May 18, 2026

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Law:

This Firm’s Bonuses Are The Stuff Of Biglaw Mythology
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The Happiest Lawyers In America Work At These Firms — And The Race For #1 Is Now A Photo Finish
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Lawyers Apologize for Fake AI Quotes in Trump Mass Layoffs Case
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Would you hire the lawyer who just got sanctioned for using AI?
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AI won’t replace lawyers. It will create more of them.
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Ex-Latham associate unveils free legal AI tool ‘Mike’ to challenge billion-dollar tech giants
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Big Law Needs New Insider Trading Rules to Deter Future Scandals
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Shannon Lee Beatty Adds Bankruptcy Attorney Sean Wilson as Partner
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Biglaw Partners Aren’t Ready To Hand Over The Keys To Private Equity Just Yet
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Houston-Based MMA Law Begins Chapter 11 Liquidation Amid Financial Pressures
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Legal Ops And Matter Management By Outside Counsel: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
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Biglaw’s Los Angeles Talent Wars Just Got More Intense Thanks To Davis Polk
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DOJ Makes Little Headway in Push to Revive Trump Law Firm Orders
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ABA Legal Ed council votes to repeal diversity and inclusion standardTrump Pressure Forces ABA Weakening of Law School DEI Standard
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The Biglaw Firm Where The Associates Are Actually Satisfied
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New Utah Law Lets Students Skip Content They Don’t Believe In. And You Thought Teaching Con Law Was Bad Before…
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BigLaw firm commits nearly $1M to summer associates, nonprofits in new program
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IRS Weighs Firing Key Fraud Investigator Over His Own Tax Return
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State Bar of California recommends state supreme court pick NextGen UBE for 2028
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The Bar Exam Awaits America’s Latest Teenage Law School Graduate
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Looks Like Trump Dictated Another Barely Coherent Ballroom Brief
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The 82-year-old woman who keeps beating Trump in court
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Alex Murdaugh murder retrial: Prosecutors may pursue death penaltyWhy double jeopardy doesn’t apply after court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions
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DOJ to seek death penalty in killings of young Jewish couple
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'Filed in error': Trump admin admits DOJ filed wrong document in voting fraud case meant for another state entirely
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Kash Patel’s bizarre, lavish outings are becoming a serious problem for the FBI
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Patel still hasn’t released alcohol test after promising he’d take one
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DHS says its new deportation planes are almost ready for takeoff. Critics doubt the plan will workDACA recipients are losing protections and work permits as renewal delays surgeFederal judge halts parts of Texas immigration law the day before it was set to take effectWhy Have Immigration Agents Detained This American Citizen Three Times?
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Colorado election denier Tina Peters to be freed from prisonPolis faces backlash for commuting Tina Peters' sentence
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Justice Dept. Accuses Yale Medical School of Discriminating Against White and Asian Applicants
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Will Donald Trump Be Allowed to Destroy His Records?
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Harvey Weinstein’s third sex crimes trial ends in mistrial as all 4 female jurors vote to acquit
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AI license plate cameras tore this town apart and led to a state of emergency
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James Comey says he has ‘complete faith’ in the judicial system amid seashell caseComey on Justice Department case: Blanche needs to ‘bone up on the rules’
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Richard Glossip goes free, but his three-decade murder case goes on
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Monster beau mercilessly stabbed LI mom of three in front of witnesses before leaving her to die: prosecutors
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Man killed girlfriend as she slept then went on beer run before going back to other family
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9-year-old looking for 'Pokemon pens' finds dad's gun and shoots 5-year-old, deputies say
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Army vet says woman pepper-sprayed him because he was driving too slow
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McDonald's manager shot by employee who was called out for refusing to work
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Man escorted out of Mexican restaurant for hitting woman shoots at workers: Cops
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Man allegedly set fire at Walmart children's clothing section to distract from heist
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Woman leaving party shot in the neck by man after she backed into his car: Police
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Judges:

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Bankruptcy Judge PositionBankruptcy Judge Vacancy - District of Puerto Rico
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Appeals court shows some skepticism of Trump’s effort to punish law firms
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Supreme Court kills Virginia redistricting pushAt Supreme Court, Virginia Democrats Pressed Legal Theory Embraced by Trump
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In the US South, an appeals court leans farther right than the Supreme Court
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Trump’s MAGA Supreme Court lawyer breaks tradition, but the justices embrace it
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Justice Clarence Thomas reflects on shared values and his “deeper” friendships on a past courtJustice Clarence Thomas laments ‘very dicey’ threats to judiciary and heightened security for Supreme Court
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Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts
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When (if ever) it’s appropriate to make jokes, take selfies, or curse before the court
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Kamala Harris comes out swinging for Supreme Court expansion to take down ‘red state cheating’
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Judge’s ‘disparaging’ courtroom remarks publicly reproved by disciplinary commission
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NYC developer allegedly bragged about court scam a day before FBI arrest: ‘Ha ha’
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Trump lawyer picked for appeals court advances to Senate floor
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Court Officers Seemingly Work All Hours Of The Day
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Ethics Questions Persist After Federal Judge Sentenced To Probation In DUI Case
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Wall Street:

Dow futures drop, oil prices push higher as Iran war remains stuck in stalemate
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Markets are jittery as the global oil crisis bleeds into a global debt selloff, while Trump weighs new military options on Iran
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Dow loses more than 500 points Friday as tech slumps and yields spike
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The "bliss trade" behind the stock/bond split
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Wall Street sees ‘nothing of real substance’ in Trump’s China trade deal—and stocks sell off globally
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Stocks and bonds get swept up in a selloff, as Trump’s China visit fails to pry open the Strait of Hormuz
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Layoffs:

Cisco CEO reveals funding reallocation is reason behind 4,000 job cuts
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Starbucks to take $400mn charge as it cuts more corporate staffStarbucks eliminating 300 U.S. corporate jobs, closing some regional offices
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Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months—for all white-collar work to be automated by AI
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Gold Spectrum laying off 121 employees, closing 7 retail stores
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KY judicial branch to lay off 170
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Coburg Reeling As Augusta Sportswear Shuts Plant, 83 Jobs Axed
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The AI boom hasn’t stopped US companies from hiring cheap offshore labor, and overseas call center employment is still skyrocketing
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Gambling Layoffs Pile Up As Sports Betting Industry Recalibrates
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Kraken Owner Payward Trims Workforce
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Mark Cuban warns: If your job falls into these 5 categories, start planning now
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Gwyneth Paltrow faces boycott calls after replacing workforce with AI in layoffs
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Transit:

LIRR workers go on strike after negotiations with MTA failLIRR strike causes commuter chaos as negotiations stall
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Maritime:

As Hormuz crisis rattles the world, eyes are on another key waterway
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Iran asserts control of Hormuz, unveils ship toll plan
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What life is like on the stranded ships of the Gulf
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says status quo in the Strait of Hormuz is ‘hurting us all’
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This tiny center in a UK seaside town is the first place vessels under attack in the Persian Gulf call
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Trump’s Hormuz ship insurance facility has done $0 business
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Gulf freight rates jump as shipping companies turn to trucks to move cargo
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Prediction Markets:

Prediction Markets Can’t Go on Without Legal Enforcement in Place
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Healthcare:

Minnesota Medicaid operator’s bankruptcy-to-riches rise crashes into fraud probe
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Hospitals are taking the fall for high health care costs
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YesCare bankruptcy leaves nurses unpaid
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Senate Republicans Block Medical Debt Collection Measure
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Doctors’ AI Systems Are Hallucinating Nonexistent Medical Issues During Appointments With Patients
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Trump is making America uninsured again
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Big lessons the US can learn from a country with one of the fastest-growing lifespans
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From Omaha Steaks to hazmat suits: What life was like for contagion patients in quarantine
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Where does hantavirus lurk in the U.S.? Scientists found ‘hot spots’ in surprising areas
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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and UgandaNew Ebola outbreak in remote Congo province kills 80What the Ebola Global Emergency Means for AmericansGlobal scramble to contain new Ebola outbreak as US looks to relocate 'small number' of citizens affected
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Dentists Are Using AI to Scare Patients Into Unnecessary Dental Work, According to an Explosive Investigation
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Media:

Texas Appeals Court Hears Alex Jones’ Argument for Competitive Freedom Post-InfowarsAlex Jones Blocked Again as Federal Judge Shuts Down Infowars Bankruptcy Appeal While Sandy Hook Families Chase BillionsFederal judge says Alex Jones has ‘no standing’ to appeal order placing InfoWars parent company in receivership
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New York Magazine reviewing work of writer facing plagiarism allegationsSecond Time in a Week
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Religion:

National Mall prayer event sparks concern about Trump administration eroding the wall between church and state
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A year of Trump is backfiring on the religious right
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Catholic Rebels Facing Excommunication Would ‘Rather Die’ Than Change
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How Americans Feel About Religion’s Influence in Government and Public Life
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Climate:

New burn bans and Trump's battle with immigration and DEI are impacting forest fires
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The Latest Data on El Niño Is a Looming Nightmare
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The dawn of 24/7 solar power
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Summerlike heat, humidity to engulf much of East with AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures nearing 100F
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Agribusiness:

California farmer pained as he prepares to rip up 9-year-old peach trees worth $12,500/acre — after state's largest peach buyer went bankrupt
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Farmers growing desperate amid rising energy and fertilizer prices
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Trump's reversal on China buying US farmland angers MAGA supporters
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Trump, GOP make midterm appeal to farmers with China deal, farm bill
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China agrees to billions in additional US farm purchases, White House says
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Ride Hailing:

Swarm of Empty Waymos Descends on Unsuspecting Suburb, Circle Cul-de-Sacs for Hours on End Like Strange Ghosts
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Gambling:

$668,603,360,342 - that's how much people have legally bet on sports since the Supreme Court's 2018 ruling
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Consultants:

EY retracts study after researchers discover AI hallucinationsEY Pulled an AI-Generated Report After Fake Citations Were Discovered — and It’s a Bigger Warning for Businesses Than It Looks
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Ticketing:

Ticketmaster Said Queue System Was Random—Now, Its President Isn’t So Sure
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Economy:

Global Bond Selloff Worsens as Rising Oil Prices Spook Investors
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How Jerome Powell navigated pandemic, inflation and TrumpAn overlooked lesson from Jay Powell’s FedTrump Fed nominees oppose terms of keeping Jay Powell as temporary chairJerome Powell's Critics Fail To See The Big Picture
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Warsh faces $6.7T Fed dilemma as yields surgeKevin Warsh comes into the Fed facing a big ‘family fight’ over cutting interest rates
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Fed Rate Cuts in 2026 Now “Essentially Off the Table,” Says Yardeni Research
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Dominoes are steadily falling in the path of the rate cuts Trump wants to see from Kevin Warsh
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April's inflation spike leaves Warsh and the Fed zero excuses not to raise rates
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Treasury Buyers Get 5% Long Bond For First Time Since 2007
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Global bond yields climb, stock futures fall as inflation concerns mount
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The top foreign holders of US debt may soon dump Treasury bonds and bring their money back home, potentially spiking borrowing costs
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The steaks are high: Beef prices become Trump’s latest midterms headacheGas surges past $4 a gallon while tomato and beef prices notch new records. A look at rising costs amid the Iran war.
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Demand for skin injectables fails to sag as squeezed consumers prioritize their looks
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Global bonds tumble on fears of inflation shock from Iran war
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Demand for longer-term US debt gets weaker as one shock after another stokes fear that high inflation is here to stay
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Is it a problem if the Fed speaks too much?
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The Iran war could be a $300 billion shock - driving up mortgage rates and squeezing wages
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How a CEO and Trump donor is weaponizing tariffs against his rivals
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America's work perk boom meets reality
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Quiet luxury is out. Loud, in-your-face wealth is booming.
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Jamie Dimon says the next credit crisis will be 'worse than people expect' — here's what big bank earnings have revealed
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Inflation will likely be higher for longer. Your retirement plan isn't built for that.
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G7 finance ministers to meet amid warning of economic consequences of prolonged Hormuz closure
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Dead people claiming Social Security? Here's one - but we're still looking for the other 19,999,999.
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In This Job Market, Women Have The Upper Hand
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Gen Z is right about the job hunt—it really is worse than it was for millennials, with nearly 60% of fresh-faced grads frozen out of the workforce
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Why birth rates are falling everywhere all at once
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America’s productivity boom started before AI, and a Stanford economist who decoded the Great Resignation says working from home is the reason why
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Company rewards employees with cheap ‘goodie bags’ instead of raises — people are shocked at what’s inside
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Zillow CEO doubles down on remote-work model: 'There is talent everywhere in this country'
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The Fertility Rate of Every Country in the World
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Boomers have the space. Millennials have the kids
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Foreclosure Activity Increased 18% In April
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Why New York’s rich are ditching the Hamptons for this hideaway with affordable mansions and no traffic
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Real Estate Lenders Eager To Offload Troubled Loans, Even At A Loss
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Three generations, one roof, and a new American dream
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'He's still living in a mansion': Collapse of a Wine Country real estate empire has left deep scars
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How Data Centers Are Set To Impact The Value of Your Home
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Roast my house, Reddit! Desperate home sellers are asking strangers for help getting offers.
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The new American dream doesn’t live in a big city. It lives in Celina, Texas
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Man brutally attacked real estate agent during showing to try to get house signed over
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Don King-linked jai alai arena files Chapter 11. Is housing in future?
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Municipalities:

BlackRock Says Increased Downgrades Looming for State Borrowers
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Oil/Gas:

IEA warns global oil inventories are falling at 'record pace' amid Strait of Hormuz crisisEIA Sees Oil Deficit Widening in 2026
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Oil Shortage Scenario Looms Large
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Iran energy crisis enters new phase as peak summer season approaches
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Gas Prices Up 56% In USA
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Brent Breaks $111 as Oil Markets Brace for Shortages
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US Treasury allows sanctions waiver on Russian seaborne oil to lapse
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China signals UN veto as Trump weighs oil sanctions reliefUS ends Russian oil waiver as China signals Hormuz veto
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Krugman: My President Went to China, and All I Got Was Even More Expensive Gasoline
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Oil markets could be a month away from the moment of truth. Brace for a 'non-linear' price spike and panic buying, analysts warn
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Global oil stockpiles could hit record lows if Strait of Hormuz remains closed
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Republican congressman coldly tells Americans struggling with gas prices 'that's life'
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The messy, chaotic and possibly quixotic quest to phase out fossil fuels
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Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.
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Politics:

Tracking approval and key issuesHarry Enten Declares Trump Facing ‘Worst Polls Ever for Any President’ on Inflation, Including CarterStress, uncertainty as economy views decline; many voice frustration with Trump's economic approach, CBS News poll findsFor Trump, Soaring Prices Test Voters’ Finances and PatienceTrump says Iran war worth economic pain and these rural voters agreeNearly half of Americans anxious about finances amid frustrations with Trump’s handle on economy: PollTrump’s approval rating hits second-term low among his Latino voters, though many still approve
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Bret Baier to Trump: Did you underestimate Iran's pain tolerance? "Americans want to know when it's over"
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Democrats on the brink of war powers breakthrough
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Trump on Chinese cyber attacks, spying: "We spy like hell on them too"
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The South’s new redistricting fight could reach far beyond Congress
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GOP senator who voted to convict Trump in impeachment trial loses primaryBill Cassidy spent 20 years in public office. One decision led to his demiseTrump sent a message by targeting Bill Cassidy. In defeat, Cassidy delivered one backTrump Savors Bill Cassidy’s Defeat After Thomas Massie’s Poll WinRomney calls Cassidy’s defeat a ‘loss for the country’Bill Cassidy Takes Swipes at Donald Trump in Concession Speech
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'Outright lies': House Dem posts receipts after Eric Trump denies family investmentsHow Trump’s 'unusual' brokerage account traded around his own market-moving decisions—selling hyperscalers and buying energy stocks during the warTrump's More Than 3,700 Trades Astonish Wall Street InsidersTrump touted Palantir on Truth Social after buying the company’s stock, records show
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Inside the wild Trump vs Massie fight in Kentucky Pentagon Defends Hegseth Stumping Against Massie Amid Hatch Act ClaimsTrump Trashes ‘Weak Minded’ Lauren Boebert for ‘Parading’ Around With Thomas MassieCan a Republican defy Donald Trump and survive? Kentucky voters will decide
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Trump’s vendettas deliver, but at what cost to the GOP?
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Why Trump put his 'bad cop' in charge of rescuing the GOP in the midterms
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Democrats eye "hidden" Latino battlegrounds in 2026The cost of living in the US weighs on Latino voters as economic discontent grows
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To Critics, Trump Remarks Reveal a Billionaire Out of Touch
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GOP to crypto: Show me the money
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Trump administration to create $1.776B 'Truth and Justice Commission' to compensate allies: Sources'I'm paying myself' Top Judiciary Democrat Raskin blasts possible Trump-IRS settlementTrump’s brazen plan for a $1.7 billion slush fundABC Drops Scathing New Deets on Trump’s $1.7 Billion IRS Deal To Drop Suit
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Trump's stunning brunette 'special assistant' he once called 'most beautiful in the world'
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Trump 'doesn't care' about Republicans losing midterms: report
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Donald Trump risks taxpayers' anger again with golf trip after China visit
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Graham Platner Thinks a Political Revolution Is Coming
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As global crises multiply, scores of US diplomats say they have been forced out
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What GOP officials are hopeful — and worried — about six months from the midterms
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The House primary giving hints about where the national Democratic Party is heading
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Suspicious betting in Washington is on the rise—and authorities are playing catch-up
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House Ethics wants reinforcements as misconduct probes pile upOn Capitol Hill, a Sexual Harassment ‘Minefield’ Persists
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Federal funding for Trump's ballroom in jeopardy after Senate rulingSenate GOP looking for off-ramp from White House ballroom debacle
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Demonstrations to sweep the South over voting rights and redistricting
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Mayor Eats His Words After Admitting He’s Delegating Work to 11 AI Agents
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GOP mayor ends governor bid over taxpayer party allegations
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Spencer Pratt Is Creating Panic Over ‘Super Meth.’ It’s Not Even Real
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In America’s farming heartland, spiraling costs test loyalty to Trump
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Trump Wants Johnny Carson Back on the Air. He Might Want to Think Again
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Fact-checking JD Vance’s speech in Maine on fraud
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Education:

Princeton in Shambles Over AI Cheating
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AI is wiping out entry-level jobs. Here’s how colleges can fill the gap
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Governor signs law expanding armed guardian program to Florida colleges and universities
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Despite degrees being slammed as ‘useless’ by Gen Z, 20 years of data shows graduates have always had the lowest unemployment rate of anyone
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The ChatGPT era prompts a boom in A-graded coursework
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‘Learning recession’: Why student test scores have seen a decade-long decline across the US
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Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot teacher
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UN:

How serious is the UN’s warning of imminent bankruptcy?
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Entertainment:

Warner Bros. Wins $57M Settlement From Bankrupt Village Roadshow to End Matrix Resurrections Legal Battle
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Celebs:

Kerry Katona: I’ve gone from bankrupt to millionaire – and finally started a pension
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Cannabis:

Delaware court grants Cannabist first-ever Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection for a cannabis MSO
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Rail:

Brightline Faces Potential Bankruptcy as Auditor Raises Going-Concern Doubts
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Telecom:

West Technology brings on AlixPartners as it moves to sell assets, wind down business
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Corporate Governance:

Share of women on company boards falls below 30%
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Student Debt:

Map Reveals Cities With Worst Student Debt Across US
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Accounting:

KPMG is testing a new tool to train staff as AI takes over more of the grunt work of taxes
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Alternative Energy:

‘Nervous energy’: US wind and solar projects at risk as tax credits expire
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

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

Is Fresno’s Small Business Bankruptcy Ranking as Alarming as It Looks?
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Mass Torts:

Archdiocese of Baltimore submits reorganization plan to handle sexual abuse claims
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Avoidance Actions:

The Strong-Arm Power on Steroids—Expanding Non-Avoidance Trustee Claims Under § 544(a)(1)
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Finance:

The Backstop Party
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Third Party Releases:

The post-Purdue landscape: Navigating nonconsensual third-party releases through Chapter 15
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Recharacterization:

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

Meet the pilots flying Spirit Airlines’ yellow jets to the desert
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Summer travelers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find budget alternatives
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Spirit’s collapse sparks scramble for routes, slots, survival among budget airlines
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'Hell No': Why James Charles' Apology Is Rejected by Fired Spirit Airlines Worker He Publicly Called 'Lazy'
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Airlines seek federal bailouts following Spirit Airlines shutdown as fuel prices rise
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TSA explains strange reasoning for permitting rotisserie chickens in carry-on luggage
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FAA slashes hiring target, saying it can keep the skies safe with fewer air traffic controllers than it thought
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China confirms 200-plane Boeing deal after Trump–Xi talks
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This hedge fund just dumped the 'big three' airline stocks, as the industry faces soaring fuel costs
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Texas-bound flight diverted to Tahiti after alleged drunk passenger bites cabin crew
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American Airlines plane, with congressman onboard, makes emergency landing after smoke detected in the cabin
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Magnicharters Begins Insolvency Proceedings in Mexico
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Food/Beverage:

Fat Brands reaches a deal with lenders and creditors, paving the way for a sale
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Award-winning vodka distillery files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Popeyes Is Trying to Recover From Its Worst Quarter in 20 Years
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11 Popular Restaurant Chains Facing Major Financial Trouble In 2026
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SNAP Recipients Fall by 660,000 In a Month
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Craft beer brand Lock 27 Brewing files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Famous Pizza Chains File for Bankruptcy as Industry Pressures Mount
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Restaurant Chain Crisis Deepens as Award-Winning Pizza Restaurant Chain Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Utilities:

Bond parties argue for PREPA administrative claim
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AI power surge sparks political revolt against utility profits
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NextEra and Dominion in talks over tie-up to create $400bn US utility giant
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Crypto:

Bitcoin Depot Files for Bankruptcy as Pressure Mounts on Crypto ATM SectorBitcoin Depot, North America's largest bitcoin ATM operator, files for bankruptcy Bitcoin Depot Bankruptcy Shows Crypto ATMs Lost Their Retail Bet Bitcoin Depot Files for Bankruptcy as Regulatory Pressure and Revenue Collapse Force Shutdown of 9,000 ATMs Bitcoin Depot Initiates Voluntary Chapter 11 Process to Facilitate an Orderly Wind-Down and Sale of the Company’s Assets
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Culture:

Today's teens are a more sober, less social generation
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Tech:

An AI hate wave is here
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Data centers could actually be good for your hometown
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Tech CEOs summoned to Capitol for June hearing
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Companies have a new AI problem: too many agents
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Musk flew to China with Trump despite OpenAI trial judge’s recall warning The OpenAI jury has to decide: Do you trust Elon Musk or Sam Altman?The 5 most unhinged revelations from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
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Sam Altman’s on top in Silicon Valley. Former colleagues keep saying that he’s a liar.
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The 3 big conflicts in AI race against China
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Ken Griffin: AI now automating PhD-level work, but creating fantasy land for entrepreneurs
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AI hasn't overtaken human writers online
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AI investment 'advice' is 50% more likely to pump you up - and trip you into costly blunders
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Being a Crappy Boss to AI Chatbots Pushes Them Toward Spouting Marxist Rhetoric and Organizing With Their Compatriots, Researchers Find
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Robophobic Airline Bans Humanoid Robots From Flights After Disruption
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Gen Z wants AI-proof jobs. The president of a 50-property hotel chain says hospitality is hiding in plain sight
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AI’s cyborg problem: you have to embrace it to really succeed but 90% of people can’t or don’t want to
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Texas county passes 1-year data center construction ban
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Inside the fight over America’s data centers
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Private Credit:

US federal prosecutors scrutinize BlackRock private credit fund
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Europe’s regulators may launch private credit inquiry
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KKR, BlackRock, Apollo Scramble to Fix Struggling Private Credit Funds
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The Asset Manager Whose Private Credit Fund Just Capped Withdrawals. Should BlackRock Investors Worry?
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Apollo in talks to sell $3 billion fund, report says. What it says about private credit fears.
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Personal Finance:

Your 3-6 months of emergency savings won't cut it - why the job market now demands an 18-month cash cushion
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Autos:

Fisker went bankrupt and owners built open source car company from the ashes
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As Gas Prices Rise, This Cadillac EV Is a Hit
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Retailing:

QVC’s creditors have a nasty case of buyer’s remorse
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West Marine Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Amid $2.3 Billion Restructuring
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Former Saks CEO Marc Met­rick Faces Rule 2004 in Bankruptcy Probe
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Walmart and Target are about to show just how much shopping habits have changed due to the Iran war
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UK:

How Tottenham went from football’s shrewdest club to the brink of disaster
(DBN)

Why a small UK lender has major U.S. credit firms on edge
(DBN)

Middle Eastern Creditor Rescues Barclay Brothers from Bankruptcy Battle
(DBN)

EY coughs up over £100m to settle NMC Health court conflict
(DBN)

Households feel poorer as financial pressures mount
(DBN)

Rising fuel prices and energy costs top business challenge list
(DBN)

Tens of thousands march through London for far-right and pro-Palestine protestsLondon braces for weekend of protest as far-right calls for ‘show of force’
(DBN)

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Canada:

More and more Canadians are declaring insolvency, which is kind of perverse good news for ConservativesCanadian consumer insolvencies are trending up to levels seen during the 2009 recessionDoes Canada have a personal bankruptcy problem?
(DBN)

Iran allegedly behind Canada attacks on US consulate, synagogue
(DBN)

Mark Carney strikes deal over new Canadian pipeline for Asian market
(DBN)

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MENA:

Trump warns Iran to ‘get moving’ or ‘there won’t be anything left’US tells Iran 'clock is ticking' as UAE nuclear plant targetedUS and Iran far from deal as bond rout piles pressure on TrumpPentagon faces Iran war funding squeeze5 Iran War Scenarios as Trump Weighs Options
(DBN)

Huge Fireball Near Jerusalem After 'Pre-Planned' Explosion At Israeli Defense Facility
(DBN)

Trump Says He Wants Iran’s Uranium Mostly for ‘Public Relations’
(DBN)

UAE nuclear plant attacked as fire breaks out and Iran accused of 'unacceptable' strike
(DBN)

China committed to not 'provide material support to Iran,' US trade rep says
(DBN)

The Iran War Is Crippling One of the World’s Wealthiest Nations
(DBN)

In Iraqi Desert, Two Israeli Outposts Were Kept Secret for Months
(DBN)

Extremist Jewish settlers eye Gaza as they seek to expel Palestinians from enclaveIsrael kills most senior Hamas military leader in Gaza strike
(DBN)

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Russia:

Russia's key manufacturer of drone and missile components declares bankruptcy
(DBN)

Former top Russian official admits the country is over Putin and can imagine a future without him — even elites bail as Kremlin seizes their assets
(DBN)

Moscow rocked by blistering drone strikesUkrainian drones hit Russia in massive overnight attack
(DBN)

Putin 'could be toppled in 60s-style palace coup' as Russian elites 'turn' on him
(DBN)

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Cuba:

Cuba grid collapse: The situation is growing more dire, experts sayCuba is out of oil. Can the regime survive?
(DBN)

The Secretive Conglomerate That Controls Cuba’s Economy
(DBN)

U.S. eyes attack-drone threat from Cuba
(DBN)

Secretary Rubio: "Our plan for Cuba is a prosperous future"
(DBN)

Cubans prepare for 'invasion' as US escalates tensions with long-suffering island
(DBN)

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Colombia:

Two presidential campaign staffers killed in Colombia as elections near
(DBN)

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South Korea:

KOTEC Partners with Seoul Bankruptcy Court to Support Corporate Restructuring
(DBN)

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China:

Taiwan gently pushes back on Trump’s warnings after China summitTrump advisers fear China may target Taiwan in next 5 yearsTrump waffles on Taiwan arms deal after Xi talksTrump advisers are leaking he just sold out a major allyTaiwan’s president defends US arms purchases that Trump called 'bargaining chip'Trump: Taiwan would be very smart to cool it; China would be very smart to cool itTaiwan tells Trump: We will not be traded
(DBN)

After the Trump-Xi summit, China, not America, is on the back footTrump’s Beijing visit was more vibes than details. And Xi set the toneAt summit, China's Xi eased tensions with Trump without giving groundChina signals tariff cuts, advances in farm market access after Trump-Xi summitWhat did and did not happen on Trump’s China tripTrump and Xi’s China Summit: Different Goals, Different Wins
(DBN)

China’s economy succumbs to slowdown and reignites stimulus talk
(DBN)

China Will Host Putin, Days After Trump’s Visit
(DBN)

Nine in 10 families in China own a home. But is the property-owning dream being tested?
(DBN)

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Venezuela:

Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US
(DBN)

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Brazil:

Brazilian banking scandal threatens to upend presidential election
(DBN)

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India:

IBBI Introduces Nominee Director and Tightens Governance Norms for Insolvency Professional Agencies
(DBN)

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