July 10, 2025

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Law:

Top Biglaw Firm Increases Office Attendance Demands For Attorneys
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Democrats Probe EEOC Chief’s Role in Trump-Big Law Deals
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'She saved my life': Houston attorney recounts wife's final moments in Texas Flood
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ABA President Says They Aren’t ‘Retreating’ From Diversity Promises. Does He Know What The ABA Has Been Up To?
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Morrison Foerster Adds Experienced Restructuring Partner Bryan Kotliar in New York
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Vault ‘Quality Of Life’ Rankings: The Best Midsize Law Firms To Work For (2026)
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Biglaw Firm Dragged Into Case Accusing Client Of Whitewashing Sketchy Investments
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ABA Says Unlawful Jury Selection Bias Not 'Legitimate Advocacy'
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Disbarred lawyer who disappeared is sentenced for stealing client money, including funds for woman’s care
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Didn’t get a summer associate offer? You’re not alone
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Meet the lawyer who leaves her Prius for an 1800s time machine
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Lawyer Tom Girardi sentenced to 7 years for stealing millions from clients to fund Bravo star wife’s career
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80 Years Later, Global Jewish Population Still Trails Pre-Holocaust Levels, Study Finds
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Mask Snatched Off ICE Agent by California Protester Miami-Dade mayor demands access to Everglades detention camp on seized county land Families and immigrant detainees allege horrible conditions at 'Alligator Alcatraz' Meet the new national police force Immigration Officials Issue New Warning to Green Card Holders College Student in Green Card Process Detained by ICE ICE Deports 20-Year-Old With No Criminal Record: 'Man of Faith' Haitians in US fearing deportation seek passports for children Los Angeles joins ACLU lawsuit against Trump's immigration raids Nigerians face new US visa restrictions with three-month limit Mom Freed From ICE Detention After Top Republican’s Intervention ICE accused of racial profiling in detentions of Latino U.S. citizens Advocates for day laborers arrested after tire spikes found at immigration raid, authorities say How user-generated videos on social media brought Trump's immigration crackdown to America's screens Majority of U.S. Adults Oppose Third-Country Deportations USA Pushes African Countries to Accept Deported Migrants - WSJ ICE Is Searching a Massive Insurance and Medical Bill Database to Find Deportation Targets Evidence of cell phone surveillance detected at anti-ICE protest Mayor tells residents to stay inside after reports of ICE activity
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Joe Biden's Former Doctor Pleads the Fifth in Front of House Republicans
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Trump administration sues California over transgender athletes in schools
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Pam Bondi attempts to explain mystery of the missing minute in 11-hour video of Epstein's prison cell Jeffrey Epstein brother: Trump administration keeps putting ‘their foot further down their mouth’ The right’s meltdown over Jeffrey Epstein, explained Jake Tapper Says There Is an Epstein Cover-Up and Public Is Being ‘Played for Fools’ Pam Bondi Hanging on by Her Fingertips Amid MAGA Firestorm Musk Purges Trump Loyalists Over Jeffrey Epstein Cover-Up Jeffrey Epstein Had 1,000+ Victims
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DOJ accuses 2 people of selling gun to Trump's alleged would-be assassin Ryan Routh Trump assassination threat suspect said POTUS would get a 'f—ing bullet to the head': Feds Trump assassination suspect 'enlisted' co-conspirator to get him SKS-style gun: DOJ
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Comey Tracked by Secret Service After Post Critical of Trump
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Jan. 6 rioter who chugged wine during insurrection seeks to formally refuse Trump's pardon
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Man who stabbed roommate over $15 thought about killing others in the house: Police
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Teen killed dad in front of family 2 weeks after being kicked out of home, police say
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How a Single Overdose Unraveled an Empire of Heroin
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Man stabbed victim in throat at store checkout line over 'who was next'
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Jail staff told inmate to 'stop being a p—y' as he lay on floor in pain before death: Suit
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Man imprisoned girlfriend in shed for weeks, buried her for 2 days: Police
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Doctor found dead in house fire was killed by the husband she was trying to divorce: DA
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Judges:

Third Circuit Expands Magistrate Judges’ Authority in Bankruptcy Appeals Amidst Split with Other Jurisdictions
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The Inscrutable Supreme Court
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The Bleak Unifying Principle of This Supreme Court Term
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Tillis says he’ll ‘probably’ vote in support of Trump’s controversial judge pick
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Lone dissenter Jackson slams SCOTUS for ‘casually’ overriding judge who blocked US job-cuts plan
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Law firm urges appeals court to reject Trump's 'unlimited tariff authority' argument
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Judge Demands Explanation After El Salvador Dropkicks Trump Lies About CECOT Detainees
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Jan. 6 rally organizer must pay $2K a day until she complies with subpoena, judge rules
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US Supreme Court Refuses to Reinstate Florida Immigration Law
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Trump’s Success Rate In The Courts So Far: 31%
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Justice Kagan refuses to shield cops who attended Trump's Jan. 6 'Stop the Steal' rally
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Dismayed Judge Signs Off on DOJ’s Deal for Puerto Rico Governor
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Appeals court overturns right-wing influencer’s conviction for spreading 2016 election falsehoods
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After term full of Trump appeals, Supreme Court's emergency docket may stay hot
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Lawyers’ ‘Judge Shopping’ Likely to Survive Injunctions Curb
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Slip as Traders Eye New Catalysts
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Wall Street’s debt warnings went unheeded as GOP pushed megabill forward
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Wall Street bulls up as tariffs roar back
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This early-warning indicator is telling the stock market that a recession is more likely
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Layoffs:

Futurist Adam Dorr on how robots will take our jobs: ‘We don’t have long to get ready – it’s going to be tumultuous’
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Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push
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Supreme Court Order Creates Chaos for Federal Worker Litigation
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Retailing:

Tween Retailer Claire’s Considers Bankruptcy for US Operations
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A Shaky Foundation: Why Big Retailers Are Falling into Bankruptcy
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S&P Cuts Saks Global's Credit Rating to CC S&P Slashes Saks Rating on Default-Like Debt Deal S&P Global Ratings downgrades Saks, warns latest financing deal is ‘tantamount to a default’
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Retailers log $7.9 billion in online sales in first 24 hours of Prime Day
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Amazon Prime Day Sales Off 41% First Day, Brand Advisor Says Amazon suffers huge Prime Day sales plunge as families hang onto cash amid recession fears
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Hundreds of Amazon packages mistakenly shipped to woman's home for over a year: 'It's been hell'
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Education:

Trump administration pulls lever to threaten Harvard’s accreditation
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Trump administration to subpoena Harvard for information on foreign students
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Homeland Security corrects data error — international student enrollment rose, not declined
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Republicans urge US universities to cut ties with Chinese-backed scholarship program
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Sports executive charged with bid rigging in Texas arena project
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Economy:

FOMC Minutes: Rate Cut this year would "likely be appropriate"
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Trump’s next Fed chair pick already comes with a credibility problem
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Why Trump might not get rapid interest-rate cuts even after he replaces Fed chief Powell
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Door open for Fed to ease rates this year, minutes show
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Can Trump tap Bessent to head the Fed and the Treasury at the same time? Here's what the law says.
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Most Fed officials see rate cuts coming, but opinions vary widely on how many, minutes show A Hazy Inflation Outlook Divides the Fed
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Minutes show Fed officials divided over tariff-driven inflation
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Why everything's coming up Trump on the economy
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CFOs ‘getting more risk averse’ in Trump economy
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Trump sends more letters dictating high tariff rates around Trump released 8 more tariff letters. Here's how his new rates compare to 'liberation day' levels. Trump Tariff Foes Urge Appeals Court to Curb ‘Blank Check’ Which Countries Have Received Trump's Tariff Letters? Tariffs are already squeezing corporate margins, new survey finds Trump’s tariffs on cars, copper, drugs, aluminum could hit harder than other levies Trump announces new sector-specific duties, suggests more are on the way Trump threatens 20 countries with new tariffs by Aug. 1 Trump Unveils New Tariff Rates, Including 50% Levy on Brazil 50% Tariffs Are About Punishment, Not Trade European Union in limbo as Washington keeps it waiting on a trade agreement Trump tariff letters: Running list of countries and rates GOP lawmakers dismayed by lack of progress on trade deals Copper tariffs are the wrong answer to the right question Trump tariffs create national disaster for tiny Lesotho Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, in part due to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro I’ve Been To Vietnam: Trust Me, No Trade Deal Will Cause The Vietnamese To Buy Countless American SUVs Trump's trade blitz produces few deals but lots of uncertainty Many Americans Have Lost Track of Trump’s Tariffs
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Pricing data shows Trump's tariffs are making some US-made products more expensive
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Tariffs are already squeezing corporate margins, new survey finds
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Copper now costs way more in the U.S. than elsewhere. This could hit its economy hard
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New Plan Proposed To Save Social Security
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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ lands in court When will key aspects of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ take effect? When We’ll See the Full Damage From Trump’s Megabill
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‘Essential isn’t a strong enough word’: Loss of foreign workers begins to bite US economy
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Wall Street is getting worried about Trump's immigration policies
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Elon Musk backs Warren Buffett’s proposal to ‘end the deficit in 5 minutes’ as the bold idea gains steam again
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T-Mobile Halts Diversity Policies After FCC’s Demands
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Millennials say they need $847,000 to feel 'comfortable' financially. Here's how much Gen Z, Gen X and boomers want.
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-July 2025
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MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
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Condo prices make record slide as crisis hits breaking point
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National office vacancy rate hits new record high in Q2
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Troubled Connecticut property hits the market
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Municipalities:

School district downgraded after bankruptcy talk
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‘You’re absolutely bankrupt’ — Roane County schools under state of emergency due to $2.5M deficit
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Politics:

Donald Trump's Approval Rating Is Slipping Trump's Approval Rating for 'Big Beautiful Bill' Plunges Underwater
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Immigration, Epstein, Ukraine: Trump’s moves roil MAGA base
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Trump says the president of Liberia, where English is the official language, speaks 'such good English'
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Why Thomas Massie Can Thwart Trump With Impunity
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Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin, Right-Wing Thinker, on Third Party
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What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About Our Broken Political System
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Trump said he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine, 2024 fundraiser tapes show Donald Trump Threatened Putin and Xi He Would Bomb Moscow, Beijing: Audio
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Texas Officials Deflect Questions On Flood Response Efforts As Death Toll Rises The Problem With ‘Move to Higher Ground’ Deadly flood on Guadalupe River wasn't without warning, experts say Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls for sirens along Guadalupe River in wake of flash floods After Texas floods, questions about FEMA's future loom large FEMA’s response to Texas flood slowed by Noem’s cost controls
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Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
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Stephen Miller finally gets his revenge on L.A.
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Zohran Mamdani leads general election poll for NYC mayor Jewish Democrats in Congress sound the alarm on Mamdani ‘It’s time’: Progressives pressure top Democrats to back Mamdani NYC Billionaires Are Richer Than Ever as Mamdani Pushes for Higher Taxes Trump and Mamdani Spar Over a Federal Takeover of NYC Islamophobia Surges Online After Zohran Mamdani’s Win
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Senate GOP gears up for test on Trump’s DOGE cuts
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Jewish Groups Deny Endorsing Trump’s Far-Right Pick for Watchdog Chief
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Hegseth Aide ‘P***ing Off Just About Everyone’ With Rogue Decisions
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Musk’s DOGE Goons Get a Taste of Their Own Medicine With Loyalty Tests
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Jacalynne Becker Klopp: The mystery woman raking in the White House’s highest salary
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EPA employees sweat through workplace discomfort that some worry may be more than disrepair
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Student Debt:

Education Department restarts interest accrual for borrowers on SAVE plan Millions of Americans are about to see their student loans accrue interest again. Here's what to know.
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Trump May Weaponize Student Loans Against Public Servants
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Comic Books:

TwoMorrows Legally Objects To Diamond Bankruptcy Liquidation Of Stock
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Fintech:

Founder and ex-CEO of bankrupt Linqto gets hit with class action lawsuit
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Solar:

Sunnova to sell part of solar panel business to Omnidian for $7 million
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Food/Beverage:

Monster Energy execs purchase Thrifty ice cream business
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Hedge funds to blame for coffee price surge, says Lavazza boss
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Climate:

Some weather models predicted the Texas flood. Why did the official forecast miss it?
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Extreme weather could cause 5% drop in euro zone GDP, bank watchdogs find
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Americans predict extreme weather chaos to surge in the future
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New Mexico governor declares emergency over deadly flooding
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (328 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (4 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Kirkland Tops Big Bankruptcy Cases as Alum Help Rivals Close Gap
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Mass Torts:

Tracking the Truth in the Child Sex Abuse Cases Through the Courts
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Corporate Governance:

AI Tools in the Boardroom
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Aviation:

Azul receives court approvals to proceed with Chapter 11 restructuring
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TSA: Airline Travel Mostly Unchanged YoY
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Southwest expects to make billions after changes to bag fees, open seating
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Delta passengers were stranded on a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic for 29 hours after midair engine trouble
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Tech:

Bankrupt Wolfspeed taps new CFO
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AI is changing the world faster than most realize
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CEO Linda Yaccarino Quits Musk's X After Grok Antisemitism Debacle
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X User Threatens Lawsuit After Elon Musk’s ‘Grok’ AI Gives Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Break Into His House and Rape Him
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Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust Musk’s AI firm forced to delete posts praising Hitler from Grok chatbot
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Grok’s antisemitism lays bare the emptiness of AI ethics
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Nvidia hits $4 trillion market cap, first company to do so
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How Trump's threat of 50% tariffs on copper could hurt America's AI ambitions
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Fraud:

“I Love You. Send Bitcoin.” Inside the Billion-Dollar Celebrity Impersonation Scam
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Healthcare:

Genesis Healthcare Files Ch. 11 in TX Genesis HealthCare Sets New Course to Strengthen Future
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The U.S. is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades
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FactCheck: Almost 5 million able-bodied Medicaid recipients “simply choose not to work” and “spend six hours a day socializing and watching television.”
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Trump’s big, beautiful bill is downright ugly for health insurers
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After voting for Trump's megabill, GOP Sen. Josh Hawley wants to prevent a key Medicaid cut from taking effect
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GOP faces ‘big, beautiful’ blowback risk on ObamaCare subsidy cuts
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RFK Jr. postpones Obamacare coverage panel meeting
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DOJ questions former UnitedHealth employees over Medicare billing practices
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Crypto:

FTX Faces Backlash: Chinese Creditors Fight Payout Freeze Over Fairness and Legal Grounds
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Autos:

Parts Supplier Standard Profil Agrees Creditor Takeover Deal
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Trump’s auto safety nominee has a history of tangling with Tesla
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Automakers push EV sales as $7,500 U.S. tax credit is set to end
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Agribusiness:

'Death of family farm:' Arkansas farm bankruptcies increasing
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UK:

Clarifying s.234 Insolvency Act 1986:Lessons from Carvill-Biggs & Anor v Reading
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Thames Water refuses to claw back bonuses despite government threats Thames Water Under Fire After Emergency Loan Was Given As 'Extravagant' £2.5m Bonuses
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Right to jury trial faces axe as courts try to clear backlog
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EU:

Europe stockpiling food, medicine as WWIII fears explode
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Canada:

Canadian soldiers charged over plot to seize part of Quebec
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Cannabis Giant Announces Major Cuts: 'Extremely Difficult Market'
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Canada Sees US Asylum Claim Surge as Both Nations Harden Borders
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Russia:

Speaker Johnson says he’s open to Russia sanctions bill Jeffries says Trump administration ‘playing footsie’ with Russia Congress is ready to move on Russia sanctions, Johnson and Thune say
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Russia attacks Ukraine with 700 drones after Trump vows to send more weapons
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Russia's top regulator tells Putin how companies outmaneuver Western sanctions
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MENA:

U.S. issues additional Iran-related sanctions, Treasury website shows
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Secret White House meeting on Gaza raises hopes for ceasefire deal
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Israeli strikes kill 40 in Gaza, with no sign of a breakthrough after Trump's talks with Netanyahu
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Argentina:

Argentina pays off $4 billion in foreign debt with Buenos Aires government committing to future payments.
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Brazil:

Brazil Asks US Embassy to Explain Pro-Bolsonaro Statement
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France:

French police raid offices of Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National
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BVI:

Restructuring And Insolvency In British Virgin Islands
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China:

Logan Group wins bondholder approval for Shenzen unit's debt restructuring
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Tariffs drive US clothing imports from China to 22-year low in May
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Chinese Property Stocks Jump on Unverified Reports of State Aid
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