Law:

Weil Turmoil Intensifies an Existing War for Restructuring Talent • Weil Gotshal’s Closest Relationship Cost the Firm Everything • Weil and the Growing Crisis of Defunct Law Firms • When a $2 Billion Law Firm Falls Apart, Is BigLaw’s Business Model Next? • Weil Gotshal: what happens now at the troubled Wall St law firm? • What Does the Weil Gotshal Implosion Mean for the Law-Firm Industry? • Weil Broke Barriers In Big Law And Bankruptcy, Legal Leaders Say • ‘It is a feeding frenzy’ — How a run on talent doomed Weil Gotshal • Weil Gotshal’s Afterlife: The Soon-To-Be Former Firm's Branding Lives On • What Killed Weil? Rainmakers Who Left In Packs • Weil’s Collapse Is Biglaw’s Halloween Nightmare • “Weil Gotshal’s Unexpected Downfall Highlights Evolving Challenges in the Legal Sector” • Run on the Law Firm • Who Killed Weil Gotshal? • Weil Collapse Floods Market With Lawyers Looking for New Jobs • Rivals race to rescue Weil Gotshal lawyers as firm heads toward closure • Weil Gotshal’s Ex-Leader-in-Waiting Plots Group Move to Kirkland • Weil’s Ramona Nee in talks to join Kirkland & Ellis • Gibson Dunn Poised to Take 40 Weil Lawyers as London Exodus Accelerates • Top Weil lawyers eye lucrative moves as trainees face uncertain future
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Partners Who Stay Through Firm Collapse Need Defined Protections
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DLA Piper Matches Milbank, Then Piles On Even More Bonus Cash!
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Winston Taylor Matches Milbank Salary Offerings for Associates
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NY Times Admits Double Standard for ‘Conservative’ and ‘Liberal’ Law Professors
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How National Are America’s Law Schools?
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Law firms face increasing AI-fueled cyberattacks, new report says
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Revealed: From AI to aging laptops — what junior lawyers really think about their firms’ tech
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AI Revolution in Legal Sector: Firms Embrace Medical Centers’ Model to Enhance Practice Efficiency
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Lawyer, business partner accused of defrauding cannabis investor of $750K
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Firm partners in Silicon Valley paid more than NY partners, new survey shows
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Hottest Law Job: Times do Change
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ICE raids in a California toss-up district spark accusations of voter intimidation • ICE agent charged with assault for hitting fleeing man with car in Houston will turn himself in • She spoke about her husband's ICE custody death. Now she could face deportation • A Minnesota prison was for sale at $75M. ICE paid nearly $500M for it • U.S. to Send Dozens Back to Afghanistan, Despite Risk of Persecution • Tribal Leaders Warned Border Wall Construction Would Disturb Native American Remains. They Were Right.
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Over 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens are not on Calif. voter rolls, analysis finds
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Todd Blanche is getting personally involved in small-scale voting fraud cases
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Woman on Death Row Says She's in Constant Pain After Botched Execution • Christa Pike death row Dr exposed: Sunday school teacher paid $3k/execution 'compares himself to Jesus' in 1st interview
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What the law says about the allegations against the Cornell 7 • New York State Police to Assume Control of Cornell University Sexual Assault Investigations Under New Agreement
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Michigan man charged with allegedly threatening to kill Kash Patel, his associate
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In Trump's pardon economy, victims lost out on $119M in restitution
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Daily Mail finds child pornography in Thomas Markle's Mexico storage unit: Explicit images and pedophilia magazines uncovered as we report him to the FBI | Daily Mail Online

1 dead, 8 injured in shooting after Alabama football game
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At least 4 dead & 15 injured as multiple gunmen launch attacks across neighborhood in horror night of violence
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Mass shooting at Halloween party near U. Delaware leaves 6 wounded, sends costumed partiers fleeing
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Indiana University mass shooting leaves at least 7 hurt on major party street during homecoming weekend
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Savannah Guthrie begs for answers in heartbreaking new plea about missing mom: ‘We cannot move forward’
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Teacher, 36, who had baby with her student, 13, pleads guilty as she faces five years in jail
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Mom who forced 11-year-old to give birth at home with 'no medical care' gets max sentence
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Son, 31, shoots dead university professor dad and stepmom before torching his car – as he smirks in chilling mugshot
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Moment cops gun down suspected sailboat bandit who fired at them aboard vessel he stole
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Innocent People Accused of Shoplifting by Faulty AI-Facial Recognition Systems at Alarming Rate
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78-year-old former college professor arrested for blocking delivery robot in protest
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Judges:

BK ND CA: Judge Charles Novack, who retired from the Bankruptcy Court in May 2026, will return to the bench in a recall capacity
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Settlement Reached: Jackson Walker Pays $500,000 to Resolve Legal Fee Dispute with EXCO Resources Amid Conflict of Interest Concerns
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Biden-appointed judge blocks Trump ads days before midterms
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5th Circuit Judge James Ho Says a Presidentially Declared 'Invasion' Overrides Birthright Citizenship
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Federal Judge Launches Ethical Inquiry into Trump-Era Officials Amid Allegations of Misleading Court
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Judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening US election officials
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California governor asks US judges to resist Trump attempts to seize ballots
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Appeals court urged to schedule Mar-a-Lago oral arguments 'at first available sitting'
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Trump DOJ's power to sue an entire federal court 'just doesn't exist,' appeals court hears
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Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
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Supreme Court faces wave of appeals about religion and schools
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Texas judge suspended, ordered to undergo mental evaluation after making racial remarks against Latino lawyer
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Judge tosses DOJ Alaska lawsuit over U.S. Senate race
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Judges Should Be More Reasonable About Service Requirements
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Court Tosses Trump’s Clumsy Attempt To Scuttle Musk Memphis Data Center Pollution Lawsuit
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Trump attorneys complain about judge in court filing 1 day after he died
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Poland suspends top judges as battle over rule of law escalates
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Wall Street:

US Stock Futures Rise as Oil Slump Buoys Sentiment • Global shares are mixed and US futures advance, while oil prices fall nearly 4%
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The selloff in tech stocks is shifting into overdrive • Tech stocks wipe out more than $1 trillion amid AI boom fears • Stock Market Bloodbath Spikes Fears of AI Bubble Bursting • Wall Street Turns Ruthless as Earnings Misses Fuel Deep Selloffs
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Alphabet's October wipeout hits $758 billion, its worst month ever
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Amazon, Intel shares fall after earnings amid AI spending concerns
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Reddit plunges 29% after issuing weak outlook for its worst day ever
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A word of caution about bullish post-midterm election stock market patterns
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Investors trim growth bets over fears of US economy’s AI exposure
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Reduced SEC Enforcement Activity in the 2026 Fiscal Year
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Layoffs:

Your company isn’t getting leaner. It’s cutting the people who do the work
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Molecular Partners plots 44% staff cutback in radiotherapy pivot
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Citing 'challenging operating environment,' Alaska Airlines to lay off about 200 employees
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Wells Fargo announces single largest mass layoff in at least 5 years
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Kenco Logistics laying off 81 workers at Berks County facility
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Over 100 Central Texas transit workers face permanent layoffs on Dec. 31
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Translating the Latest Big Tech Mass Layoffs Garbage Messaging
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Corporate Governance:

We’re living in the age of the imperial CEO
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Cruise Lines:

What happened on canceled lifelong cruise? Passengers on the Villa Vie Odyssey describe their unexpected last day and what came before • Pensioners bet on a lifetime cruise. They ended up in a Cambodian scam town • The cursed cruise: how the dream of never-ending luxury at sea became a nightmare • California sisters speak out after being stranded abroad by cruise ship that promised lifetime travel: ‘It was a risk’ • Creditor has "taken control" of forever cruise, message to residents shows
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Food/Beverage:

Another whiskey distillery files Chapter 11 bankruptcy after declining sales
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Stuckey’s files for bankruptcy, but iconic brand will live on
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Why Wendy’s is losing the burger wars—and is now a takeover target
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Judge won't dismiss McRib class-action lawsuit against McDonald's
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Wendy's Franchisee Could Close 60 More Restaurants
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Sports:

Bryson DeChambeau breaks silence on LIV Golf bankruptcy and its future • DeChambeau commits to LIV 2.0 after bankruptcy and player exodus • Bryson DeChambeau aims LIV Golf dig despite huge $125M deal • $200 Billion Tech Giant Targets LIV Golf As Bankruptcy and Player Exodus Rock League • Brokenhearted ex-Ryder Cup captain slams LIV Golf stars: "None showed any graciousness" • Salesforce asks court to end its $6.75m-a-year LIV deal • Popular Golf YouTuber Withdraws $7 Million Claim Against LIV Golf in Shock Move • Inside LIV Golf’s Bankruptcy: 15 Surprising Details From The Filings
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Jacksonville Is Spending $775 Million To Renovate a Stadium It Won't Use Next Year
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Healthcare:

Holy Redeemer Bankruptcy: Redeemer Health Files Chapter 11
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Soaring health insurance costs are quietly preventing wages from rising higher, while workers also shoulder a larger share of premiums, economist says
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Doctor cuts by UnitedHealthcare leave Villages Medicare Advantage patients in limbo
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Life expectancy in the US has stalled—science may have found a culprit
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This Is How MAHA Ends
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Fraud:

The Ponzi Scheme Blog
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Six-Figure Scam Losses Among Older Americans Grew Nearly Sevenfold in Five Years
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LA County doctor sentenced to 15 years in prison for $45 million Botox injection fraud scheme
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Finance:

They Took Small Business Loans During COVID. Now The Government Is Coming To Collect
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Hedge Funds:

Hedge fund Arini offloads $800 million in debt as losses deepen
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Utilities:

Nov. 18 hearing set in PREPA bond revenue dispute as parties confront confidentiality questions
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Assisted Living:

Senate report slams nursing home ‘handouts,’ ‘corporate gaming’ in attack on private investment
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Economy:

Almost 20% of American Families Are Late on Loan Payments. The Fed Hasn’t Seen Numbers Like This Since 2010
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Credit insurance covers €9.58trn in trade as insolvencies rise
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Fed officials back more rate hikes, gradual pace of tightening
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Fed chair Kevin Warsh is actually managing US debt costs not inflation, economist says, as interest rates threaten to top GDP growth soon
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Warsh’s AI Optimism May Box Him In at the Fed
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U.S. Economy Grows 3.4% as 3.7% Inflation Keeps Costs in Focus
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A Midterm Campaign Dominated by Concerns Over High Prices Nears Its End
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Is the economy better than before Trump retook office? See the data
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Parents face rising costs as adult children stay home, risking retirement
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The US labor market just delivered its strongest signal in 57 years. But there's a catch.
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Trump sparked growth but widened trade deficit, slowed hiring: IW
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‘We’re doomed anyway’: Young people disheartened about the future are splashing out on the present
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The median US bank balance based on age, household and education
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Mark Cuban says Gen Z should stop waiting for the perfect job: 'Just get a job'
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What the Economy Is Sacrificing to AI
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Ranked: How Long It Takes to Find a Job in 42 Countries
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Lawler: Update on the GSEs: Agency MBS Holdings Increased in September; Interest-Rate Risk Measures Still Elevated
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Housing’s Share of the Economy Falls Again as It Continues to Face Headwinds
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Zombie foreclosure rate eases to 3% as home vacancy narrows
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Homeownership Rate Rises to 65.5%
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FL: Filing Alert: ZOM Living Chapter 11
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KY: Filing Alert: Greenwood Mall Realty Holding Chapter 11
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CA: Filing Alert: Plymouth Heights Owner Chapter 11
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CA: Filing Alert: Black Iris Properties Chapter 11
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Nile Niami's 'The One' Mansion Sold for $126 Million After $82.5 Million Loan and Bankruptcy
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Municipalities:

Massachusetts towns shoulder solar lawsuit costs: 'They are putting us into bankruptcy'
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Oil/Gas:

The one-dollar price rise that would push Trump’s popularity to record low
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Oil majors resist pressure to invest in new refineries as fuel prices keep rising
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Exxon Plans $100 Billion in Capex Through 2030, CEO Tells CNBC
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America Is Making a ‘Freaking Fortune’ In an Energy Crisis
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Big Oil Scores $56B Windfall on Spiking Fuel Prices
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Gas Prices Are High Now, but for Many Americans They Were Even Higher in the Past
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Distressed Investing:

Junk debt rout sparks ‘bloodbath’ for credit investors
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Politics:

Tracking approval and key issues • How Trump’s approval rating has changed before midterms • Poll: Voters demand change and a check on Trump, fueling a steep Democratic midterm advantage • ‘I Came as Donald Trump’: The President Hosts a Luxury Halloween at Mar-a-Lago
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Threats, Gaffes and Men’s Posteriors: Trump’s Talk Gets Wilder
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‘A lot of Republicans have held their tongues:’ Anger at Trump is growing
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How Trump’s iron grip on the Republican Party put the Senate in play
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Steve Bannon: Republicans will erupt in ‘civil war’ after midterm elections
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Democrats squabbling over how to contain Trump after Election Day
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New York Times/Siena Polls Put Democrats Ahead in Nearly Every Senate Battleground
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Are the US midterms going to see a blue wave of Democrats winning seats – or a blue flood?
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The effects of a midterm ‘blue wave’ will be felt for years
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Cook Political Report shifts more House races toward Democrats days before midterms
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‘It could be quite a brutal evening’: GOP braces for some once-unthinkable losses
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The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized
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Why Florida Republicans are "white-knuckled" about the midterm election
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Trump's brash midterm strategist could take the blame for a GOP loss
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GOP lawmakers start contemplating a diminished Donald Trump
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Trump and GOP Close Midterms With Ugly Personal Attacks • Trump administration's social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory
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Trump White House maps path to govern without Congress if Democrats win • Trump reveals how he'll still be able to get things done if Dems take over after midterms
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Trump administration promises US farmers $15 billion in weeks before the midterms • Ranchers' anger at Trump is threatening GOP in deep red areas
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"Arrogance": 3 GOP senators blasted over costly red-state rescues
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Can frat guys save Republicans? They don't want to.
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No one is ready for what X could look like on Election Day
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Hegseth digs in as confident Democrats plan to go on offense after midterms
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Trump Erupted After Learning of Alina Habba’s $50 Million Deal • Trump calls Alina Habba Mildon’s $50M deal ‘obnoxious’
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Sen. Tim Scott dodges on whether he would accept the results of the Alaska Senate race • Trump administration accelerates criminal probe into Alaska Senate race • Alaska urges judge to toss Trump election lawsuit as 'meritless' • FBI visits Dan J Sullivan donor in candidate's hometown as Alaska Senate inquiry widens • Department of Justice looks to isolate Alaska ballots over Mary Peltola investigation • Comer says there’s a big possibility Peltola won’t be seated if she wins
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12 claims involving Talarico and Paxton, fact-checked • MAGA Senate hopeful scraps grand finale after awkward rallies • Is Ken Paxton’s Texas Senate Campaign the Bitter End of Trumpism? • Texas Republicans sweating over low turnout in early voting • Trump Has Pushed Some Texas Republicans Too Far
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Why Trump & Vance rallies can worsen Kansas problem as deep-red state risks electing 1st Democrat to Senate in 94 years
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Congress' 14% Approval Rating Spells Trouble for Ineffective Republicans
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Inside Trump’s Futile Hunt for Noncitizen Voters
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El-Sayed Clashes With Former Primary Rival Who Demanded His Apology • Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorses GOP candidate Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race • Haley Stevens staffers quit following controversial Mike Rogers endorsement • Haley Stevens' staff and colleagues erupt at her "betrayal" • Haley Stevens faces push for removal from House Dem caucus • The Final Electric Days of Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate Campaign
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Meet the democratic socialists likely on their way to Congress
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Ocasio-Cortez Has Evolved. She Wants the Left to Evolve, Too.
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Inside the data center boom sparking midterm voter fury as server farms the size of 2,400 football fields divide GOP
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Sen. Chris Murphy had a stroke and is in the hospital, his office says
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The Dramatic Surge of a Drone Firm Backed by Trump
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Tax:

Here are the billionaires who will pay the most if California’s wealth tax passes • Billionaire tax divides California Democrats, draws myriad questions
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If California undid its ‘original sin’ and matched Texas on taxing property, it would raise more revenue than the billionaire tax, economists say
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The IRS Has a $180 Million Ghost-Preparer Problem
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More Than 100 Big Companies Paid No Federal Income Tax In 2025
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Private Equity:

Partners plans to halve withdrawal limits on strained private equity fund
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Personal Finance:

How much one parent needs to earn so the other can stay home in every US state
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Celebs:

The Valley's Brittany Cartwright just hit with $127k bill for unpaid taxes amid messy divorce
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“Can’t get too much worse”: Shilo Sanders eyes New York move after rejecting expensive Florida homes amid $11.89 million bankruptcy fight
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Dame Dash 'Flattered' His Life Rights Fetched $550K in Bankruptcy Auction
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Agribusiness:

FarmBox Foods files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation
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Dairy Dilemma: Lincoln County farmer says farmers are being squeezed by rising costs
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US farm bankruptcies up 19% through three quarters of 2026
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Arkansas Tops Nation With Chapter 12 Farm Bankruptcies in Q3
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Software:

Bankruptcy Court Holds Software Product Sales May Constitute Technology Services “Performed for Others for Compensation”: Wiley
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Motorcycles:

Harley-Davidson spinoff issues 'going concern,' faces Chapter 11 or 7 bankruptcy
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Telecom:

Is Brightspeed Going Bankrupt? December Filing Report Explained
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Gambling:

Federal and State Officials Ramp Up Scrutiny of DraftKings, Other Sports Betting Apps
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Social Media:

Turkey Starts Social-Media Age Verification and Under-15 Ban
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (50 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (7 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Western Pennsylvania business bankruptcy filings surge in Q3
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Mass Torts:

Deadly asbestos cloud hangs over Bendix Brakes as NY-listed bidder circles
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Miscellaneous:

Month-In-Brief: Bankruptcy & Finance
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Court Opinion Review: Key Debtor-Creditor Issues
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Cross-Border:

Delaware Bankruptcy Court and Israeli Insolvency Court Approve Global Settlement in Nuvo Chapter 11 Case
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Aviation:

Murphy Aircraft Insolvent, Factory Operations End
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Nine killed as business jet crashes in Florida
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Popular airline hits customers with steep credit card fee hike for first time in 8 years
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Ryanair warns of €2 bln higher fuel bill next year as H1 profit falls 15%
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Are dirt cheap airfares gone for good? Some experts say yes.
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Tech:

Disney character AI licensing plan faces privacy scrutiny in bankruptcy court • Your Diary Has A Creditor: What Character.ai’s Bankruptcy Does To Freedom Of Thought
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Character.AI moves ahead with asset sale over states' objections
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Investor Says We're Rapidly Approaching the Point At Which Economic Systems Collapse Under the Weight of AI
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28 Million Users Are Insufficient to Sustain an AI Companion Application
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Big Banks Restrict AI Agents From Customer Accounts
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When The AI Bubble Bursts
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Amazon CEO flags AI costs as barrier to wider adoption
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OpenAI slashes funding target by $10bn as tech anxieties mount
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Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone tells investors
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Silicon Valley’s AI Investments Rest on Hype, Hope and Hubris
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Polymarket Just Can’t Stop Getting Hacked Over and Over Again
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Sam Altman to Infuriated Mathematicians: The Math Slop Won't Stop
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Is this the first clear evidence of AI’s impact on the labor market?
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Tech giants' spending spooks investors as bonds rally
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Scientists uncover hundreds of software vulnerabilities in cars that could allow hackers to take over your brakes
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Pope Leo Comes Out Swinging Against AI Personhood
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Man Granted Religious Exemption Against Using AI at Work
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Sam Altman Absolutely Hates the Idea of People Running Their Own AI Models at Home, Argues They Shouldn’t Own Computers
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Hackers pushed freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to 122 degrees. Now the Pentagon is asking whether the same thing hit US military bases
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Hackers are breaking into company networks via hacked CCTV camera software
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Crypto:

Behind the scenes of crypto’s biggest nightmare: a record-breaking cyber heist • It Took Hackers Just 20 Minutes to Steal $6.3 Billion in Crypto from a Single Platform • Trump at odds with FBI as he disputes assertion that North Korea was behind 'biggest hack in history' • Binance users pull $3.6bn as crypto exchange restarts services after heist
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Binance Recovers 90% of $6.3B Hack Losses - Withdrawals Set to Resume
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Binance Hack Exposes Unsolvable Crypto Risk: Disappearing Money
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Notorious hacker says stolen crypto is like ‘holding a hot potato’
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Privacy:

Disney Character AI deal: judge urges a privacy watchdog for kids
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Motorcycles:

NH: Filing Alert: MOMS Manchester Chapter 11
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Television:

As Political Ad Spending Skyrockets, Broadcast TV Remains King
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Sovereigns:

Colombia at Risk of Default Without a Fix, Restrepo Tells Semana
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UK:

Construction businesses continue to face pressure as insolvency levels remain high  • Pressure mounts on retail, real estate and education sectors as insolvency levels increase
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Record 738,000 businesses in ‘significant’ financial distress
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UK Manufacturing PMI Hits Five-Month High as Employment Growth Stalls
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Insolvency Service hires AI firm in fraud crackdown
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Ex-Labor leader Mark Latham faces bankruptcy, parliament expulsion
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Insolvency practice snapped up by national restructuring and advisory group
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How a £1 deal dragged Poundland’s owner into a political storm • Robert Jenrick calls on government to lead a sale of Poundland • Poundland founder warns high street will go bust if bargain shop collapses • 36-year-old supermarket giant on the brink of bankruptcy! 600 branches and 12 thousand employees at risk
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Mark Latham served with bankruptcy papers at the races
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Labour refuses to spare vicarages from mansion tax raid
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EU

Protests spread to Germany as hundreds of thousands march again in France • Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent • French police clash with some protesters again as demonstrations continue • Protesters firebomb French cops and loot stores with riots spreading to Germany and Albania as unrest sweeps Europe • Moment riot cops hammer protesters with batons as clashes break out in Italy & fires lit near Colosseum • French Views on Economy, Institutions Soured Before Riots
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French economy shrinks 0.1% in third quarter • Eurozone economy slows as French debt worries mount
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Rating agency Fitch hits France with unscheduled outlook downgrade
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German retail sales plunge 2% in September, missing forecasts
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Canada:

D&L Mining bankrupt after cost overruns at B.C. gold project
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A Mega Farm’s Financial Fall Is Sending Shockwaves Across the Prairies
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Initiating, influencing and supporting insolvency proceedings: lessons from recent Québec cases | Lexpert
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MENA:

Khamenei orders Iran military response without geographical limitations • Iran warns of ‘earth-shattering blow’ in most chilling threat yet
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Iran war damage to US bases may cost billions in reconstruction: Report
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Are the Houthis attacking Mecca and Medina?
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Ominous new war signal as Trump sends third aircraft carrier toward Iran as he threatens conflict will 'get wrapped up soon' • Trump has frank call with Netanyahu about next move in Iran war
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Persian Gulf scrambling to prevent Iran war from again hitting its doorstep
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Russia:

Ukraine hits Putin with kamikaze drones launched from weather balloons sparking chaos at Russian airports
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Russian strikes cut power to thousands in Ukraine, despite Trump’s energy ceasefire push
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Putin: I will pick up the phone if Zelensky calls
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Melania’s ceasefire is cover for major offensive, say Ukrainian soldiers
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Ukraine Faces Winter Air Defense Shortage as US Approves $2.1 Billion Patriot Missile Sale
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Albania:

Moment mass brawl erupts in Armenian parliament over ‘Ministry of Sex’ row – as MPs hurl chairs & launch punches
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Australia:

David Jones gift cards: Shoppers urged to spend David Jones gift cards as iconic chain faces collapse fears
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Serbia:

Serbian banking sector seeks to reassure public after Alta Bank collapse • NBS revokes Alta Bank license, insolvency proceedings launched • Serbia shuts down bank favored by Russians
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Singapore:

Singapore’s latest round of Restructuring and Insolvency reforms: Stronger rescue outcomes, creditor protections and regional advocacy
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Brazil:

Americanas stock exits bankruptcy proceedings after court approval
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India:

NCLT Delhi Rejects Consortium Bank Intervention in Section 7 Insolvency Petition
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Byju’s Insolvency Case Takes Dramatic Turn In Kerala High Court As Judge Questions Urgent Listing, Bench Divided On Stay • Byju’s insolvency: Keralam Police register case over alleged forged lender letter
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Insolvency of Financial Service Providers: Lessons from DHFL case & need for FRDI Framework.
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Resolution Plan Below Liquidation Value Valid Under IBC: Supreme Court
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IBBI tightens insolvency rules for real estate projects, strengthens homebuyer protection • Insolvency board’s new rules seek to keep completed real estate projects out of resolution process
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IBBI Directs Insolvency Professionals To Display CIRP Notices At Real Estate Project Sites
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Cuba:

U.S. sanctions push Cuba to the brink, with healthcare at risk
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After the US midterms, watch Cuba
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