August 19, 2026

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Law:

The Trump Administration Says The Names Of The People Who Wrote The Biglaw Executive Orders Are A SecretTrump Balks at Naming Advisers on Orders Targeting Law FirmsWhite House lawyer declares ABA can't know who drafted Trump's law firm executive orders
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Biglaw Revenue Jumps Double Digits As Demand Remains Strong
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The War For Legal Talent Is Here
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State Farm defense lawyers admit AI generated fake cases in LA lawsuit
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Reddit, Facing AI Threat, Goes Big to Replace $51 Million Lawyer
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AI Hallucinations & Credibility
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Troutman Pepper lawyer sues firm over alleged punishment after heart attack, claims billing fraud
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In-House Leaders Say Lawyers At These Biglaw Firms Are Client Service ‘All-Stars’ (2026)
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Troutman Pepper Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Retaliation Following Whistleblower Claims
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Man Obliterated When Court Obtains His ChatGPT Transcripts
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Willkie Banks on Texas Bounceback With String of Energy Deals
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Expert Asked ChatGPT ‘Show How 3M Is 0% At Fault’ Making For Entertaining Deposition
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MMA Law Firm Challenges Jurisdictional Authority in Fifth Circuit Appeal Over Hurricane Damage Litigation
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Alan Dershowitz Won’t Forget What Larry David Did to Him
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Trump administration pursues Kilmar Ábrego García on previously dismissed chargesU.S. quietly deporting Mexican migrants to Guatemala and Honduras, angering Mexico US Families, Healthcare Providers Under Strain After Trump Crackdown on Haitian Immigrants TPS' slow bleed leaves thousands in limbo Judge allows Trump administration to end deportation protections for thousands of Ethiopians Minnesota AG Ellison announces lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over extradition of ICE agentAppeals court upholds block on immigration arrests at certain houses of worshipTrump endorses mass amnesty cheerleader who routinely undermines himDHS agent’s hidden wire drops to the floor while she’s spying on Minnesota churchLiberia agrees to take 1,200 deportees from the US under the Trump administration's migration policyThe Travel Trap For Legal Immigrants
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Justice Department to send a record 1,000 monitors to polling places in midterm elections
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Penn State students accused of running cocaine trafficking ring at fraternity houses‘Top of the chain’ alleged leader behind Penn State frat bro cocaine trafficking ring turns himself inPenn State cocaine bust nets charges against 14 in ‘indoctrination’
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Lindsay Clancy said she "heard male voice ordering her" to kill children, psychologist testifies during murder trial
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Former Fauci aide pleads guilty to dodging federal public records laws
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Apparent human remains found in Lake Mead as water levels reach record low
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A New York grandma went missing in Las Vegas. Now her family is getting texts asking for money.
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Activists who filmed themselves posing as Minnesota voters during primary elections may be in legal trouble
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Mogul’s wife who’s demanding $6.2B in NJ divorce case is barred from testifying after hacking his email: judge
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Masked suspect wanted for allegedly terrorizing Center City Philadelphia residents : 'Are you ready to die?'
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The Cop Who Took On FlockAmericans are destroying license-plate cameras as surveillance backlash growsIn New Low, Flock CEO Insists His AI-Surveillance Cameras Could Have Solved the Nancy Guthrie Case
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FBI says the US has had the largest violent crime drop in 90 years
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Men arguing with roommate about chores stab and cut him 19 times after day of drinking
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Teen was killed after handing over a $10 necklace to strangers: Prosecutors
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Man showed up at ex's house so he could 'battle' her new boyfriend 'to the death': Police
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'We scored on them, and they got mad': Teen pummeled to death on soccer field, family says
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Husband cut his wife's throat, claimed she took her own life in shower: Police
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Mom's Instagram video showed her pouring hot wax on kids, setting kitchen on fire: Sheriff
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Couple attacks family on cruise with a 9-year-old after being asked to 'quiet down': Cops
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Teen daughter fought with mom over 'cleaning,' then had her gunned down by boyfriend: Cops
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Teen leaned in to hug his dad, stabbed him in the neck before smirking for mug shot: Cops
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Judges:

Judges See Rising Bids to Block Trump DOJ From Ignoring Rulings
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Judge blocks plan to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building in D.C.
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Biden-era 'ghost guns' restrictions are unconstitutional, US judge rules
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GOP’s Tillis Presses to Fill Court Seats Before He Exits Senate
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Supreme Court asked to hear case on Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in schools
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Judge OKs paint tests for Trump’s Eisenhower Executive Office Building makeover
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Judicial Immunity Still Applies Even If The Judge Let AI Decide The Case
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Preservationist group urges Supreme Court to keep White House ballroom pausedSupreme Court to rule on White House ballroom and executive power
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Marco Rubio announces sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane and top lawyer
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ICE’s wins on mandatory detention come from just a handful of judges
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Trump Announces Judicial Nominees in Bid to Cement Conservative Legacy in Federal Courts
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The Most Famous Line About Grand Juries Came Back To Bite Its Author
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Fani Willis slams judge who oversaw failed RICO case in Trump legal fee dispute
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Wall Street:

Stock futures are little changed as tech slips, oil prices rise
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6% Treasury yields are the biggest risk facing stocks right now. Here’s why.
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Stocks keep shrugging off rising Treasury yields. Here's the level that could finally trigger a selloff.
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Stock indices no longer reflect equity reality
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Layoffs:

Diageo sheds 2,000 staff as CEO Dave Lewis kicks off restructuring
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Private Credit:

Private credit’s mounting strains
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Private Credit Exposure for Canadian Firms Hits $360B, Mostly in US Markets
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Blackstone raises $750M, Blue Owl sells $400M as private credit storms back into bond markets
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Utilities:

The Blackout That Could Devastate America
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Defense:

What happens when the West runs out of interceptor missiles
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Culture:

Shocking number of Gen Z shut-ins report zero face-to-face human interactions per day
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Healthcare:

'Too many people go bankrupt': Should Medicare provide catastrophic coverage?
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Filing Alert: Advanced Diagnostics Affiliates Chapter 11
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Trump doubles down on plans to give psychedelic drugs to US veterans for mental health
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Media:

ABC sues Trump’s media regulator over demand for TV license renewalsClaiming Trump Administration “Retaliatory Campaign”ABC Sues To Block Threat to Its TV Licenses
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Retailing:

Grocery Outlet store closures: See a list of locations that have shuttered across 6 states in 2026
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Student Debt:

Some student-loan borrowers are losing credit toward a key forgiveness program for public servants
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Sports:

LIV Golf cuts purses, faces lawsuits as it prepares for season finale
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I'm at LIV's season finale. Here's what we know - and what we don't
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Comic Books:

Diamond Bankruptcy Update: The Final Mass Mailout To 1301 Creditors
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Economy:

30-year Treasury bond yield rises to highest level since 2007
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US manufacturing grows at steady pace, led by business equipment: Fed
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America's debt is getting more expensive
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The Fed minutes are coming -and they're more crucial now as Warsh limits his communication
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The key inflation signal for investors
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Credit Card Delinquencies Tick Up As Net Charge-Offs Decline
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Trump says he paused 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods as deal being finalizedUS, Canada reach trade deal to avert steep tariffs, Trump says
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The White House’s absurd claim of a Chinese transshipment “scam” to skirt tariffs
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Mexico weighs tougher trade rules for China, as US talks grind on
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Global bond markets ‘on fire’ as borrowing costs soar
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Forget the bond rout, fund managers are in party mode
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Is the World Getting Uglier?
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Texas is projected to overtake California as the nation's largest state by 2050
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Employers are ghosting college grads and rescinding offers
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America’s brands lose their magic
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Bring back the corporate death penalty
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Housing Starts Decreased to 1.293 million Annual Rate in July
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Federal Court Dismisses Misuse of Chapter 11 by Real Estate Law Firms, Emphasizing Good Faith Requirement
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Filing Alert: Hook Mill Estates Chapter 11
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Filing Alert: 109 Jerome Ave Chapter 11
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One of New York's Largest Private Oceanfront Opportunities Comes to Market
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Oil/Gas:

Soaring diesel prices rip across US economy
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Oil prices jump after US-Iran ceasefire expires and Trump threatens Oman
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Filing Alert: Braskem Idesa Chapter 11Mexico's Braskem Idesa files for bankruptcy in US, firm discusses similar path in Brazil
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Clean energy booms under Donald Trump despite effort to undercut renewables
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Music:

Columbia House ends after decades of mail-order music
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Politics:

Tracking approval and key issuesMost Americans Believe Trump Has Inappropriately Profited Since Returning to Power, Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds
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Trump’s Economic Record Doesn’t Come Close to His Campaign Promises
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Marjorie Taylor Greene mocks fading MAGA popularity
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Political dirty tricks upend midterm races across the country
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Sexual Misconduct Scandals Pile Up in Midterms
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Ossoff battle with Trump, White House gets nastyJon Ossoff criticizes Donald Trump's secret plane switch in heated exchange with Jen PsakiJon Ossoff calls President Trump a "draft-dodging crook" during Georgia town hallOssoff tests Democrats' appetite for going low
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Democratic socialist unexpectedly wins Florida primary Florida voters, hungry for change, snub Dem establishment and even TrumpDemocratic socialist Angie Nixon upsets Alex Vindman in Florida’s Democratic Senate primary
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Rep. Cory Mills loses Florida primary amid Ethics probe
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How data centers and power lines could turn Texas governor’s race blue
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Speculation swirls after love letters from Trump’s ‘human binky’ resurface
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CNN host shares fears for Donald Trump as he 'sleeps through literally every meeting'
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Trump votes by mail after calling ballots 'inherently corrupt'
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Fox News labels Michigan, Texas senate races as toss-ups in recent Senate forecast
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Krugman: A New Level of Trumpian Evil
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plotting run for White House: Report
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Mamdani hits challenges even as his popularity rises in polls
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Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more
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Trump Brags About White House Restoration: ‘Turned Out Beautifully!’
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Another warship breaks down with sailors going four days without food, water and toilets
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Fake Median Strategies poll didn't get much attention in WisconsinPolling firm closes down after it faked Hong, Bass polls
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Trump Administration Moves to Allow Logging in Pristine National Forests
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Judge issues and then withdraws arrest warrant for frequent Green Party candidate Jill Stein
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National Symphony Orchestra bails on Trump's Kennedy Center after half-century run
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Celebs:

Deion Sanders called to testify at son’s $11M bankruptcy trial as Buffs kick off seasonDeion Sanders Allegedly Used Colorado Practice Secrecy to Avoid Legal TroubleEx-NFL scout makes Shilo Sanders demand as Deion faces $11.89M bankruptcy trial
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Tesla's true believers are starting to question their faith in Elon Musk
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Education:

Whistleblowers allege Trump DOJ used predetermined outcomes in university antisemitism probes
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Assumption pays $1.1 million for Anna Maria College nursing assets
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Does AI stop children from learning?
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Software:

Thoma Bravo Weighs Concessions in $2 Billion Sophos Refinancing
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Climate:

The American West Is Quietly Having a Terrible Fire Season
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Two largest US reservoirs hit record lows amid western drought
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Hospitals Are Getting So Hot That Surgeries Are Getting Canceled and Staff Are Fainting
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Miami hits 100 degrees, tying all-time record high temperature held for 84 years
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Climate change main driver of European ocean warming: StudyOcean Heat Waves Raise Risk of Intense Storms in Europe, Study FindsVenomous sea creatures plague Europe’s warming beaches
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The grid's extreme heat problem is changing
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Tax:

Eleventh Circuit Holds S Corporation Election Is Not Property of the Bankruptcy Estate
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Meet the venture capital and crypto billionaires quietly bankrolling the fight against California’s wealth tax
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'We're subsidizing a technology that will replace millions': Andrew Yang on calling for AI tax
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Radio:

Private Equity Firm To Buy High Plains Stations Out of Bankruptcy
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Horse Racing:

Hawthorne Asks Marshals to Forcibly Evict Horsemen
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Telecom:

Dish’s Pivot on Tower Claims Threatens Its Fast-Track Bankruptcy Plan
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(6 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (33 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (21 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Mass Torts:

Texas Supreme Court to Decide on Asset Seizure in Alex Jones’ $1.3 Billion Defamation Case
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Asbestos victims in limbo as Charlotte court stalls cases
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Fresno diocese bankruptcy settlement to use parish funds parishioners thought were protectedFresno Diocese bankruptcy to use parish building funds
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Subordination:

Subordinating A Punitive Damages Claim In A Chapter 11 Case? (Camera v. Matheson)
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Non-Profits:

IRS proposal would force nonprofits to disclose fraud or terrorism convictions of leaders
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Aviation:

US court delays hearing on Google's purchase of Spirit Airlines data as union objectsSpirit Bankruptcy: Objection to Sale of Your Data
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India's SpiceJet bankruptcy cases to be reheard in setback for lessorsSpiceJet gets relief as court agrees to rehear bankruptcy petitionsNCLT allows lessor to withdraw plea, imposes fine on both Aviator ML & cash-strapped airlineSpiceJet bankruptcy cases to be reheard by new bench in setback for lessors
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Fraud:

US SEC sues former executives of collapsed auto lender TricolorSEC alleges executives fueled fraud at major subprime auto lender Tricolor
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Here’s Apollo’s big First Brands short presentation
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Dodgers owner Mark Walter’s insurer slashing up to $6.5B in investments as fraud probes intensify
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Elon Musk faces judge’s wrath after $1 million voter payout found to be rigged
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Electricity:

NRG Energy named as potential bidder for West Virginia coal plant in bankruptcy
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Power plant owners, managers trade accusations in bankruptcy fight over Pleasants Power Station
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Start-Ups:

"What Start-Up Lawyers Should Know About Bankruptcy"
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Tech:

Former Meta engineer resumes testimony in landmark trial over social media's harm to young usersMeta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial beginsWhy states fought to present a united case against Meta over youth social media harmsMeta’s blockbuster trial draws parallels to big tobacco
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AI is showing a revenue payoff: Carnegie Mellon
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AI optimism fades among young adults
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OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went RogueOpenAI blinks first in AI safety standoff
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AI phobia is America’s new consensus
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The new existential threat to AI
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Cogent Communications Faces Debt Maturities as Bank of America Shops Bond Deal
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GOP issues stark warning to AI companies
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‘The young ones are the best ones’: Meta on trial for alleged effort to hook kids ‘They hid the truth’: Meta faces pivotal kids’ safety trial Deepwater’s Gene Munster: Meta could be set up for bigger lawsuits in the future
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Silicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not For Their Own Kids.
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Coffee shop run by robots operates 24-hours a day and makes 200 cups an hour
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro cracks down on data centers, says speculators are 'scaring our communities'
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Journalist Alarmed When His Tesla Running FSD Tries to Veer Off Highway and Plunge Into a Ditch
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How US military funding propelled China’s robot dogs
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Food/Beverage:

Once valued at $2B, meal kit powerhouse Blue Apron descends into chaosMeal-kit giant descends into chaos after major supplier collapses
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On The Border's assets for sale after Chapter 7 bankruptcy
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Iconic Fireman Hospitality files for bankruptcy — spurring NYC’s biggest restaurant-empire crisis since 2020
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Rebel Creamery’s Bankruptcy Filing Came 2 Weeks After a $23.8 Million Verdict. Experts See a Strategy
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McDonald's is losing ground to rivals like Burger King with a key customer group
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Cannabis:

Filing Alert: Alt Meds Chapter 11
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UK:

Business insolvencies rise by 5%Scottish business insolvencies fallNorthern Irish business and personal insolvencies rise
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Can Burnham save Britain’s high streets?
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Azets explains July corporate insolvency figures
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Canada:

Proposal trustee ordered to disclose correspondence with experts
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Roughly 17 Canadians Filing for Bankruptcy Every Hour: BDO
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South Korea:

South Korea president calls for military independence in wake of Trump call to cut joint drills
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Russia:

Russians pull billions from banks, fearing Kremlin will seize deposits for war
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Ukraine targets Moscow with huge drone strike as Russia warns U.K. will pay price for supplying attack drones
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Global food security may be collateral in Ukraine war
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Russian attacks are doing severe harm to Ukraine’s economy
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The growing challenges facing Russia’s economy
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MENA:

Trump posts map labeling Strait of Hormuz 'new US territory' before announcing no talks with Iran plannedIran’s Speaker says Bessent and Hegseth are ‘way out of their league’ Iran war, said to be over "very soon," nears 6 monthsIran eyes military targets in Europe if Donald Trump escalates war, insiders sayUAE suspends trade with Iran after saying it fired missiles at Gulf state
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The Three Musketeers reshaping the Middle East
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Israeli strikes on Syrian air base criticized by US and TurkeyIsrael defends strike on Syria as U.S. frustration with Bibi grows
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Nuclear material ‘that could be put to bad use’ found in Syria
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Germany:

Incongruent Coverage (Section 131 Inso) – When Payments Made Under Pressure Backfire
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Romania:

Court rejects Bucharest public transport operator STB’s insolvency request
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Venezuela:

Venezuela abandons Nicolás Maduro to fate in US jail
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India:

Insolvency regulator working on inter-agency framework to track fraudulent transactions, improve recoveries
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Realtors line up to buy bankrupt developers as land prices rise
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South Korea:

Corporate Bankruptcy Filings Hit Record 1,299 in H1; SME Delinquency Rate at 11-Year HighBusan Bankruptcy Filings Jump 2.4-Fold in 3 Years, City Sends Debt-Relief Buses
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