Bn Loan For Indebted Thames Water Judge approves emergency plan to keep Britain’s largest water company afloat
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UK’s Much-Feared Wave of Job Cuts Is Failing to Materialize
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‘A staggering waste’: How the Home Office spent £100m on failing to house asylum seekers
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EU:

JD Vance stuns Munich conference with blistering attack on Europe’s leaders U.S. Tells Europe To Handle Its Own Defense After Munich, How Will Europe Handle Trump? Vance’s real warning to Europe Vance brings a wrecking ball to diplomatic gathering in Munich Vice President Vance tells Europe's leaders: Stop building a 'firewall' to block far right Vance, Germany Lock Horns Over Neo-Nazis Macron calls emergency European summit on Trump, Polish minister says European leaders gather for emergency talks, fearing that Trump has abandoned age-old allies Europe’s leaders find no quick response to Trump’s bombshell on Ukraine Russia Is Threatening All Europe Now, Says Danish PM The fight for Europe is on Trump strangles Europe 'New sheriff in town': Vance lambasts Europe in Munich speech Vance meets with leader of far-right German party, exports MAGA message Vance, Germany Lock Horns Over Far Right JD Vance breaks taboo by meeting with leader of Germany’s far-right party German defense minister says Vance speech in Munich ‘not acceptable’ Swiss President Sees Vance Speech As 'Plea For Direct Democracy' 'Nobody Can Impose' Their Model On Europe, France FM Responds To Vance Trump Says Europe Losing Freedom Of Speech Europe Must 'Step Up' On Defense While US Focuses Elsewhere: Vance EU Seeks a Military Revival Under Pressure From Putin, Trump UK's Starmer Says 'US Backstop' Ukraine's Only Defense Against Russia EU Officials Now View US as an Adversary
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Trump Open to Europe Buying US-Made Arms for Ukraine
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Map Shows Where US Troops Are in Europe as Trump Threatens Withdrawal
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Canada:

Good for creditors, bad for debtors: Not enough Canadians are filing for bankruptcy, new research argues
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Ransomware, disease and 'ultra low-cost retailers': Why 3 iconic Canadian clothing stores went broke
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Canada To Compel Diversity Disclosures For Banks, Insurance Firms
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Trump’s Threats and Statehood Taunts Reset Race to Lead Canada Trump’s Threats Against Canada Upend Conservative’s Playbook
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Generals Pour Cold Water on Canada Going to War With US as Videos Go Viral
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More Than One-Third of Canadians Support Annexing These 3 States: Poll
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Russia:

Russian Economy Faces Sharp Slowdown as War Rages On, Bank Warns
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Vance Wields Threat of Sanctions, Military Action to Push Putin Into Ukraine Deal Zelensky Calls For 'Real And Guaranteed Peace' After Vance Meeting Vance Says US Aims For 'Durable Peace' In Ukraine, After Zelensky Meet
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Macron Says Assured Zelensky 'Ukrainians Alone' Drive Ceasefire Talks
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Top Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending the Ukraine war without Kyiv Trump and Putin Teams Meet in Saudi With Europe Sidelined ‘If parents have dinner, the kids have to sit at another table’: German defense boss says Europe has itself to blame for being cut out of Ukraine talks Trump Aide Lays Out 4 Key Tenets to Talks With Putin Over Ukraine Ukraine 'Won't Recognize' Russia-US Talks in Saudi Arabia: Zelensky Ukraine Warns US-Russia Talks Without Kyiv Are ‘Dangerous’ Trump Says Zelenskiy to Take Part in Peace Talks With Russia Rubio:Ukraine, EU Will be at Peace Talks Trump Envoy Says US Will Not 'Impose' Deal On Ukraine Russia Says No Point In Inviting Europeans To Ukraine Talks Trump sidelines allies in Ukraine-Russia negotiations Trump stuns Europe with opening Ukraine-Russia gambit
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Retired general: Putin will likely ‘wait out’ Trump term and take Ukraine
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Ukraine balks at signing Trump deal to hand over its mineral wealth Trump officials pitch Zelenskyy on U.S. owning 50% of Ukraine's rare earth minerals Zelenskyy tells aides to reject U.S. pitch for 50% of Ukraine's rare earth minerals Revealed: Trump’s confidential plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold
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Ukraine Peace Only Possible If 'Sovereignty Secured': Scholz
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Ukraine Will Be 'Ready To Talk' With Russia Once US And Allies Agree Position
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Zelensky Says Trump Gave Him His Phone Number During Call
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Zelenksy calls for ‘Army of Europe’ to take on Russia without US as Trump urges him to make a deal with Putin
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U.K., Sweden say troops could head to post-war Ukraine as Trump fuels a European "collective security" drive Spain Says 'Too Soon' To Talk About Troops In Ukraine
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US Asks Europe What Kyiv Peacekeepers Should Do If Attacked
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Zelensky lashes out at Trump after claiming US president does not have a plan to end the war in Ukraine | Daily Mail Online
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Zelensky Says Ukraine Has 'Low Chance To Survive' Without US
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Listen Closely to What Hegseth Is Saying Hegseth’s Bruising 72-Hour Debut Overseas
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Top Republican senator: Ukraine should automatically join NATO if Russia invades again
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Rutte: NATO spending target will be ‘considerably more than 3 percent’
(DBN)

Is this the end of NATO? US Won’t Quit NATO But May Pivot From Europe, NATO Admiral Says
(DBN)

Trump says he wants Russia back in the G7
(DBN)

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MENA:

'Welcome Back': Israelis Cheer, Cry As Hostages Freed From Gaza Israeli Hostage Group Warns Against Gaza Truce 'Collapse' After Captives Freed Israel Says Working With US To Get All Gaza Hostages Out 'As Quickly As Possible' Hamas Says Expects Talks On Gaza Truce Phase Two To Begin 'Early Next Week' Rubio To Discuss Gaza Truce With Israel PM On First Leg Of Mideast Tour
(DBN)

Israeli Army Says Air Strike Hits 'Armed Individuals' In Gaza
(DBN)

Amid fragile truce, IDF division that led Gaza offensive prepares for fresh assault
(DBN)

Israel to Start New Ceasefire Talks With Aim of Disarming Hamas
(DBN)

After 500 Days Of War, Gazans See Only 'Suffering, Destruction'
(DBN)

Meet the Israeli anarchist taking Hamas hostage fight to Netanyahu
(DBN)

‘NO to ethnic cleansing’: Hundreds of US rabbis, Jewish celebs slam Trump’s Gaza plan Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza, countering Trump’s call to depopulate the territory Israel weighs future of ceasefire as Netanyahu praises Trump's plan to take over Gaza Netanyahu reveals AI vision for Gaza's transformation after Trump's 'Riviera' call Israel Defense Minister Announces Agency For 'Voluntary Departure' Of Gazans Israel PM Says 'Committed' To Trump's Gaza Displacement Plan
(DBN)

Israel Says Army Retreating from Lebanon, But For Five Outposts
(DBN)

Russia Set to Keep Reduced Military Presence in Post-Assad Syria
(DBN)

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South Africa:

White South Africans gather in support of Trump and his claims that they are victims of racism
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

An American Retiree Was Lost Off the Coast of Venezuela. Then Things Went Really Bad.
(DBN)

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Germany:

Germany’s economy is in the dumps. Here are 5 reasons why
(DBN)

Americans Shocked by '60 Minutes' Report on German Speech Policing
(DBN)

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Argentina:

Argentine lawyers charge president with fraud over cryptocurrency promotion Argentina's Milei Denies Role In 'Cryptogate' As Prosecutors Launch Probe
(DBN)

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China:

China property crisis: Hong Kong court orders Evergrande and HNA units to liquidate
(DBN)

China's Record Bank Loans in January Signal More Stimulus Amid Trade War
(DBN)

China Issues New Demands to Trump's America
(DBN)

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Peru:

Telefónica files for insolvency in Peru
(DBN)

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Australia:

Bragg report raises insolvency risk for industry funds
(DBN)

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Netherlands:

No change in the number of bankruptcies in January compared to December
(DBN)

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India:

Positive shift in corporate resolutions under insolvency and bankruptcy code: IBBI
(DBN)

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