October 28, 2025

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Law:

Merger Momentum Builds At Cadwalader As The Firm’s Woes Deepen
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Ryan Blaine Bennett Appointed Chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher Restructuring Group
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Stinson Broadens Los Angeles Team with Experienced Bankruptcy Partner and Business Litigation Attorney
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Biglaw Lawsuit Against Former Associate Is Actually Messy As Hell
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Trustees for Girardi, Litigation Funder Sue Over Settlement Cash
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Furloughed IRS Lawyer Opens Hot Dog Cart, Finally Starts Serving The Public
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Solar developer, lawyer, faces Vermont professional misconduct investigation over alleged legal practices
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Emotional Intelligence Might Be Your Missing Litigation Tool
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How Jack Smith’s strongest case against Donald Trump collapsed
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My Experience With Fake Jury Duty Fine Scammers
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Edmund Fitzgerald May Sink Police Misconduct Settlement Made In 2025
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New Lawyer Debates Whether To Stay At $200K Job He Hates Or Take A Pay Cut To Do What He Loves
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Former judicial ethics chief files suit claiming Colorado justices, other officials conspired to hide misconduct
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DOJ fires back at 'oppressive' Abrego Garcia attempt to haul Todd Blanche before a judge
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When Can States Prosecute Federal Officers?
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Nothing Says ‘We’re The Good Guys Here!’ Like Arresting A Protestor For Playing Music
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Trump administration quietly purges ICE leaders in five cities: SourcesICE’s Hiring Surge Is Already a DisasterICE Detains British Media Commentator
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Donald Trump Dreams of More Executions
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Teen pulls 9 mm from lunch box to kill woman because she wouldn't give him a ride: Police
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Woman flung Kroger shopper off hood of car, dragged him over 300 feet to his death: Cops
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'I don't want to die': Man hunted for killing a dad in front of his son and wife, cops say
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Woman celebrating 75th birthday shot at party, along with son, by angry neighbor: Cops
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Man hid in ex's shower with knife and her underwear on his face as a 'prank': Lawsuit
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Woman threatened to 'blow' school up because her daughter's boyfriend lost his lunch: Cops
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Judges:

Invitation for Public Comment on the Reappointment of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Edward P. Ballinger, Jr.
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BK WD TN: Order Denying United States of America's Motion for a Stay of Proceedings of All Cases in Which the United States Attorney is Counsel of Record and/or the United States is a Party in Interest.
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District Judges Fight To Save The Rule Of Law While DOJ And Supreme Court Snicker
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Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow it to fire head of US Copyright OfficeTrump administration urges Supreme Court to overturn lower court order reinstating federal official
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Trump wants to cancel more funding during the shutdown. Courts have hampered his earlier efforts
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Will Ninth Circuit Care That DOJ Lied Its Face Off In Oregon Invasion Case?
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9th Circuit reverses win for Trump admin in National Guard case after being caught lying
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Even Supreme Court Justices Need A Caffeine Hit
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Running water can be a constitutional right, says First Circuit
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Law Firms Join Early Winners in ‘Very Hot’ Texas Business Court
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Wall Street:

S&P 500 futures are little changed after major U.S. indexes notch record highs
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S&P 500 rallies 1% to notch first close ever above 6,800 on potential China trade truce
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Layoffs:

Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources sayAmazon laying off about 14,000 corporate workers as it invests more in AI
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AI isn't taking banking jobs, Goldman Sachs CEO says
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Paramount Skydance to Lay Off 1,000 Employees This Week, With Additional Cuts Expected Later
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Politics:

Trump Claims His Best Polling Numbers ‘Ever’— But Approval Peaked In January
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Trump confirms secondary physical included MRI, cognitive test
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Trump Whines About ‘Working Like a Dog for No Money’
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Mamdani: We Reached Out To The Same Working-Class People Trump Promised To HelpCuomo cuts Mamdani’s lead by 10 points after Adams exit: PollVoter turnout surges in NYC mayor race, with Boomers and Gen X leading chargeHow Mamdani’s Brooklyn Became the Heart of the Democrats’ Civil War
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AOC: "We Are Not The Crazy Ones," Demanding Affordable Housing And Healthcare Is Not Radical
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Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums
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Republicans Are Speaking Out Against Trump's Boat Bombing
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The GOP’s antisemitism crisis
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Federal Worker Union Calls to End Shutdown, Pressuring DemocratsFederal Worker Union Call to End Shutdown Resisted by Democrats Food banks brace for 42 million without SNAP
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These Two Democrats Were Runaway Favorites. They Haven’t Sealed the Deal.
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CNN Boss Ordered Teardown Censorship After West Wing Visit
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Melania Trump privately raised concerns about tearing down East Wing
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Why this Republican lawmaker is still showing up to work during the shutdown
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New York voters file lawsuit to scrap House map over GOP seat
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Anxious and disillusioned: being young in Trump’s America
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Congress Enjoys Ultraluxe Health Care as It Fights to Gut Yours
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Trump Rules Out VP Gambit But Would ‘Love To’ Run for Third TermTrump again declines to rule out unconstitutional third term All the times Trump has promoted 2028 run with merch and rhetoric
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Trump: If Vance and Rubio "Formed A Group," They Would Be "Unstoppable" In 2028
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Rove: Paxton primary win could deliver Texas Senate seat to Democrats
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Approval of Bad Bunny Super Bowl show split along partisan lines, poll finds
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Private donors gave more than $125M to keep foreign aid programs going after US cuts
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Obama's furious call to Nancy Pelosi after election betrayal
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A Michigan elected official is married to a neo-Nazi. Some constituents have a problem with that.
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DC’s only outdoor statue of a Confederate general is back in a Judiciary Square park
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UFC Fighter Who Said He’d ‘Take a Bullet’ for Trump a Year Ago Now Calls Him ‘The Antichrist’ in Scorching Rant
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Autos:

Musk could leave Tesla if $1 trillion pay plan is rejected, chair warns
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Subprime Auto Loan Experts Are Brushing Off Bankruptcy And Alleged Fraud At Failed Used Car Dealer
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Toyota Posts Record First-Half as US Offsets Japan, China
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October Forecast: Vehicle Sales Down Sharply Due to Decline in EV Sales
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Auto lenders are on the lookout for credit washing scams
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Auto Lender First Help Notes at Risk of Downgrade by Kroll
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Economy:

Why your beef, bananas and coffee beans have gotten so expensive
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Americans in "crisis mode" as consumer stress hits five-year high
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What to know about Trump's finalists to replace Powell as Fed chair
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The Fed Should Pause in Cutting Interest Rates
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Wall Street Journal editorial board: Trump ‘wrong’ on Reagan, tariffsMarc Short: Trump’s response to Reagan ad shows ‘upside-down world’Trump’s New Trade Deals Give US an Edge Over Southeast Asia‘Battered and bruised but still standing’: WTO chief on global trade after tariffs
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People are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy
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Fastballs and free trade: Canada’s Blue Jays in the World Series
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Polarization paralyzes the US economy
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AI Bubble? The Real Danger Is Tight Credit Spreads
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Housing October 27th Weekly Update: Inventory Up 1.0% Week-over-week, New High for 2025
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Foreclosure Starts Jumped In September But Overall Mortgage Performance Remains Strong 
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Final Look at Housing Markets in September and a Look Ahead to October Sales
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Chasen Cos. headquarters faces foreclosure as 2 more properties to be auctioned
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Oil/Gas:

Insights: When wells go idle – regulation, bankruptcy, and the business of decommissioning
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The U.S. LNG Boom Could Make Energy More Expensive for Americans
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The Predictable Unpredictability of Trump's Oil Sanctions
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North America Adds Rigs For 3 Straight Weeks
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Tax:

Private Jets and Car Washes Are the Latest Tax Shields for the Ultrarich
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Tech:

JPMorgan offers staff AI chatbot to help write performance reviews
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AI is driving huge productivity gains for large companies, while small companies get left behind
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Untether AI files for bankruptcy following AMD acquihire
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US Signs $80 Billion Pact for Nuclear Reactors in AI Push
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Google is bringing a nuclear power plant back to life to feed its AI data centers
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48 Hours Without A.I.
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Dealmaker Taubman Warns of Economic Shock From Profound AI Pivot
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OpenAI says U.S. needs more power to stay ahead of China in AI: ‘Electrons are the new oil’
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iRobot stock tumbles 30% after Roomba maker warns the search for a buyer has stalledBankruptcy Risk Mounts
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The end of the rip-off economy
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Could the internet go offline? Inside the fragile system holding the modern world together
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Amazon Cloud Outage Exposes Corporate Risk of Vendor Dependency
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Sports:

How pro sports gambled away the integrity of the game
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The NBA should have known this was coming
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NBA starts review of policies after gambling-related arrests of Rozier, Billups
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Education:

Harvard Says It’s Been Giving Too Many A Grades to Students
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Leaders struggled to respond as more Maine students began to flounder
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Healthcare:

Leader of Greenwood hospital says dispute with Mississippi Medicaid could lead to reduced services
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Hospitals Suing Patients – A New Study
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Speaker Johnson says GOP working on Republican health care plan amid shutdown
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Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too
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Flu Vaccination Decline Raises Fears of a Deadlier US Winter
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Private Equity:

Some PE Firms Doomed to Fail as High-Flying Industry Loses Its Way
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Climate:

Slow-moving storm dumps as much rain as a hurricane in parts of Central Florida
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As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocityHurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as its strongest storm in recorded history
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Satellite Data Reveals Surge in Oil and Gas Methane Emissions
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Theme Parks:

Bankruptcy judge puts off approval of sale of Marineland Dolphin AdventureBankruptcy Judge Rejects Marineland Sale for Now, Ordering Community Bidder to Be Considered Historic Marineland faces uncertain future as supporters push for preserving site's legacy
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Expert Warns Six Flags May Not Avoid Bankruptcy Amid Financial Struggles, Park Closures
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Retailing:

At Home exits bankruptcy with nearly $2B in debt eliminated, most stores open
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Hotels:

LuxUrban Hotels Collapses Into Liquidation
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Crypto:

Are repayment delays doing Mt. Gox creditors a favor?Mt. Gox Delay Shocks Bitcoin Market: $4 Billion Repayment Now Pushed to 2026
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Food/Beverage:

Teas, Grocers Push Distress to Two-Month High
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Beloved Mexican chain quietly shutters all locations after 35 years
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Westward Whiskey Sold to New Investment Group
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Candy:

CandyWarehouse.com Seeks Survival: Chapter 11 Restructuring Amid Mounting Debt
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Banking:

Lawsuits against banks with Epstein ties may shed new light on financier’s crimes
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Accounting:

US accounting degree graduates drop 6.6%
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Celebs:

Gene Hackman's Estate Hit by Creditors Claiming Thousands in Unpaid Balances After Death
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (21 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Consumer Bankruptcy Inquiries Surge as Debt Pressures Mount
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Mass Torts:

J&J Talc Cancer Suits Rise 17% After Failed Settlement Effort
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Voting deadline Wednesday for Archdiocese of New Orleans bankruptcy settlement
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Court lifts order allowing more than 1,200 Child Victims Act lawsuits to proceed
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Recusal:

NCLA Asks SCOTUS to Hear Case About Proper Standard for Reviewing Bankruptcy Court Recusals
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D&O:

Is AI Reshaping D&O Litigation?
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Aviation:

Eastern Airways Suspends Operations—What It Means for Travelers and Regional Airports
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Air traffic control staffing problems spiked over the weekend, raising concerns about growing disruptionMonday Air Traffic Staffing Issues Cause Flight Delays In Atlanta, Los Angeles
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Flight delays soar past 2,700 as government shutdown hits Day 27
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A Boeing 777 struck a flock of birds during takeoff
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Defense:

Drones could replace large US Army units in Europe, expert suggests
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Finance:

Private loan credit ratings may be ‘systematically’ inflated, warns BIS
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Goldman CEO Solomon Sees No ‘Systemic Crisis’ in Credit Markets
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Industrial Cleaning:

Filing Alert: Emory Industrial Services Chapter 11
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Agribusiness:

Soybeans Extend Rally to 15-Month High Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting
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Tourism:

Some say that Americans who pretend to be Canadian abroad aren’t fooling anyone. Here’s what’s giving them away
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Labor:

America Doesn’t Have Enough Weapons for a Major Conflict. These Workers Know Why.
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UK:

How cash-strapped Bradford has been forced to sell its country halls and beloved landmarks in desperate fire sale to plug £150m debt black hole
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England’s broken system for meeting special educational needs
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Proposed business rates increase threatens 120,000 jobs
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Canada:

Ontario Premier Says He’s Not Sorry for Ad That Blew Up Trade TalksCarney downplays fallout with Trump
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Ireland:

AAB Group: The post-Brexit reality of cross-border insolvencies
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Venezuela:

Venezuela claims capture of CIA group, accuses U.S. of plotting ‘false flag’ attack
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The US Armada in the Caribbean Is After Maduro — Not Drugs
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The meaning of America’s vast military build-up off Venezuela
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Argentina:

Argentine bonds and currency surge after victory for Javier Milei’s partyJavier Milei has won a fresh mandate to remake Argentina
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Milei Wins New Chance, and Tough Challenge, to Remake Argentina
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Mexico:

Mexico’s Sheinbaum Says US Extending Trade Deadline for Several Weeks
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Russia:

Putin brandishes a new nuclear-powered missile as he digs in over Russia's demands on Ukraine
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China:

China’s secret stockpiles have been a great success—so far
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China Expands Trade Pact With Asian Economies Courted by Trump
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China Slows Down Soybean Purchases Ahead of Xi-Trump Summit
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EU and China to Hold Talks to Defuse Trade Spat Over Rare Earths
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MENA:

Iranian women flout law on mandatory veiling as police curtail arrests
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Brazil:

Brazil court grants relief measures to Ambipar after bankruptcy filing
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Germany:

BMW heiress-backed battery maker BMZ files for insolvency
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Finland:

Association of current and former employees buy bankrupt Ähtäri Zoo for 1 euro
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South Korea:

Seoul-area builders drive rise in construction bankruptcies as slump deepens
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India:

Group insolvency: IBC’s next frontier or flaw?
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Judicial Interplay With Legislation: Analyzing The Insolvency And Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill, 2025 [Part I]
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Australia:

Insolvency rates remain elevated as uncertainty, cost pressures remain
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Japan:

Trump hails US-Japan alliance, offers PM Takaichi 'anything you want'Japan Names Specific Projects for $550 Billion US InvestmentTrump, Takaichi Vow to Deepen Security Ties on US Carrier
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