February 26, 2026

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Law:

Goldstein Convicted on 12 of 16 Criminal Counts After TrialJury Convicts SCOTUSblog Founder Tom Goldstein in Criminal Tax Fraud Trial
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Latham’s Wachtell Recruiting Pipeline Highlights Scale Advantage
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Client’s AI Chats Aren’t Privileged. What’s the Rule for Counsel?
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FASORP Is Back To Protect Vulnerable White Men From Not Being Overrepresented Enough
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Optimum Says Kirkland Quitting Proves Wall Street ‘Cartel’
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Maurene Comey, Ex-SDNY Prosecutor, Joins Patterson Belknap
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Davis Polk’s Gold Hire Stretches Run of Cravath Partner Exits
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It’s Not The Size Of The Firm, It’s How You Use It: Ninth Circuit Smacks Down Fee-Shaming Of Small Law When it comes to attorney fees, law firm size doesn’t matter, 9th Circuit rules
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Attorneys describe ‘chaotic’ situation after SCOTUS tariffs decision
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Tariff Turmoil Is Turning Into A Biglaw Billing Bonanza
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Snowmageddon 2026: Bar Examiners Double Down On Being The WorstNew York Bar Exam Faces Integrity Concerns Amid Blizzard-Induced Disruptions
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FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and the superintendent’s home
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Clergy allege religious freedom violations at notorious federal buildingMom of 23-Year-Old Killed by ICE Agent Voted for Donald Trump
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Trump's election schemes threatened by his own lawyers' incompetence: analysis
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Seattle Bar Readies to Confront Trump on Next US Attorney Firing
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DOJ struggles to spell the name of person it's suing while going to bat for Trump in court
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Viral video shows Texas Whataburger workers beat unruly customer with trash can, fry basket after alleged drunken attack
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FBI searching home and office of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho
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FBI Staffers Who Worked On Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Case Fired: Report
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Minister murdered protecting 4-year-old granddaughter during home invasion by teens: Cops
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Casino workers call dying US Army veteran an Uber instead of ambulance: Lawsuit
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Ruben Ray Martinez Shooting: Texas Grand Jury Declines to Indict ICE Agent
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Nancy Guthrie Update: Ex-FBI Agent Highlights Overlooked Detail in VideoAuthorities Prepare to Turn House Over to FamilyOnline Accusations in Guthrie Abduction Leave One Family ‘Scared Numb’
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Day care workers filmed battering 7 preschoolers, hitting 1 in face with notebook: Police
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Man secretly terminated mother of his unborn child's pregnancy against her will: Deputies
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'He broke my heart': Woman murdered married pastor when he broke off their affair
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Mom who murdered 3 daughters because they 'loved their grandmother' more could walk free
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Judges:

Supreme Court rules against private prison firm facing forced-work suit from immigration detainees
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Chemerinsky: 6 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s tariffs decision
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‘Third Country’ Deportation Policy Illegal, US Judge RulesJudge blocks 3rd-country deportations in hard-charging merits ruling
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After The Tariffs Meltdown, Supreme Court Justices Try Jokes Instead
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Samuel Alito Breaks With Supreme Court Over ICE Contractor Case
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AI-Driven Legal Briefs Intensify Workload on Delaware Magistrates Amid Rising Case Filings
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Supreme Court Backs Restrictions on Lawyer-Defendant Trial Talks
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Slighted Supreme Court Justice Snubs Trump’s Big Night
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Trump softens criticism of Supreme Court over tariff ruling
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Supreme Court Airs Dirty Laundry
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Federal Judge Accused Of Driving ‘Super Drunk’ Crashes Into Judicial Misconduct Complaint
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Wall Street:

Stock futures are little changed as traders mull over earnings from Nvidia and Salesforce
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Layoffs:

Transport company closing Ohio facility after losing key client, 115 jobs lost
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Lucid expects 12% workforce reduction to yield $500M in cost savings
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WiseTech to axe 2,000, a third of global workforce
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eBay Layoffs Impact ~800 Employees
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Anchorage School Board approves ‘severe’ budget with hundreds of staff layoffs and 3 school closures
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Private Credit:

Private Credit Fears Deepen With UBS Warning of 15% Defaults
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Entertainment:

Netflix’s Acquisition Of Warner Bros Bad For America, GOP Attorneys General Tell Feds
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Tech:

When AI thinks US will strike Iran - and what it teaches us about tech under pressure
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Citrini’s Dystopian AI Vision Draws Global Investor Criticism
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Nvidia delivers another quarter of stellar growth amid growing concern over AI economy
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Top earners are more afraid for their employment than lower income as AI threat increases
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Virginia’s AI Data Center Gravy Train Shows Signs of Slowing
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An MIT roboticist who cofounded bankrupt robot vacuum maker iRobot says Elon Musk’s vision of humanoid robot assistants is ‘pure fantasy thinking’
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Instagram to start parent alerts for teen suicide, self-harm searches as Meta trials continue
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Healthcare:

North Star Health Alliance bankruptcy: Cash collateral approved as DOH talks continue
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Latest financial picture for Connecticut's hospitals sparks strong debate
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Surgeon general nominee faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control and qualifications
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Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
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Economy:

Trump to hike tariff to 15% ‘where appropriate,’ U.S. trade chief saysAmerica’s trade chaos is just beginningTrump insists trade deals will hold — but partners aren’t so sure
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FedEx Joins Corporate Exodus from Illegal Tariffs, Suing Government for Billions in Refunds
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Who Said It Better? How Trump’s Economic Pitch Echoes Biden’s.
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Warren calls Trump’s bluff on affordability after State of the Union
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Inflation Adjusted House Prices 2.2% Below 2022 Peak
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US Mortgage Rates Reach Lowest Since 2022, Spurs Refinancing
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Map Shows States With the Highest ‘Zombie Foreclosure’ Rates
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The share of mortgaged homes 90 or more days delinquent on payments is at its highest in a decade
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Housing Stocks Hit Hard by Gloomy Outlooks, Trump’s Snub
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San Antonio builder Darren Casey faces push by investor, lender to get bankruptcy cases tossed
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Eviction, Liens and A $34.5 Million Deal for Cassini’s Upper East Side Mansion
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Revere Beach Apartment Complex Sells for $45M Following Bankruptcy and Fire
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Politics:

Tracking approval and key issuesPoll: Trump Disapproval 63%Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Implodes With Independent VotersJD Vance Confronted With Polls Showing Trump Underwater on Economy
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A look at Trump’s false and misleading claims in his State of the Union speech
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Fact-checking Democrats’ responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address
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The hotly contested Texas Senate race is setting spending records ahead of Tuesday’s primary
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Democrats Bet On Centrism In Rebuttal To Trump Speech
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Republicans stare down epic voter enthusiasm gap ahead of 2026 midterms
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Revealed: The contents of Epstein’s secret storage lockerEpstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against TrumpHow Deutsche Bank wooed Jeffrey Epstein Stephen Hawking seen with girls in bikinis in new files photoFormer Harvard president Larry Summers will fully resign from Ivy League school over Epstein tiesThe questions Bill and Hillary Clinton need to answer about EpsteinWEF CEO Borge Brende Quits Amid Jeffrey Epstein ‘Distractions’
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For Hillary Clinton, Deposition Is Latest 'Stand by Your Man' Moment
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Democrats Win Three Big Elections During Trump’s State of the Union
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The Tax Nerd Who Bet His Life Savings Against DOGE
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MAGA Eats Itself Alive Ahead of Candace Owens’ Erika Kirk ExposeAs Erika Kirk finally comes out of hiding at State of the Union, shock new exposé plagues 'giggling' widow
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Spy Agency Blocks Congress From Seeing Gabbard Whistleblower Intelligence
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Trump Treasury official to exit after objecting to Minneapolis crackdown
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After major court loss, Hegseth mocked Mark Kelly and took 12 days to do anything else
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America’s welfare state is more European than you think
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Democrat senators press Lutnick on conflict of interest concerns in USA Rare Earth deal
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Private Credit:

Marathon's Richards Says Private Credit Software Defaults Could Hit 15%
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SaaSpocalypse Hits Wall Street: Blackstone and KKR Reeling as AI Disruption Rattles Private Credit Markets
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Pagaya bonds caught in private credit storm
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Autos:

Jefferies sued by investors over losses tied to First Brands collapse
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Do America’s carmakers have a plan for survival?
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Aston Martin to Cut 20 Percent of Workforce After 2025 Losses Top $600 Million
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Jeep maker Stellantis posts first annual loss in company history after EV writedowns
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Assisted Living:

Senior living and care bankruptcies evenly distributed across sector
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Genesis gets $80M to fund payroll, keep bankruptcy deal on track
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Theatre:

Historic Mariemont Theatre announces immediate closure, leaving future uncertain
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Clean Energy:

Scuderi investors: ‘I’d like to have my money back’
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Metals:

Valley foundry files Chapter 11
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Education:

FBI raid of Los Angeles Superintendent Carvalho’s home, office may be linked to defunct AI startup
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Furniture:

Furniture company could owe millions to costumers as it closes all of its stores
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Credit Reporting:

Judge Rules Credit Reporting of Post-Bankruptcy Student Loan Is Not Misleading
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Sports:

Europe’s top football clubs lost more than €1bn last year despite record revenues
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Food/Beverage:

The fake-meat industry is in trouble
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Theme Parks:

35-Year-Old California Safari-Style Wildlife Park to Layoff 134 Employees
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (19 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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Mass Torts:

After nearly 5 years, Syracuse diocese is out of bankruptcy, makes payment to $176 million victims’ fundFederal judge approves plan for Syracuse Catholic church to pay millions in sex abuse settlements while avoiding bankruptcy
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Court throws out judgment blaming Montana asbestos deaths on BNSF railroad
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Representing the Mass in Mass Tort Bankruptcy
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Fraud:

Most Deceitful States: Study Shows Where Americans Lie, Cheat, And Scam The Most
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Illusions and Perceived Wealth: An Agent-based Model of Madoff 's Ponzi Scheme
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Venue:

Third Circuit Court Rejects Multi-Color Corp. Creditor’s Request to Relocate Bankruptcy Case, Reinforces Venue Precedents
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Pensions:

Bankruptcy Meets Withdrawal Liability: Claims, Challenges, and Recovery
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Merchant Cash Advances:

Desperation Finance: Merchant Cash Advances in Bankruptcy and Beyond
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Aviation:

Spirit Airlines Is Surviving Second Bankruptcy — But There’s A CatchSpirit Airlines expects to exit bankruptcy within weeks, but at what cost?
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Retailing:

Saks Global: "We're making progress with vendors"
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Former Chairman of Bankrupt Department Stores: 'I Saved Department Stores'
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Saks Global bankruptcy reflects softening demand in luxury beauty
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Iconic retailer down to just 5 stores after closing 3,400 locations since 2005
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Ross Stores Turns Retail Bankruptcies Into Potential Multi Quarter Margin Tailwind
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Agribusiness:

USDA Reports 15,000 Small Farms Closed or Consolidated Last Year In The U.S.
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Ebikes:

That awesome wireless charger for electric bikes just hit a surprise hurdle
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UK:

UK work visa numbers cut sharply in 2025
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Canada:

Insolvencies hit 16-year high while food bank use and cost of living continue to rise
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Russia:

Putin flooding Europe with migrants through secret Hamas-style tunnels as tyrant wages sinister hybrid war against West
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After four years of war in Ukraine, Russia's economy could fall into recession
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Venezuela:

The Fall of a Strongman: Inside Maduro’s Last Days in PowerFormer Venezuelan Generals Seek to Assist Maduro’s U.S. Prosecution
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JPMorgan, BofA Favor Venezuela Bonds With More Unpaid Interest
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MENA:

Iran ‘ready to spill American blood — even at a huge cost’
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Satellite Images Expose Trump’s Claim of ‘Easy’ Victory in Iran
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U.S. warns Iran’s reluctance to discuss weapons is a ‘big, big problem’ as fresh talks begin
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Iran Answers Trump’s Main Demand to Avoid War Before Last Ditch Talks
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40 Iranian Doctors and Nurses Describe a Massacre
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Report: Khamenei living in underground bunker, officials blindfolded before meetings
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China:

Reducing High Leverage Costs through Creditor Protection: Insights from China’s Bankruptcy Court Reforms
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US, China stake out trade positions ahead of Trump’s Beijing visit
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A Chinese official’s use of ChatGPT accidentally revealed a global intimidation operation
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Cuba:

Cuba says four people shot dead in US-registered speedboatCuba says it killed 4 people on speedboat from Florida, alleges they were trying to carry out terrorism on CubaCuban Coast Guard Shooting: Who Was Onboard US-Registered BoatRussia says Cuba situation is escalating after deadly incident with U.S.-tagged speedboat
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Germany:

Germany’s Leader Delivers a Blunt Warning to China on Trade
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Greece:

Greek Politician Is Prosecuted for Admitting Drug Use Decades Ago
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India:

East India Company goes bankrupt, shuts down again after 170 years
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US, China challenge ‘Make in India’ factory incentives
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Australia:

Government proposes new laws to close legal loopholes allowing paedophiles to avoid paying compensation
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Spain:

Spanish Tourism Mecca Benidorm Scrambles to Avoid Insolvency
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France:

‘Selling a dream’: the French nuclear start-up that ran aground
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