January 20, 2026

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Law:

How Much More Will Clients Pay?
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New York Law Firms See 'Tectonic Shift' in Competition
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AI Is Killing The Billable Hour. The Real Question Is What Comes Next.
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The Inevitable Commoditization Of GenAI: What Will It Mean For Legal?
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Law Schools Should Teach How to Integrate AI Tools Into Practice
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Goldstein’s Tax Trial Kicks Off with Two Very Different Tales
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Cravath Chief Diversity Officer Leaves After Trump DEI Attacks
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Cadwalader Trial Leaders Join Rival Firms Ahead of Hogan Merger
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Law Firm Sent Out Fake Christmas Vouchers. Staff Want To Ram Coal Up Leadership’s Chimneys.
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Supreme Court Advocate Compares Using AI In Legal Practice To Working With A ‘Brilliant Associate Who’s Also Schizophrenic’
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Law School Dean Survives Two-Year Search, Falls To One-Week Culture War University of Arkansas rescinds job offer to law school dean, reportedly over political pressure
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Florida And Texas Break From ABA On Law School Accreditation (And What Banning Plato Has To Do With It)
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Legal Ed council underscores independence as states limit accreditation powers
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Jurors will remain anonymous in first social media addiction trial
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Stephen Miller Says MN Authorities Ordered to ‘Stand Down and Surrender’ to Federal Officers as Anti-ICE Protests Intensify Why it is difficult to sue ICE agents Medical examiner likely to classify death of ICE detainee as homicide, recorded call saysICE Agents Arrest Workers From Mexican Restaurant Where They Just AteICE demand man's documentation 'because of his accent' in cruel videoStephen Miller brands ICE protesters 'insurrection network' in sinister messageMinneapolis Police, Fire department reports reveal chaotic moments after ICE officer fatally shot Renee GoodRenee Good Was Still Alive When ICE Blocked Medic Trump’s year on immigration reflects massive change in American lifeInside Minnesota Hospitals, ICE Agents Unnerve StaffMinneapolis' police chief fears possible "moment where it all explodes" as ICE operation continues Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials sayMen detained in El Salvador's notorious prison detail harrowing experiences: "You're in hell"DOJ probing protesters group that disrupted services at church with ICE pastorThird immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE saysU.S. citizen shares fear he felt when ICE took him from Minnesota home while nearly naked
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‘Maybe my talent is big boobs’: How I got an O-1B as an internet model
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One month after the Epstein files deadline, only a fraction of the DOJ's records have been released‘No longer in my hands’: How Hill Republicans stopped caring about DOJ releasing the Epstein files
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Trump's pardons forgive financial crimes that came with hundreds of millions in punishments
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Under Patel, F.B.I. Scours Its Records to Discredit Trump Opponents
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DOJ investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, sources sayFormer federal prosecutor blasts DOJ over Walz, Frey subpoenas: ‘Total garbage’Justice Dept. enters new territory with probe of Minnesota officials
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Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
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They doubted a new detective — and then she sent a husband killer to prison for life
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Supreme Court to decide legality of geofence search warrants
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Supreme Court tackles Hawaii's 'vampire rule' for gun owners
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Heiress sues big banks for $12B, claims dad looted $350M trust in scheme tied to Maxwell kin, Epstein probe
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Man fatally shot next-door neighbor through the wall as he sat eating dinner: Police
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Judges:

Law firms Kirkland, Jackson Walker face new lawsuit over judge's secret romanceChesapeake Energy Bondholder Lawsuit Raises Concerns Over Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Tennessee Candidate Filed Ethics Complaint Against Bankruptcy Judge
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Supreme Court plans rulings for January 20 with Trump's tariffs still undecided
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Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shootingJudge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
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Trump cabinet secretaries conspired to violate Constitution, judge says
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Trump admin denied access to sensitive voter data, judge likely to dismiss DOJ lawsuit
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Former Utah judge pleads guilty to sexual battery, drug charges
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Courts Dropkick DOJ’s Disenfranchisement Database
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Appeals Court in Mahmoud Khalil’s Case Decides Federal Court Lacks Jurisdiction Until Immigration Court Proceedings Complete
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Texas Judge Gets Challenger Kicked Off Ballot for Coercion
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Trump Picks Appeals Judges’ Children for Courts in Their Circuit
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Top US immigration judge says bond hearings should be denied despite court rulings, documents show
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Trump lawyer fully backs Judge Cannon for 'correctly' keeping Jack Smith from speaking
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Police investigating shooting of Indiana judge and his wife at their home
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Trump barred from enforcing 'impossibly onerous' new conditions on Minnesota SNAP funds
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Wall Street:

US futures sink after Trump warns of higher tariffs for 8 countries over Greenland issueTech stocks lead Wall Street sell-off as tensions over Greenland escalate
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Stocks and Bonds Drop as Blizzard of Risks Rattles Investors
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S&P 500 closes little changed Friday, posts weekly loss amid raft of Trump comments
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Layoffs:

North Star to lay off 100+
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Lehigh Valley Public Media lays off nearly half its staff amid financial losses
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Mission Bell Winery in Madera to lay off over 200 employees
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Yokohama Tire plans 392 layoffs in Virginia
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Noridian Healthcare announced over 140 layoffs
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Religion:

New Hampshire bishop warns clergy to prepare for ‘new era of martyrdom’
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Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy
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Fraud:

Is This Billionaire a Financial Genius or a Fraudster?
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Food/Beverage:

Bankruptcy Puts 130 Popeyes Restaurants at Risk of Closure
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Kentucky Owl Bourbon faces shutdown as bankruptcy drags on
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5 American distilleries most likely to go bankrupt in 2026
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Autos:

Underwater Auto Trade-Ins Reach Record Highs: Edmunds
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Car parts firm crashes into bankruptcy - criminal probe launched after '£1.7bn vanishes'
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Celebs:

Mickey Rourke Is Reportedly Facing Homelessness And Bankruptcy While Chasing One Final Role
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Faces 'Humiliating' Financial Reality as Iconic Private Jet Is Sold
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Economy:

Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case
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Economists Believe Fed Will Not Raise Interest Rates until 2027
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'Dead': Hassett’s Fed chair bid thrown into doubt
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Can this man save the Federal Reserve?
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Nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe economy is weak under Trump: Poll
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Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study FindsTrump’s tariff threats hit European markets from cars to creditGold and silver jump to record highs on Greenland tariff threatsEU eyes tariffs on €93 billion of US goods over threatTrump’s Greenland tariffs blow up the EU appeasement planDollar faces pressure on Trump’s new European tariff threatsTrump links Greenland threats to Nobel Peace Prize snubEuropean nations weigh retaliation after Trump’s Greenland threatsEurope weighs using trade ‘bazooka’ against the U.S. as Greenland crisis deepens
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Bond selloff accelerates as Trump ramps up tariff threatsTreasuries Join Global Bond Selloff as Tariff Fears Grip Markets
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Global Leaders Gather in Switzerland to Ponder the Future of a Messy World
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Soaring Electricity Costs Are Now a Hot Political Issue
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Stay-at-home sons are here — and they’re not going anywhere
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Schatz says US ‘absolutely rolled’ by China-Canada trade dealEuropean Union and Mercosur bloc of South American nations sign landmark free trade agreement
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Want to be a stay-at-home parent? Here’s how much your partner has to earn
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How tech billionaires spurred an exodus from CaliforniaRich people are leaving California, inspired by tech founders’ online campaign
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‘Soak the rich’ battle cry is rising from London to California
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Elon Musk Closes In On $800 Billion Net Worth After XAI’s Latest Funding Round
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These prophets of economic doom are worried about another collapse
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‘Soak the Rich’ Battle Cry is Rising From London to California
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

2025 home foreclosures up 14% compared to 2024
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Map shows states where foreclosures soaring
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Bankruptcy Panel Affirms Dismissal of Reno Real Estate Project, Rejects Challenge to $42 Million Refinancing Plan
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Bill proposes eliminating capital gains tax on home sales
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Investors Are Buying Discounted Texas Townhomes and Cashing In on Rents
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Municipalities:

Trump pardons Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vázquez
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Oil/Gas:

Wildcatting, cartels and gas leaks: What 'Landman' gets right - and wrong - about Texas oil
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Politics:

Karl Rove Warns That Texas Is Turning Against GOP as Hispanic Support for Trump Craters
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The U.S. political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holidayTrump posts late-night MLK Day message buried on White House website after being slammed
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Trump announces 10% tariff on eight European countries until there is a deal to buy GreenlandEurope Can’t Afford a Throwdown Over GreenlandGreenlanders hijack MAGA hats with their own message to Donald TrumpAmerica’s ‘Achilles heel’ of national debt is exposed by Trump’s Greenland tariff threat, warns Deutsche Bank Trump jabs European leaders over Greenland as Davos becomes emergency summit US Threat of Greenland Tariffs Raises European Geopolitical Risks Trump won't say whether he would use force to seize Greenland Denmark dispatches additional troops to Greenland as tensions rise Global AI race makes Greenland's critical minerals a tempting targetEuropeans befuddled by Trump’s Russian rationale for taking GreenlandBacon says he would ‘lean’ toward Trump impeachment if Greenland invaded: ‘Utter buffoonery’Thousands rally in Denmark against threats to take over GreenlandMiller amid Greenland push: Nations not entitled to territories ‘they cannot defend’Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace PrizeTrump pens 'deranged' letter to Europe saying he no longer feels 'obliged' to think 'purely of Peace'Trump’s Insane New Threat Leaves No Doubt: It’s Time for the 25th AmendmentTrump’s letter to Norway should be the last straw
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Trump embraces military as all-purpose tool
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Behold Donald of Deliria!
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Trump isn’t waiting for future generations to name things after him. It’s happening now
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Here’s where Trump’s most jaw-dropping promises stand a year into his second term
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Is Trump Losing Joe Rogan, America’s Most Important Swing Voter?
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Ocasio-Cortez ramps up fight with Vance amid 2028 speculation
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After Renee Good Killing, Derisive Term for White Women Spreads on the Far Right
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Fraud scandal and ICE unrest scramble 2026 races in blue-leaning Minnesota
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DHS turns on border chief over $2 million office renovation plan
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Nobel Prize committee says Machado decision to give Trump award doesn’t change who won
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House, feds probe to unravel mystery of ‘Squad’ Rep. Ilhan Omar’s skyrocketing wealth: ‘It’s not possible’
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Inside bizarre 'MAGA Furries' event from dog masks to 18th century outfits
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Colorado’s wolves in the political crosshairs as Trump targets the state
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He stoked ‘deep state’ conspiracy theories. Now they’re coming back to haunt him.
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Miami Beach's Vendôme apologizes after influencers seen partying to 'Heil Hitler'
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Musk, With a $10 Million Donation, Signals He’s Back for the Midterms
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MAGA Is Discovering the Downsides of X
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Student Debt:

Student Loan Bankruptcy Relief Gains Traction in Few Courts
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Education Department pauses wage seizures for unpaid student loans
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Trump Administration Continues Biden-Era Student Debt Cancellation With Latest Pause On Collections
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Defaults:

U.S. Corporate Distressed and Default Monitor: January 2026
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2025 Default Rates Ease vs. 2024 for U.S. High-Yield and Leveraged Loans
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Retail, Mixed-Use, and Hotel Defaults Drive U.S. CMBS Delinquencies to Year-End High
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Trucking:

US freight slump crushes Ohio carrier under $1.2B and 2,150 lost jobs
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Sports:

First meeting of Grand Slam Track creditors held in bankruptcy proceedings; “everyone ... wants Grand Slam Track to succeed.”
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Awards:

Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors (AIRA) Announces 2025 Certification in Distressed Business Valuation (CDBV) Awards
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  New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (25 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (6 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Mass Torts:

US Supreme Court Accepts Monsanto's Roundup Petition
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Miscellaneous:

Court Opinion Review: STG Takes LME Two-Step to Jersey, Fee Enhancement Denied in Yellow and a Messy Genesis Healthcare Sale
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Priorities:

Jefferies Sues Bankrupt George Weiss, IRS Over Tax Claim Priority
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Aviation:

Regional Airlines Are Collapsing Quietly and Affected Flights Are Leaving Towns Stranded
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US Air Authority Warns Of 'Military Activities' Over Mexico, Central America
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Corporate Governance:

The Delaware Corporate & Commercial Law Monitor
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Del. Court: Board Failed to Respond to Sexual Misconduct “Red Flags”
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Education:

They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
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Chicago principal resigns two weeks after students caught practicing Nazi tune
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Healthcare:

Sanders tells Oz it’s not ‘cool’ that robots performing ultrasounds in Alabama
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FactCheck: Did the vaccine schedule require kids to be injected 72 times?
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'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week
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US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveal
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Credit Cards:

As Trump’s deadline for a cap on credit card rates looms, banks have only questions and no answers
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Tech:

Scientists Preparing to Simulate Human Brain on Supercomputer
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Claude Is Taking the AI World by Storm, and Even Non-Nerds Are Blown Away
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AI-powered "RoboCops" take up traffic duties
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Mom suing TikTok after son strangled himself trying to 'master the Blackout Challenge'
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Retailing:

Popular Women’s Boutique Prepares to CloseFrancesca's shutting down all remaining locations after bankruptcy sale
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Popular pet chain falls into Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Sports apparel chain collapses into Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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5 men's clothing brands most likely to go bankrupt in 2026
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Private Equity Saks Another Retail Outlet
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Saks Bonds Worth Just 1 Cent Hand Hedge Funds a Painful Lesson
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Saks: High Fashion, Low Liquidity
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Banking:

Trump threatens to sue JPMorgan Chase for ‘debanking’ after Jan. 6 Capitol riots under Biden admin pressure
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Media:

Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News ‘Let’s Do the F------ News!’ The New Yorker Goes Deep on Bari Weiss’s ‘Uneasy’ Start as CBS News Boss“CBS Evening News” Has Lost Over a Million Viewers Since Bari Weiss Takeover
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UK:

Denmark dispatches additional troops to Greenland as tensions rise

Creditors Allegedly Set to Take Control of Rural UK Broadband ISP GigaclearUK taxpayers exposed with creditors set to take over struggling broadband provider
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Donald Trump’s ambition has met its match in Keir Starmer, diplomatic bollard
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Trump slams U.K. 'stupidity' as Speaker Johnson vows to calm tensions in historic Parliament address
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‘Leave Greenland alone!’: US anthem heckler at NBA London game draws cheers
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State Department Threatens UK Over Grok Investigation, Because Only The US Is Allowed To Ban Foreign Apps
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Sir Keir Starmer opens the door to Australia-style social media ban for under-16s to see off major backbench rebellion
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EU:

As faith in the US fades a year into Trump 2.0, Europe tries to end a reliance on American security
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Ireland:

Number of people becoming financially insolvent reached 15-year high in 2025
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MENA:

Protests in Iran appear to have slowed as Khamenei claims Trump personally 'encouraged' unrestNo sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions and threatens TrumpIran protesters subjected to 'unknown injections and forced nudity' in regime tortureHaunting image shows pile of abandoned shoes after Iran’s bloodthirsty regime burned protesters to death: ‘Iranian Holocaust’Iran gives "young people who became unwittingly involved" in protests 3 days to surrender, for "leniency" Trump promised Iranians the US would rescue them. Some feel betrayed.
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Trump: ‘It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran’
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Putin invited to join Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Kremlin says
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India:

Pre-packs in Indian Insolvency Law: Lifeline for MSMEs or a Risky Gamble?
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Russia:

Ukraine officials arrive in U.S. for security talks as Russia attacks energy sites
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Trump has just handed Putin the prize he’s always wantedRussia celebrates 'NATO's collapse' as Trump threatens Greenland invasion
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Venezuela:

AP obtains documents showing Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez has been on DEA’s radar for yearsVenezuelan opposition leader is confident about return of democracy but says little of her plans
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China:

Trump’s protectionist trade policies allow China to swoop in
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Myanmar:

Long-standing GOP support for democracy in Myanmar crumbles under Trump
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Australia:

Priceline Pharmacy franchise group on the brink of collapse
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Infinity Pharmacy debacle a $100m-plus stocking stuffer for Wesfarmers
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