Law:

Biglaw Firm Learning The Hard Way It's Best To Be Straightforward With Associates
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Counsel Often Wind Up In 'No Man's Or Woman's Land' When It Comes To Compensation
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Set Up Associates for Success by Making Expectations Compelling
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Attorneys Noping Out Of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements -- And Their Jobs -- At Elias Law Group
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NALP Report on Law Firm Diversity
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Adjunct Law Professors May Have Limitations
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Amy Wax Plots Racial Discrimination Suit Unless Penn Forgives Her For Denigrating Students, Bringing White Supremacists To Class • Penn Carey Law professor Amy Wax sues University for racial discrimination, breach of contract
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SCOTUSblog Founder Indicted In Wild Poker-Fueled Tax Case • SCOTUSblog's Goldstein Accused of Tax Fraud Tied to Gambling
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Florida Woman Bumbles Through Senate Hearing But Will Get To Be Attorney General Anyway
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Trump to begin mass deportations on Tuesday • Trump orders troops to seal the borders and declares a national immigration emergency • Millions Targeted for Immediate Expulsion as Trump Fulfills Vow • Fearing Trump deportations, migrants start leaving US voluntarily • Trump set to declare southern border emergency, order mass deportations • Trump to Authorize Deployment of US Troops to the Border, Fox Reports • Trump's orders to unleash sweeping limits on immigration, asylum • ICE planning to ramp up arrests in major U.S. cities after Trump takes office • India Set to Take Back 18,000 Citizens From US to Placate Trump • How Mexico Is Preparing for Trump’s Promises of Mass Deportations • Mexican president opposes Trump's immigration policies, but vows to help those deported • Trump reinforces use of his 'Remain in Mexico' policy • Mexico Says Relaunch of ‘Remain in Mexico’ Would Be Unilateral U.S. Measure • Mexico Mobilizes Legal Army as Trump’s Deportation Threat Looms • Trump to issue 10 executive orders cracking down on border • Trump signs flurry of restrictive immigration orders on Day One • Trump's Illegal First-Day Executive Actions • Border Patrol agent dead after ‘being shot by illegal immigrant at traffic stop’ hours after Trump’s renewed crackdown • National Guard troops worry Trump will deploy them for mass deportations • Trump to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, halt refugee flow • Immigration Groups Sue Trump Over Ending Birthright Citizenship • Chicago braces for immigration crackdown and deportations under Trump • Chicago, San Diego Brace for Fight With Trump Border Czar • Americans favor deporting undocumented immigrants, until they're asked how • ABA calls on senators to oppose ‘deeply concerning’ immigration bill • Laken Riley Act gives John Thune his first big win as Senate GOP leader • Ruben Gallego wants Democrats to know what Trump got right •Senate Democrats boil over Laken Riley missteps • ‘Disgrace’: Pope Francis revives feud with Trump just before inauguration • Hidden tunnel on US-Mexico border to be sealed • ‘Sheriffs are going to be emboldened’: Republican sheriffs are raring to implement Trump’s deportation plans • US Authorities Put Up Barricades At Mexico Border Ahead Of Trump Inauguration • US Conducts Border Crossing Exercises Ahead Of Trump Inauguration • Gangs Cash In On Desperation Of US-bound Migrants • Migrants stranded when thousands of appointments to enter the US are canceled as Trump takes office • What Democrats must learn from Biden’s disastrous immigration record • Trump officials shut down CBP One app • Sudden disconnect Migrants weep in Mexico as Trump admin cancels all appointments for Biden’s CBP One app immediately after swearing-in
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A Trump-Voting Farmer's Warning: Mass Deportations Would Be a Disaster
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The prosecution of Trump's ‘fake electors’ continues — even as Jan. 6 pardons loom
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Trump to pull nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees from flights, say US official, advocate
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Tennessee lawmakers take up bills over IVF, birth control, medication abortion • Missouri lawmakers are going after voter-approved abortion rights. Voters will likely reelect them
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Tom Goldstein Hires Trump's Lawyers In First Good Bet In Years
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Trump’s Legal Showdown With Blue State AGs Is Already Happening
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Judge Cannon skeptical of Garland’s plan to show Smith report on classified docs case to lawmakers
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Biden issues preemptive pardons for Trump critics and Biden family members • Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 committee in effort to guard against ‘revenge’ by Trump • Left off Biden’s list of pardons: Jack Smith • Schiff calls Jan. 6 Biden pardons ‘unwise’ • Biden said his pardon of family was meant to shield them from Trump. That’s not the full story. • Biden Posthumously Pardons Civil Rights Leader Marcus Garvey • Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders • Biden Pardons His Family—and Gives Clemency to One Prominent Activist • Trump slams Biden for pardoning Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee staffers in final hours of presidency: ‘Disgraceful’
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Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who violently attacked police • Schiff calls Trump’s’ Jan. 6 pardons a ‘grotesque display’ of power • Michael Fanone calls Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon a betrayal • Bipartisan Outrage on Pardons for Jan. 6 Rioters
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Prosecution warnings for ‘sanctuary’ officials may signal plans for the Trump administration
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Joe Biden Recognizes 28th Amendment (But That Doesn't Mean We Have An Actual Equal Rights Amendment) • The Real Leaders On The Equal Rights Amendment
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‘Taylor Swift is my dragon’: The most absurd revelations from Justin Baldoni’s Blake Lively lawsuit • How the Epic Hollywood War Between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively Escalated - WSJ • Justin Baldoni Streisand’s Accusations Against Him By Sending Legal Threat Over ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
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No misconduct by NJ Attorney General's Office connected to Menendez case, inquiry finds
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Drake's Defamation Suit Assigns Blame To UMG And Popular Streamers. Does He Know We All Have The Same Internet?
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Man Kills Wife and Toddler Daughter, Shoots Two Other Children: Sheriff
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MS-13 Gang Leaders Face Decades Behind Bars for Suburban NYC Murder Spree
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Trump seeks to designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
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Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs
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Ex-Georgia prosecutor on trial for hindering Ahmaud Arbery's murder investigation
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He pulled up to Palisades fire with a fire engine and an offer to help. It was fake, police say
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These are the cities where homicides decreased, and increased, in 2024
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Judges:

Director’s Awards Recognize 16 Employees, Including Bankruptcy Court Employees, for Leadership, Service
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Supreme Court Will Hear Clash Over LGBTQ-Themed Schoolbooks
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US Supreme Court dealt Biden historic series of defeats
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Gorsuch in TikTok Opinion Calls for Action on 'Secret Evidence'
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Supreme Court Justice Doubtful People Are Going To Pornhub For The Articles
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Two Judges Shot Dead At Iran's Supreme Court
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Wall Street:

Stock futures rise as Trump’s second term begins
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Dow futures rise 160 points as Trump sworn in as president with regular trading closed
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Dow surges more than 300 points, S&P 500 posts best week since period following Trump’s election
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The Stock Rally Is Back on Track. Memories of 2022 Linger - WSJ
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Stocks Up 55% Since Biden Took Office
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Stanley Druckenmiller says ‘animal spirits’ are back in markets because of Trump with CEOs ‘giddy’ • CEOs Optimistic on Growth Despite Trump Trade Tensions, PwC says
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Goldman CEO gets big pay boost, plus $80 million bonus for another five years at helm
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Layoffs:

AI’s Power to Replace Workers Faces New Scrutiny, Starting in NY
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Trump hires fed-firing mastermind
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WaFd sheds 8% of staff with mortgage exit
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Climate:

Global economy could shrink 50% between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries
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US Fed Withdraws From Global Climate Change Initiative • Trump says he’s withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement again • What Trump’s exit from the climate deal really means
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Scotiabank Joins Wall Street-Led Exit of Bankers’ Climate Club
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Orsted Takes $1.7 Billion Hit as Trump Slams Offshore Wind • Trump Says He Will Stop Leasing Federal Land for Wind Farms
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Winter Storm Warning for 12 States Amid 'Life Threatening' Cold Snap • Millions across the US brace for plummeting temperatures and winter storms • Wind chills 55 below; snow and ice in Florida: Extreme cold invading US
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Tesla built Musk’s vast wealth through climate credits. Trump may end them.
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Trump says he'll probably visit Los Angeles next week amid wildfires
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LA’s Devastation Is Revealed as Fires Come Under Control • With ‘damaging’ winds, extreme fire danger returns to Southern California • Why Firefighting Was No Match for Wildfires • Altadena man used garden hoses to help save 7 homes, including his own, from the Eaton Fire • In Car-Loving Los Angeles, the Charred Remains of Vehicles Cut Deep • Separated By LA Wildfires, A Happy Reunion For Some Pets, Owners • Before the celebrities and influencers came, Pacific Palisades was a 'small town' • When houses are fuel: Why firefighting was no match for a California disaster decades in the making • California's "red pill": MAGA wages information war as L.A. burns • Dogs Prove Invaluable In Massive Search For Los Angeles Fire Victims • Trump Laments L.A. Wildfires Destroying Homes Of “Some Of The Wealthiest & Most Powerful Individuals In Our Country” In Second Inauguration Address
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GoFundMe, Mandy Moore and the unfairness of disaster relief: ‘If you were poor before, you should stay poor’
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Slew Of Satellite Projects Aims To Head Off Future Wildfires
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Climate and energy lessons from Biden's four years
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Food/Beverage:

Steakhouse Chains That Are Struggling In 2025
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Wine sales drying up as Americans turn elsewhere
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America is seesawing between sobriety and boozing it up
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TGI Friday's Shutting Down Locations Across America
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Media:

Fox News Prepares to Cover a Government Filled With . . . Fox News Alumni
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Defamation Trial Yields Revelation CNN’s Revenue Has Dropped Some 400 Million In Three Years
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'Revenge Tour': US News Media Braces For Trump Return
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge Funds Kept $1.8 Trillion as Fees, or Half Their Gains
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Education:

Cash-Strapped Colleges Are Selling Their Prized Art and Mansions
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Settlements near $320 mln in college aid lawsuit after Caltech, Johns Hopkins deals
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Oklahoma voters sour on MAGA superintendent as schools flounder: columnist
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Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten Commandments in classrooms
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Crypto:

Crypto Industry Lists Regulatory Framework at the Top of Its Trump Wish List
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The truth about crypto
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Top FTX Creditors’ Representative Shares Update on Countries Restricted from Repayments
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Commerce Nominee Lutnick Is Backer of Outlaws’ Favorite Cryptocurrency
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Bitcoin Rallies to Record Level Ahead of Trump’s Inauguration
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Trump Coin Sparks Fury As Industry Grapples With Pump-And-Dump Dread • Trump Coin crashes, recovers and slumps anew following Melania Coin launch. What’s next, for the incoming first family and the crypto industry •Bitcoin slips, Trump token plunges over 20% as crypto sentiment cools • Trump Meme Coin Crashes 48% • Melania Trump joins her husband in the meme coin billions business • Constitutional Crypto: How TRUMP's Solana Token Could Force a SCOTUS Showdown
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Long-Standing Crypto Cases Are Winding Down Before Trump Takeover
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Bank of America CEO says financial industry will jump into crypto payments if regulators allow it
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Healthcare:

Bill would allow receivership at financially distressed CT hospitals
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Tenor Health founder says Sharon Regional should open in two weeks
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Private Equity’s Grand Ambitions for U.S. Healthcare Hit Bumpy Stretch - WSJ
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Trump announces US withdrawal from the World Health Organization
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Weight-loss drugs may boost health in many ways
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Group Involved in Wuhan Virus Studies Debarred by US Health Dept • Wuhan Keen To Shake Off Pandemic Label Five Years On
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'Generational Problem': Youth Still Struggling In Pandemic's Shadow
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Legislature should clarify Texas abortion law to protect mothers at risk
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Retailing:

Amazon Pauses Drone Delivery After Aircraft Crashed in Rain
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Gen Z is turning into big-time mallrats
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FTC Says Consumer Data Is Behind ‘Surveillance’ Pricing
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Costco's unionized workers vote to authorize a strike
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More than 200 Advance Auto Parts stores going up for sale
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Entertainment:

LA fires threaten to push Hollywood further away
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Inside the rise of the conservative movie industry behind 'Reagan,' 'Am I Racist?'
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Banking:

FDIC Files Liability Action Against Former SVB Executives • FDIC sues 17 ex-SVB executives in alleged ‘gross negligence’
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Trump Taps Travis Hill as Acting FDIC Chair
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TD slashes pay for 41 execs, expedites Chun’s start date
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Capital One outage drags into second day, leaving some customers without deposit access
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Manufacturing:

Oregon Tool, creditors hire legal advisors
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Transit:

NJ Gov. Phil Murphy makes personal appeal to Trump to kill congestion pricing
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Awards:

Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors Announces 29 CIRA Certification Awards
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Music:

In San Antonio, an Orchestra Was Reborn. Can It Endure?
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Travel:

Huge global travel agency system files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Art:

Bankrupt Galerie Thomas Faces Criminal Probe, as Creditors Line Up
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Infamous Southern California art dealer jailed, ordered to pay nearly $13M
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Personal Finance:

Recruiters share the red flags they look out for in job candidates
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Motorcycles:

Farewell to KTM – the brand goes bankrupt, leaving 300,000 motorcycles in its warehouses – it’s official
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Aquariums:

SeaQuest for sale as fate of exotic animals remains in limbo
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Economy:

The economy starts the year in solid shape. Now it's in Trump's hands.
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Americans Are Divided in Their Views of the Economy
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Biden's Blemish: Wages Haven't Kept Up With Inflation
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Trump holds off on tariffs, cheering markets • Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on Feb. 1 as he signs several orders on economy • Trump promises 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are coming on February 1 that will 'make us rich as hell' • Trump’s Tariff Shifts Are a Warning for Corporate America to Expect Whiplash • Chinese Stocks’ Tariff Reprieve Is Likely to be Only Temporary • Trade war has no winners, China’s vice premier warns, as Trump threatens tariffs • Here are the products and companies most at risk from Trump’s tariff plans
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Yellen: Treasury starts "extraordinary measures" Jan. 21 to avoid debt limit
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Inflation and Insolvency Causing Interest Rates to Rise
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Charting the Biden economy: Despite all the growth and jobs, a deeply unpopular president
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World could soon see its first trillionaires, Oxfam says, as billionaire wealth surges
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Inflation That’s Stubbornly Sticky Is Biggest Threat to Global Economy, Hildebrand Says
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The Specter of Rising Food Prices Is Back - WSJ
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When Will the US Egg Crisis End?
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IMF raises US economic forecast as Canada and Europe fall behind • IMF Raises Global Growth Outlook And Flags Rising Economic Divergence • Trump's Economic Plans Could Cause Inflation: IMF Chief Economist
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WEF: Chief Economists Outlook: January 2025
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US To See Rising Debt, Deficit In Next Decade: Budget Office
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Tariff Threats May Stoke Protective M&A, JPMorgan’s Lysaght Says
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Trump's mass deportations could disrupt the economy
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Trump Sued Over Musk Cost-Cutting Effort by US Government Worker Union
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Gen Z Think the Retirement Age Should Be Lower
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As Trump takes office, Republicans face a high-stakes clash over his legislative agenda
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GOP flirts with magical thinking on paying for Trump's tax cuts
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Poll finds Americans are indifferent to or feel positively about DEI • Christian Legal Group That Helped Topple Roe Shifts Fight to DEI • BlackRock Settles With Tennessee Over ESG Strategy • Trump to Sign Orders Defining Sexes, Ending DEI in Agencies
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Trump’s Tariff Threat Is Already Panicking the Junk Debt Market
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Swiss Police Clear Hundreds Of Anti-Davos Protesters • As WEF gets underway, the list of world leaders not attending Davos speaks volumes • New 'oligarchy' under fire as elites descend on Davos
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In US, Teleworkers Don't Want To Turn Back
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Trump rolls back DEI programs for federal workers
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Remote Work Became a Washington Way of Life. Is That About to Change? • Trump imposes federal government hiring freeze, orders workers back to office • Trump's new Schedule F strips federal worker protections • Trump Sued Over Order Making It Easier to Fire Federal Workers
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'Zero remorse': the sneaky rise of no-work Fridays
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Trump Wants to End Federal Minimum Wage
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

When the Retirement Community Goes Bankrupt
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Home sales are stalled with 7% mortgages
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$300 Million Turned to Ash: See How These Malibu Beach Homes Were Wiped Out - WSJ
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Los Angeles Fire Victims Turn to Prefab Homes for Quick Builds
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Navigating Insurance for the Los Angeles Wildfires: What You Need to Know
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Who will pay for Los Angeles fire damages? Complexities abound.
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Why are lone homes left standing after the fires? It’s not entirely luck
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What happens when the California fires go out? More gentrification.
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Americans in disaster-prone areas are paying 82% more for home insurance than those in low-risk zip codes
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Massachusetts Weighs Tougher Shelter Rules as Trump Looms
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This New York city will be the hottest U.S. housing market in 2025, Zillow says—homes there go for under $230,000
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BMO to pay $40.6M over ‘misleading’ mortgage-backed bonds
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Texas HOA Charged With Discrimination for Banning Section 8 Renters
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Oil/Gas:

Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. Announces Emergence from Chapter 11 as a Private Company with Increased Liquidity and a Significantly Deleveraged Balance Sheet
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Trump Says He’ll Fill US Strategic Oil Reserve ‘Right to the Top’
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Trump revokes Biden order that had set 50% electric vehicles target for 2030
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Trump Orders US Waters Open to Oil Drilling, Reversing Biden
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Trump signs slew of sweeping energy executive orders
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Biden Cracks Down on Methane Leaks From Pipes in Finalized Rules
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Day 1: Trump to declare "emergency" in burst of energy orders
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Here Are the LNG Projects Set to Advance If Trump Lifts Freeze
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Non-Profits:

Businessman found liable for $120 million in damages at special needs trust company
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Politics:

Ideological extremes are growing in the US, new survey finds
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Do US adults support Trump’s Day 1 actions? Here’s what polling shows
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Conspiracy Theories Have Gone Through a Major Vibe Shift
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For Those Deemed Trump’s Enemies, a Time of Anxiety and Fear • A List of Those Who Could Be in Line for Trump’s ‘Retribution’
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Trump is sworn in as 47th U.S. president • Trump promises "Golden Age of America" in White House return • Trump sets out to erase Biden’s legacy with pardons and orders immediately after taking office • Trump finds letter from Biden in Oval Office desk while signing executive orders • Time to Admit It: Trump Is a Great President. He’s Still Trying To Be a Good One. • 'Half the country still dislikes him': Trump warned he could 'find himself in trouble' • The world braces for Trump, hoping for the best, unprepared for the worst • Beneath a veneer of calm, Trump’s inauguration holds warning signs for US democracy • Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the country’s past leaders and makes sweeping promises • Trump doesn't place hand on Bible during swearing-in • Trump Is the Oldest President to Take the Oath, Again • Donald Trump Claims Divine Mandate in Dark Inaugural Address • 'We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.' President Trump wants astronauts to raise the American flag on Mars • Trump vows ‘America’s decline is over,’ ushers in ‘revolution of common sense’ in 2nd inaugural address • Trump Holds Off on Tariffs, but Paves the Way for Future Trade Action • MAGA fan traveled 2,700 miles to DC - but is forced to watch Trump inauguration on iPad • Senator John Fetterman's hoodie and shorts raise eyebrows at Donald Trump inauguration • Day 1: Tracking the notable attendees of Trump's inaugural events
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MLK's daughter urges Americans to "stay woke" ahead of Trump's return • Minority groups more pessimistic heading into new Trump era: Axios Vibes poll
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Trump to Declare National Energy Emergency, Unlocking New Powers • Trump suspends US foreign assistance for 90 days pending reviews • Donald Trump sworn in, promising a ‘golden age of America’ after ‘betrayal’ • Fact-checking Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th US president • ‘A lot of big lies:’ CNN fact checker smacks down bevy of Trump’s wild Oval Office claims • A look at false and misleading claims Trump made at inaugural events • Trump tests limits of presidential power with Day 1 barrage • Trump rescinds Biden's census order, clearing a path for reshaping election maps • Trump’s agenda is about to remake everything from immigration to taxes to education • A Determined Trump Vows Not to Be Thwarted at Home or Abroad • Trump is back with a big agenda, a mandate — and an axe to grind • Trump faces stiff challenges delivering on his promised 'Golden Age' • Executive orders show Trump’s power and political theatre, but his honeymoon period may be short-lived • Trump Barely Won the Popular Vote. Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way? • Biden-era policies on the Trump 2.0 chopping block • Day 1: Trump to revoke security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials • How Trump plans to cement control of government by dismantling the 'deep state' • Trump's initial executive orders to include renaming Gulf of Mexico • Hillary Clinton laughs as Trump announces ‘Gulf of America’ order • President Donald Trump vows to rename Denali to Mount McKinley in inaugural address • Trump plans to rename Gulf of Mexico, Mount Denali — but can he? • 6 factors to watch in the incoming Trump administration • Trump is about to be sworn in. Here are all the changes he has promised to make on Day One. • Trade Wars, Culture Wars, And Anti-immigration: Trump's Big Promises • 'Deep Stain On History': Critics Shred Trump Over 'Sickening' Move On His First Day • Emboldened Trump Returns to Power With New Allies, Clear Goals • Get ready for Trump’s executive order onslaught • Trump looks to remake America with sweeping second act • Government's reproductive rights resource goes dark hours into new Trump administration • Trump takes victory lap, thrills MAGA crowd at pre-inauguration rally • Key Takeaways From Trump's Inauguration Eve Speech • Trump Tells Inauguration Eve Rally ‘American Decline’ to End • Why Trump supporters see sunshine in Trump’s dark and foreboding speeches • Companies Should Follow Own Rules, Scrap Inauguration Donations • Trump team's confidence is sky-high but warning signs abound • Trump Brings a Chill to Washington • Who’s been invited? World’s far-right populists pack guest list for Trump’s inauguration • Inside the frantic White House switch on Inauguration Day • How the Bidens are moved out, Trumps are moved into White House on Inauguration Day
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Snoop Dogg and Nelly Face Fan Backlash Over Trump Inauguration Shows
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The ‘Trump Home Shopping Network’ is on the air — buyer beware
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Milley portrait taken down from Pentagon
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Trump’s cabinet picks prepare for the lowlight
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Nashville airport could be renamed after Donald Trump
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At Trump's freewheeling Mar-a-Lago, allies jockey for jobs, tee times and a spot on the buffet line
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Trump launches his own $TRUMP meme coin, price soars overnight • Trump launched a meme coin and it became worth $72 billion overnight • Trump’s Memecoin Creates Billions From Thin Air Before DC Return • Donald Trump is the newest crypto billionaire • Trump’s Volatile New Memecoin Sucks Flows, Saps Wider Crypto Market • Crypto Executives Warn Trump’s Memecoins Harm the Industry • ‘Horrible look’: Crypto lobby reels from Trump’s ‘memecoin’
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The Donald Trump 2.0 Grift Is Already On
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Bannon: Billionaire CEOs have surrendered to Trump • Government of the wealthy, by the wealthy, and for the wealthy • Tech CEOs flock to Trump's inauguration • Trump Just Handed Steve Bannon a Big Weapon in His War With Elon Musk • The Billionaires Flocking to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump • See the billionaires and CEOs who attended Trump's inauguration • Billionaires got prime seats to Trump's inauguration — ahead of his own cabinet and lawmakers • Lawmakers side-eye billionaire CEOs getting prime Trump inauguration seats • ‘I’m going in front!’ Marjorie Taylor Greene angrily cuts in line at Trump inauguration
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New 'Oligarchy' Under Fire As Elites Descend On Davos
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‘Which Time Were You Lying?’: The Great CEO Flip-Flop Over Trump Hits Davos
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Donald Trump's Greenland Dream Has a China Problem • "We're taking it back": Trump threatens war over Panama Canal in inaugural speech • Panama: You Can't Have the Canal Back • Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump’s comments on canal • Trump: ‘We don’t need’ Latin America
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Trump repeats geopolitical flub in bizarre exchange with reporters
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Trump vexes New Zealanders by claiming one of their proudest historical moments for America
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In a New Age of Empire, Great Powers Aim to Carve Up the Planet - WSJ
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Senate unanimously confirms Rubio as secretary of State
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Scores of Senior Diplomats Are Leaving Posts as Trump Takes Office
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‘Karma is real’: Threats over California fire aid reshape disaster politics
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Biden leaves office believing history will redeem him • Joe Biden Didn’t Just Lose the White House. He Lost His Legacy •How Biden Destroyed His Legacy
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Gabbard brought in over $1.2M as a MAGA celebrity, filings show
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Democrats Search for Policy Lessons as Trump Takes Office
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‘Lady McBiden’: Alexandra Pelosi Blasts the First Lady
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Washington Lobbyists Turn to Musk’s DOGE to Influence Trump • Elon Musk's DOGE hit with 3 lawsuits just minutes after Trump becomes president • Nonprofit Groups Sue Trump Administration Moments After Oath • Ramaswamy Will Use DOGE as Springboard to Run for Ohio Governor • Vivek Ramaswamy to leave DOGE and launch a run for Ohio governor • Trump Forced 'Irritating' Ramaswamy Out of Doge • 'Everyone wants him out': How Musk helped boot Ramaswamy from DOGE • DOGE officially comes to power today. Here's what's likely first on the agenda •Musk Appears With Trump, Vows To Make US Strong 'For Centuries'
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Elon Musk performs bizarre 'Hitler salute' at Trump inauguration rally • Nadler condemns ‘what appears to be a Heil Hitler salute’ from Musk • News site focused on Elon Musk to launch
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What Samantha Power Regrets and Her Advice to the Trump Administration
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'I don't celebrate rapists' AOC says announcing she will not attend Trump's inauguration
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Lauren Sanchez sparks outrage with 'visible lingerie'
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Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Meet Melania's secret sister: First Lady's 'guiding light' who hasn't been seen in 20 years
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Biden Reportedly Spent Final Hours of Presidency in ‘Dark’ Mood: ‘Never Stopped Feeling Angry’ After Being Forced Out
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As Trump is inaugurated, activists ask: is there any point in mass protest?
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Trump repeals rule allowing transgender troops to serve in military • Trump vows to reinstate COVID vaccine refusers and orders troops to the border as part of US military overhaul
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Senate Committee Approves Pete Hegseth
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Student Debt:

US Student Debt Ends Biden Era Bigger Than When He Took Office
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Personal Finance:

From six figures to $25 an hour: These struggling job seekers are settling for lower-paying jobs to pay the bills
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Religion:

The Spirit of Jubilee
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Pope Hopes Trump's US Will Have 'No Room For Hatred' • Pope Says Trump's Planned Deportations Would Be 'Calamity'
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Gallup: Trust in Pastors Continues to Decline
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Sports:

Lawyers Turn Athletic Directors in Era of NIL Deals, Lawsuits
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Autos:

Canoo ceases operations and declares bankruptcy • Canoo Is the Latest EV Startup To File for Bankruptcy, but It Will Not Be the Last • Once-Promising Canoo Is The Latest EV Startup To Fall Apart
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Auto Industry Faces 'Ongoing Storms of Disruption'
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Tesla lost $15 billion in brand value last year with aging lineup, Musk at helm, researchers found
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Electric Vehicle Sales Have Stumbled. What Went Wrong?
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Trump Tariffs Would Harm Major US Auto Buyer, GM Canada Chief Says
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Labor:

Costco union representing 18,000 workers authorize nationwide strike
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Auto Racing:

Former NASCAR team owner hit with $31 million fine in bankruptcy fallout
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Comic Books:

How Many Comic Store Closures Will The Diamond Bankruptcy Cause? • The Collapse of a Comic Book Titan Is Bad News for a Troubled Industry
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Consumer Protection:

CFPB Fights Deplatforming & Censorship With New Rule To Block Rights-Violating Financial Contract Clauses
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (24 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (32 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Cybersecurity Breaches Are Increasing Business Insolvency Risks
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Mass Torts:

Diocese of Rockville Centre Pioneers a Global Resolution for Itself, Its 136 Parishes, and its Settling Insurers Post-Purdue
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DOJ sues Walgreens, alleging it ‘knowingly’ filled millions of unlawful prescriptions
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Alex Jones’ allies and foes are gearing up for a 2nd Infowars sale to pay Sandy Hook families
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Miscellaneous:

Impactful rulings and cases shaping bankruptcy law: 2024 restructuring recap
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Trustees:

U.S. Trustee Program Appoints 35 Private Trustees in 2024
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Aviation:

US's Spirit Airlines secures chapter 11 exit funding
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Bankrupt airline Go First's liquidation plea approved by law tribunal • NCLT orders liquidation of Go First, ending 20-month insolvency saga
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Air Senegal: We risk bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Court Affirms Thai Airways’ Rehabilitation Plan and Rejects Proposal for Additional Administrators
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Australian startup Koala Airlines facing winding-up legal action from creditors
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All Houston airports to close ahead of arctic front
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SpaceX Starship Explosion Triggers FAA Mishap Investigation
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Bezos’ Blue Origin Reached Orbit on Its First Try. Now Comes the Hard Part
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British Airways sues airport handlers for $1.2 million after almost 20 pounds of gold jewelry was stolen
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Tech:

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban-or-sale law • TikTok goes dark in the US • TikTok begins restoring service for U.S. users after Trump comments • TikTok creators react to restored service: 'My whole livelihood was on the line this weekend' • Was the whole TikTok drama a bait-and-switch to make Trump look good? • TikTok is Trump's problem now • Trump says the US should be entitled to get half of TikTok • Trump, GOP China hawks at odds over TikTok ban • Johnson says ‘we will enforce the law’ on TikTok ban, 2 GOP senators break with Trump on extension • 'TikTok is back': Trump makes an appeal to young voters at his pre-inauguration rally • TikTok ban falls hard on Apple and Google • TikTok users scramble as SCOTUS upholds US ban • TikTok Credits Roll as Users Howl Over Distorted Government Priorities • US TikTok Users Say They Can't Access App Even With VPNs • Trump, Xi hold phone talks on TikTok and trade • Donald Trump Reveals His Plan to Save TikTok • The TikTok ban highlights what Congress hasn’t done • SCOTUS Upholds Major Blow To American Soft Power • 'Red Note' - The Chinese App Being Embraced By TikTok Refugees • America's fear of China goes way beyond TikTok
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Biden’s Chips Team Hands Off $52 Billion Program to a Skeptical Trump
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Tech giants' dreams of AI price hikes meet resistance
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2 in 3 Leaders Would Not Hire Someone Without AI Skills
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Biden’s Sweeping AI Order Scrapped by Trump in Regulatory Reset
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Companies need to expose employees to AI so they start seeing it as a 'digital colleague,' says PwC head
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A chilling, "catastrophic" AI warning
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How an AI agent was so good it was literally given a seat at the boardroom table
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EU Deepens Probe Into X After Musk Outbursts
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Meta Will Use Fact Checkers Outside the US ‘for Now’
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India Uses AI To Stop Stampedes At World's Biggest Gathering
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The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think.
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Welcome to the era of gangster tech regulation
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Sam Altman posts letter from senators concerned about OpenAI efforts to ‘cozy up’ to Trump
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Newspapers:

Chicago Reader Announces Restructuring and Layoffs
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Utilities:

Edison Utility Faces First Death Lawsuit Over Raging LA Wildfire
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LA Fires Reveal Limits of California’s $21 Billion Utility Fund
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Wintry mix of precipitation could cause Texas power outages, but ERCOT says statewide grid is ready
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Software:

Ivanti hires legal advisor, creditors organize
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Theatres:

Bay City State Theatre sues three former officials
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Sovereigns:

Sovereign Debt Restructuring – is it time for new UK legislation?
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Ex-Mozambique Minister Sentenced For Role In 'Hidden Debt' Scandal
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Cuba and creditors agree on debt restructuring
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UK:

Monthly Insolvency Statistics: December 2024
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Businesses administrations expected to increase again in 2025
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Personal insolvencies jumped by 14% annually in 2024 across England and Wales
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Part of Thames Water restructure plan ‘holds company to ransom’, High Court told • Thames Water faces fresh legal challenge over £3bn creditor loan
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Derbyshire parish council facing possible bankruptcy says it is taking ‘decisive action’
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Overdue invoices in the North West top 6.8 million in 2024, research shows
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Future of Pizza Hut Restaurants secure as Heart With Smart acquired in pre-pack administration
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Bankrupt Katie Price quoted six-figure fee for car insurance after multiple driving offences
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Clifford Chance's lawsuit against SocGen can continue in London, appeal court rules
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UK Braces for ‘All Scenarios’ Ahead of Trump’s Action on Tariffs • What Britain desperately wants from Trump 2.0 • UK's Starmer Willing To Enter Trade Talks With US • UK’s Growing US Trade Surplus Highlights Trump Tariff Threat • UK Delays Bank Rules for a Third Time on Trump Uncertainty • UK's Starmer Congratulates Trump Ahead Of Inauguration • Want to butter up Donald Trump? Roll out King Charles • UK Foreign Minister Lauds Trump's 'Incredible Grace'
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Will UK business face supply chain challenges now Trump is in office?
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Prince Harry Takes On Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids in a High-Stakes Trial • Here’s what led to this high-stakes trial • Prince Harry accuses The Sun of deleting 30 million emails in ‘cover up’ as phone hacking trial begins
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UK Teen Pleads Guilty In Girls' Killings That Triggered Riots
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UK White Supremacist Gets Life For Trying To Kill Asylum Seeker
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EU:

Hunkemoller offers Europe taste of lender-on-lender violence
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This is how Europe can avoid a 'downward spiral' and face up to Trump and China, according to one of consulting's biggest names
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Europe’s Concern Over Trump Isn’t a Global Opinion
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EU Mulls Dropping China Trade Case, Frustrating Trump Team
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EU, Mexico Seal Trade Deal as Trump Threatens Tariffs
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EU Reopens Trade Deal Talks With Malaysia As Trump Threat Looms
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Fear and loathing in Davos: EU frets about its lose-lose choice between Trump’s US and Xi’s China
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Spain PM Proposes To Ban Home Purchases By Non-EU Buyers
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Canada:

Rocky Mountain Bikes under creditor protection as global bicycle industry reels from effects of pandemic
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Royal Helium files for bankruptcy protection to stabilize operations
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San Group Assets, Including Port Alberni Sawmills, Up for Sale Amid Creditor Protection
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Canada’s Soft Landing in Jeopardy as Macklem Faces Trump Tariffs • Canadian Businesses’ Optimism Grows, But Trump Threats Raise Risks • Canadian Oil Rallies on Signs Trump Will Hold Off on Tariffs
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Residents Of Canada, US Border Towns Fear Trump Creating Divisions
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The biggest name in Canada’s race to replace Justin Trudeau: Donald Trump
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Italy:

Ashurst grows restructuring offering in Italy with hire of Antonio Azzarà
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MENA:

Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal takes effect as families await hostage release • Hamas Releases Three Israeli Hostages as Ceasefire Moves Forward • Released Israeli Women Hostages In 'Stable Condition': Hospital • Israel Army Says Freed Gaza Hostages Reunited With Their Mothers • Gaza Challenges Mount as Hostages and Prisoners Walk Free • AK-47-wielding Hamas terrorists come out of hiding to throw parade on dawn of Gaza ceasefire & hostage release • Crowds Cheer As Freed Palestinian Prisoners Arrive In West Bank Town • Gaza Deal Sends More Than 230 Palestinian Prisoners Into Exile • Late Night Tears And Hugs For Released Palestinian Prisoners • Next Gaza Hostage Release To Take Place Saturday: Hamas Official • Egypt Says Israel To Free Over 1,890 Palestinians In First Phase Of Gaza Truce • Israeli Official Resigns As Gaza Ceasefire Starts • Israel FM Warns Regional Instability To Persist If Hamas Stays In Power In Gaza • Chaotic crowds, gunmen surround Gaza hostage handover • Trump adviser tells hostage families president-elect is committed to full Gaza deal • Netanyahu Says Israel Reserves 'Right To Resume War If Necessary' With US Support • Palestinian President Says Ready To Assume 'Full Responsibility' In Gaza • UN Races To Feed One Million Gazans After Truce • Away From Home, Egyptian Truckers Waited Months To Deliver Aid To Gaza • Egypt Says 50 Fuel Trucks To Enter Gaza Per Day • Food and Other Vital Aid Surges Into Gaza After 15 Months of Scarcity • Pope Calls For Gaza Ceasefire To Be 'Immediately Respected' • Democrats and Republicans both taking credit as cease-fire begins
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Gaza faces 'immense' challenges rebuilding as Palestinians return to homes in ruins • Thousands Of Displaced Gazans Return To Their Homes As Ceasefire Begins • Restoring Gaza's Health System Will Be 'Complex And Challenging Task': WHO
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After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza
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US Pledges $117 Mn In Aid To Lebanon Military • Lebanon President Says Israel Must Withdraw From South By January 26 Deadline
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Trump Takes Credit for Defeating ISIS; Now He Must Fight Its Comeback
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Imam who praised Hezbollah booted from inauguration benediction
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Iran Court Sentences Pop Singer Tataloo To Death: Media
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Nearly 200,000 Syrian Refugees Have Returned Since Assad's Fall: UN
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Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls • Taliban Rebuff Trump’s Call to Return US Arms Worth Billions
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Saudi Crown Prince MBS Moves to Exploit Vacuum Left By Iran
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South Korea:

South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon over martial law decree • South Korean President Yoon shuns questioning as security tightened after court rampage • Mug Shot, Solitary Cell For South Korea's President Yoon • South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest
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China:

The Staggering Losses of the Chinese Property Crisis Emerge
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Vanke bonds rebounds on note repayment capability • This Is How to Divine China Vanke’s Future
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Country Garden expects to reach terms with creditors in February, lawyer tells court • Country Garden Shares Jump as Trading Resumes Amid Debt Plan
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Chinese Industrial Profits Sinks For Third Year in a Row
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Chinese Solar Giant Longi Predicts Loss of Up to USD1.1 Billion in 2024 • PV downturn laid bare in Chinese preliminary 2024 financials
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China GDP growth hits government targets, beating analyst expectations • Chart: China Annual GDP • Chinese Economic Growth Among Slowest In Decades
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China Signals Willingness to Speak With Sanctioned Marco Rubio
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US To Tighten Trade Rules To Hit Low-cost China Shipments
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Trump Holds Off on Immediate China Tariffs, Calls for Study
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China Faces Trump’s Return Just as Reliance on Exports Soars • US-China Trade Fight Starts Early, Paving Way for Trump Tariffs • Vance, Han Discuss Trade and Fentanyl Ahead of Inauguration • Low Expectations In Beijing Ahead Of Trump's Second Coming
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Obscure Pentagon Watchlist Offers Blueprint for China Sanctions
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US Sanctions Chinese Entities for Telecoms, Treasury Hacks
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China executes man for car rampage that killed dozens
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Germany:

Germany’s Economy Contracts for the Second Consecutive Year in 2024
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German Chancellor Front-Runner Calls Trump ‘Very Predictable’
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Germany Must Never 'Turn The Page' On The Holocaust: Scholz
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France:

French Catholic Church Urges Probe Into Charity Icon's Alleged Sexual Abuse
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Russia:

Russia jails lawyers who acted for late opposition leader Alexei Navalny
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Russia's budget deficit widens to $34.4 billion after late spending spree
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Russia Calls Kyiv Strike Payback For a Ukrainian ATACMS Attack
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North Korean soldier's chilling seven-word confession from Ukraine POW camp
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Russia and Iran Draw Closer With New Pact Before Trump Returns • Lindsey Graham wants military action against Iran's nuclear program • Iran Says Hopes Trump Will Take 'Realistic' Approach To Region
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Ukraine risks being ‘Trump’s Vietnam,’ says Steve Bannon
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Donald Trump Jr. calls Zelenskyy a 'weirdo' amid Russia peace deal speculation
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Ukraine's military chief says Russia has 'practically halved' artillery ammo usage after its production lines and depots were hit • Russia rearming faster than thought ‘for possible attack on NATO’
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Germany Could Send Troops To Future Ukraine Buffer Zone: Minister
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As Trump arrives, Macron hints NATO spending target is too low
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Putin Says Russia Is Open to Dialogue on Ukraine With Trump • Vladimir Putin goes on TV to deliver World War 3 message for Donald Trump
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Davos Crowd Flocks to Ukraine House for Trump Inauguration Bash
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Drones attack Russian military industrial hub
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Moldova ready to pump gas to Russian-backed separatists amid humanitarian crisis
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Argentina:

Milei’s Budget Cuts Nets Argentina First Surplus in Over a Decade
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Cuba:

Trump quickly puts Cuba back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism
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