February 11, 2026

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Law:

McDermott’s private equity plan could test long-standing bans on outside funding for law firms
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Loopholes let Arizona law firm experiment spread nationwideArizona lets investors own law firms. Consumers pay the priceArizona’s Move to Restrict Legal Outsourcing: A Test Case for State-Centric Law Practices
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Ropes & Gray: Restructuring Practice Gains New Global Chair With Four-Partner New York Team Hire
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Paul Weiss’ Progressive Culture Fell Victim to the Vampire Rule
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Merger Mayhem: Perkins Coie ‘Thinking About’ Partner Retention Bonuses Ahead Of Ashurst Tie-Up
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Lawyer sets new standard for abuse of AI; judge tosses case
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Artificial Intelligence: Users Beware! (In re Jackson Hospital)
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Former Blank Rome associate sues firm over alleged sexual assault by colleague
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New lawyers are expected to be AI savvy, new study shows
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Research suggests AI is impacting junior lawyers’ judgment
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AI and the Coming Mismatch Between Law Schools and Law Firms
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Top Biglaw Firm Pumps The Brakes On Early Recruiting In A Rare Win For Law Students
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This TV Attorney Gets Around
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Tom Goldstein to Take Stand in His Own Defense Wednesday
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Top lawyers and rappers unite to challenge use of rap lyrics in criminal trials
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How You Show Up In The Room Matters More Than You Think
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‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by ICE since SeptemberICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going NextICE director grilled over Trump's immigration crackdownClergy say Jesus' teachings leave Christians no choice but to resist ICELocal police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdownA 14-year-old girl described being zip-tied during Idaho raid, sparking fresh questions about ICE tacticsHow the head of ICE responded to questions in Congress over Trump’s immigration policies
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Thousands Of Law Students Demand Congress Allow The Constitution To Apply To ICE
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Several ICE agents have been arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct
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Don Lemon hires ex-prosecutor who resigned from Justice Department to represent him
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Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
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DOJ rejects 'strong medicine,' slams 'paperwork mistake' ends of Comey, AG James cases
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Minnesota lawyer on Winter Olympics curling team speaks out about home state, constitution, rule of law
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Plans for public religious charter school denied again in Oklahoma, for now
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FBI releases images of masked man in hunt for Savannah Guthrie's mother‘Rookie’ Nancy Guthrie suspect made grave error on night of kidnapping: expert Photos released of suspect in Nancy Guthrie disappearanceDelivery driver detained in Nancy Guthrie abduction investigation released after several hours: ‘What the f–k am I doing here’Man Detained for Questioning Is Released
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OK, We Need To Talk About What These Kathryn Ruemmler/Jeffrey Epstein Emails Really Mean
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Former University of Pittsburgh women's basketball players allege emotional abuse by coach in lawsuit
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Dad killed daughter, 23, during argument about Trump
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Judges:

Judge Rules There Was No Reason To Detain Or Deport Grad Student Over A Damn Op-Ed Piece
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The Executive Branch Discovers Judicial Independence, Hates It
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Judge bars Trump admin from detaining thousands of immigrants admitted as refugees
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The MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICE
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Awkward moment as judge’s phone plays podcast mid-hearing
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Trump DOJ Asks US Attorneys for Judicial Impeachment Fodder
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Fourth Circuit Rejects Dismissal of Judges’ Free Speech Lawsuit Against Political Activity Restrictions
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Trump’s Grip on Billions of Taxpayer Funds Loosened in Court
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US judge rejects California law that banned masks for federal officersJudge signs off on California law requiring ICE to display names and badges
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Clarence Thomas’s Judicial Legacy
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Texas Business Court Finds Footing as First Jury Hears Witness
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Wall Street:

US stock futures pause ahead of January employment dataStock futures tick higher as traders await delayed January jobs report
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Layoffs:

How Soon Will AI Take Your Job?
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Cigna to lay off 2,000 workers
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Ashes of Creation Studio Lays Off 210 Staff and Reportedly Withholds Final Paychecks
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‘CBS Evening News’ staffers are ‘jumping ship’ with buyout offer ahead of Bari Weiss’ layoffs: sources
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Heineken cuts 7% of staff as beer slump weighs on brewer
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Hotels:

Marriott said it lost $23 million in letting go of Sonder
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Healthcare:

Filing Alert: ER of Texas Chapter 11
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North Star Health Alliance and three affiliates file for bankruptcy North Star Health Alliance files for bankruptcy for itself, Carthage and Ogdensburg hospitals North Star Health Alliance files for bankruptcy protection as state stalls on stabilization plan Lawmakers call  on state to act in wake of North Star’s bankruptcy filing, but DOH still silent on receivership plansHeated words in Albany over North Star bankruptcy
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New developments in Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Oroville Hospital
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Hospital operator Prospect bumps CT tax debt to the back of the line for repayment as part of Waterbury Hospital sale
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'Final steps' reached in providing Jackson Hospital critical funding to evade bankruptcy
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Unfit People Face 775% Higher Risk Of Blowing Their Top From Stressful Moments
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New Medicaid work rules likely to hit middle-aged adults hard
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Climate:

EPA set to revoke ‘endangerment finding’ that underpins all climate regulation
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Trump's repeal of climate rule opens a 'new front' for litigation
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Record heat and raging fires ring in 2026 across the Southern Hemisphere
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Sports:

Grand Slam Track’s bankruptcy plan: Paying athletes and stiffing vendorsPay the Athletes 85%, Save the League: Inside Grand Slam Track’s bankruptcy plan
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Ukrainian Olympics star banned from wearing helmet tribute to war dead
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From Curling To Constitutional Crisis: Team USA Athlete Calls ICE Shootings ‘Wrong’
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Religion:

Is MAGA pushing the Catholic Church to the left?
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Private Equity:

Thoma Bravo Loan Takes Fresh Aim at Lender Power
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Economy:

New York Fed: Credit card debt tops $1.28 trillion, consistent with ‘K-shaped’ economy
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New York Fed: Consumer delinquencies hit highest level in nearly a decade
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Fed to hold rates through May, but Warsh may be too loose with policy, economists say: Reuters poll
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The economy is booming. So why is the job market lagging?
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Flat retail sales confirm slump in consumer sentiment
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The delayed January jobs report will be released Wednesday. Here’s what to expect
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The US slips to its lowest-ever rank in a global corruption index
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Krugman: No, AI Doesn’t Justify Lower Interest Rates
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American Optimism Slumps to Record Low
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Trump's tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last yearGOP anxiety over Trump tariffs tests House Speaker Johnson in upcoming voteHouse Republicans break with Trump, blocking a bid to protect his tariff authorityTariff bill in U.S. states hits $200 billion as affordability and Trump head into midterms showdown
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States beg Canadians to return as Trump antagonizes America's neighbor
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Retail Sales Unexpectedly Flatline
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GOP Sen. Johnson slams Dems’ ‘obnoxious’ judicial warrant demand as another shutdown loomsBacklash to Trump emboldens Democrats on DHS and ICE as partial shutdown looms
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From TSA lines to disaster relief, here’s how a DHS shutdown would hurt
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‘They always gave us the heaviest work’: how Maga billionaires relied on Mexican labor
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Q4 NY Fed Report: Credit Scores for Mortgages Still Solid, Foreclosures Increase Slightly
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Mortgage Delinquency Rates For People In America’s Lowest-Income Areas Haven’t Been This High Since 2016
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FHA mortgage demand rises as borrowers face affordability challenges
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Congress zeroes in on housing supply
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Filing Alert: Homestead Village Apartments Chapter 11
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Zillow's big win in the real estate listing wars will create big headaches for homebuyers
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Palm Greens bankruptcy filing escalates Lennar dispute
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Municipalities:

West Contra Costa scrambles to cut payroll by 10% or face insolvency
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Oil/Gas:

Oil Industry’s Weakest Links Are Seeking Relief From Bondholders
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Oil giant TotalEnergies on Trump’s Venezuela dream: ‘Too expensive and too polluting’
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Politics:

Tracking approval and key issues
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Senior U.S. Church leaders call for presidential apology in wake of racist social media post
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What Jamie Raskin saw in the unredacted Epstein files (hint: millions of mentions of Trump) Congress Must Push Bondi to Release the Remaining Epstein Files Bondi set to testify at House hearing today amid scrutiny over Epstein filesWhy Dems think they have the upper hand at Pam Bondi’s big Hill hearingRep. Khanna names 6 men he says were redacted from Epstein files for "no apparent reason"Trump Commerce Sec. Lutnick admits visiting Epstein island during family vacationSo You Lied About Your Relationship With a Sex Trafficker. Now What? Dems demand Lutnick's resignation over Epstein files New document raises questions about what Trump may have known of Epstein’s crimes in mid-2000sThe Epstein TapesVideos in the Epstein files reveal disturbing glimpses of his private life New Epstein victim aged just 9 years old revealed and ‘top government official’ named in bombshell unredacted filesEpstein Directed Aide to Obtain Hidden Video CamerasCouncil of Europe strips former head of immunity over Epstein probeJoe Rogan: FBI trying to say Epstein wasn't sex trafficking 'the gaslightiest gaslighting I've ever heard'The Epstein files might bring down a government. Just not the US governmentAxios founder rips GOP senator over Epstein excuses: 'What the hell is she talking about?'The Epstein files are sullying Norway’s squeaky-clean image
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Rep. Tim Burchett Says ‘a Lot of Congressmen Probably Should Be in Jail’
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Members of Congress are fleeing the job at a historically high rate
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GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Trump's election bill, with a warning to her party
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Minnesota gubernatorial candidate suspends his campaign after his daughter is found fatally stabbed
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Without a Border 'Invasion,' Texas Republicans Turn to an Old Enemy: Islam
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Fulton County election investigation 'originated from a referral' by former Trump lawyerBreaking down the evidence DOJ used to justify searching a Fulton County elections office
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Pride Flag Is Removed From Stonewall Monument After Trump Directive
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Identity politics convulse Dems' Texas Senate primary
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Vance deletes Christian genocide post
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Pantless Trump with tattoos featured on German carnival floats
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11th Circuit must stop Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago report from being 'destroyed': Court filing
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DNC tallied over $7 million in grassroots fundraising last month
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Kennedy Center president warns of 'skeletal teams' during 'total renovation'
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Schumer dials up oversight pressure on Trump’s Venezuela oil fund
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Cosmetics:

The Rise and Fall of a Beauty Mogul
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Construction:

Prominent Iowa site prep company enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Autos:

GM Held ‘Urgent’ Supplier Meeting Over First Brands Bankruptcy Exposure
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Utilities:

Americans are shocked by utility bills as high as $1,000: They’re paying the price for aging grids, fuel-price whiplash, and extreme weather
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Ride Hailing:

Lyft's stock plummets 16% as a disappointing quarter presents a setback for its comeback story
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Personal Finance:

New Jersey woman sells home and moves on luxury cruise after suffering from ‘overwhelming’ debt
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Agribusiness:

Iowa Moves to Tap Hansen-Mueller Bond
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Gift Cards:

Major gift card giant plunges into bankruptcy stranding thousands of Costco shoppers
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Debt Collection:

Debt Collection Calls Spiked In 2025
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  New Bankruptcy Opinions
(4 new opinions today - DBN)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (43 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (10 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

US farm bankruptcies increased 46% in 2025
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Exemptions:

Democrats push bankruptcy shield to protect Pennsylvania families from collapse
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Recharacterization:

Recharacterizing Contracts: The Sale-versus-Loan Problem of Receivables Financing
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Mass Torts:

Beasley Allen Seeks Delay in Disqualification Amid 12,000 Talc Lawsuits Against Johnson & Johnson
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Suits against defunct Water Gremlin over cancer, chronic illness and wrongful death settled
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Discharge:

Businessman forfeits bankruptcy protection after probe reveals $8.4 million debt concealment
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Aviation:

FAA grounds all flights into and out of El Paso until late on Feb. 20 "for special security reasons"
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Passenger plane in Somalia overshoots the runway into shallow seawater near the airport
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Tech:

Hackers are coming for AI in the physical world
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Will software eat the creditors?
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YouTube's Attorney Tells LA Jurors in High-Profile Trial: 'It's Not an Addiction'
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AI infighting hits a boiling point
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With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
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Elon Musk's xAI loses second cofounder in 48 hours
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Food/Beverage:

Filing Alert: New York Beach Club & Restaurant Chapter 11
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FAT Brands Lenders Delay Push to Oust CEO After Stock Sale
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Retailing:

QVC Group stock tumbles after report of potential bankruptcy filingQVC Weighs Bankruptcy as $6.6 Billion Debt LoomsQVC Group's stock nose-dives on report of possible bankruptcy filing
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Iconic American brand Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcyThe $220M Eddie Bauer would owe Authentic Brands was key to bankruptcyHow Eddie Bauer’s Store Operating Company Slid Into Bankruptcy
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Saks Global to close nine stores across US as part of bankruptcySaks is closing more stores as its bankruptcy progressesNeiman closing a Boston store as Saks Global grapples with bankruptcy fallout
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What does the bankruptcy of Columbus-based Value City Furniture mean for retail's future?
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PNW-dedicated furniture chain closing all locations, going-out-of-business sale underway
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Disappointing holiday season: December retail sales were flat, falling well short of estimate
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Theme Parks:

Colorado’s Glenwood Caverns files for bankruptcy Glenwood Caverns files for bankruptcy following $205 million judgment over child’s deathGlenwood Caverns files Chapter 11 bankruptcy following $116M verdict in 2021 ride death, park says it will remain open Filing Alert: Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Owner Chapter 11
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Crypto:

Sam Bankman-Fried files for new trial over FTX fraud charges
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SF crypto company plagued with fraud accusations files for bankruptcy
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Bitcoin slides below $67,000 as crypto diverges from stocks
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Bitcoin whales are buying again as other investors retreat
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Sovereigns:

Creditors Ready Talks on $60 Billion Venezuela Debt After Maduro Arrest
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UK:

A Cautionary Tale for Insolvency Practitioners Seeking Possession of Company Property
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UK High Court Considers Officeholders Request for Company Documentation on a Forever Basis Affirming the Need for Reasonableness
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How Jeffrey Epstein sparked a political crisis threatening the UK government
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EU:

Macron warns of renewed friction with U.S., urges E.U. to use 'Greenland moment' to push reforms
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Macron: Trump wants to dismember EU
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Europe's leaders are deeply unpopular
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Canada:

Toys R Us Canada files for creditor protection Toys “R” Us filing leaves a slew of creditors in its wake
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Canadians increasingly layering loans as debt loads soar, report finds
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At least 9 killed, dozens injured in shootings at British Columbia high school and home, officials sayTumbler Ridge students barricaded themselves in classrooms for 2 hours during Canada’s deadliest mass school shooting in 40 years
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MENA:

Trump may send second carrier to strike Iran if talks fail
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Netanyahu, in hasty trip, to warn Trump against narrow Iran deal
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Iranian regime executing wounded protesters in hospital beds — as brutal retribution continues ‘every day’: sources
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Iran preparing for possible US strike – experts
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Iran propaganda video shows 'beautiful armada' obliterated in WW3 warning
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Trump says he opposes Israeli annexation steps in West Bank
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A father in Gaza searches for his family’s bones in the rubble of their home
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Colombia:

Colombian President Claims To Have Escaped Assassination Attempt
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Russia:

Kyiv says Russian troops need Starlink so badly they're trying to get Ukrainians to register terminals for them
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Australia:

Business-related bankruptcies up 38% in a year
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France:

Casino creditors offer to take over ailing supermarket chain
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