October 19, 2026

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Law:

Tech Company Launches Program To Pay Law Firms For Their Emails, Privilege Be Damned
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Democrats Vow to Probe Kirkland’s Trump Deal After Election
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Trump PAC Paid DLA Piper, Sullivan & Cromwell, FEC Filings Show
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Show Them The Money: Top Biglaw Firm Raises Salaries For Associates
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Are Law Schools Building the Wrong Kind of ‘Practice Ready’ Lawyers?
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Small Time Entries Can Add Up To Substantial Revenues For Law Firms
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Sports firm to go global with private equity cash
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AI Won’t Make Lawyering Faster. It Will Make It Different.
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Law firms are racing to turn that expertise into software
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The Enduring Dominance of the Billable Hour Amidst AI Advances in Legal Services • GC x AI Retrospective: The Billable Hour, Like a Twinkie, Endures
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Lawyer convicted of staging truck crashes sentenced to prison
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Florida Supreme Court Rejects “COVID Brain” Defense in Ethical Misconduct Case
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Law Firm Womble Bond Dickinson Discloses Data Breach in Latest Cybersecurity Challenge
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The government does not explain: Judge rejects Trump admin's unpersuasive bid to disqualify Susman Godfrey in ABA case
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Military helped ICE target a new Army recruit’s wife • Immigrant ICE searched for in Texas when agent hit man with car has been dead for years: report • US Navy sailor returns from war with a new mission: bringing her deported father back • ICE’s Lies About A Man Officer Ran Over Undone By Footage Captured By Nearby CCTV Camera • Man claimed ICE picked up missing wife but he actually killed her and burned body: Cops • Private Debt Collectors’ Fees Draw Scrutiny In DHS Immigration Fine Program
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Illinois Lawyer Watchdog Sees Staff Exodus as ICE Cases Arrive
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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home • Tom Homan Reveals Trump Admin Could Denaturalize Ilhan Omar: ‘Done It Before’
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Trump’s election fraud task force is going after the people who investigated him
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DOJ Sues To Impose Bespoke 20,000 Disenfranchisement List On California
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Trump DOJ Relies on Politically Appointed Lawyers in Major Cases • Trump Government Lawyers Pose Risk to Legal Profession’s Future
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FIT student fatally drugged, raped part of sexual violence against women ‘emergency,’ activist says
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Cornell Scandal Offers Lessons For High-Stakes Internal Reviews • What happens next in Cornell 7? • Socializing at college is so fraught it requires paperwork before partying
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Livestreamers Film Themselves Using Humanoid Robot to Sexually Assault Teen Girl, Prompting Police to Seize the Bot
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The 16-year-old shooter who killed 4 at an Oregon elementary school is Griffin John II, a former student, police say • How a driver, a dad and a teacher tried to stop the Oregon school shooter • Hero dad who killed Oregon shooter stalked gunman, army crawled through school window: mom • Teacher threw cellphone and tackled gunman who killed 4 at Oregon school, police say • Man who stopped the shooter has 2 daughters at the school • Oregon shooter’s mom raised concerns years before deadly rampage • As many as 15 shots were fired from 12-gauge shotgun • The shooter used a gun bought by his mom • School resource officer was at another school during shooting • Chief details encounters leading up to shooting • Mother of suspect: ‘I’m so sorry, I wish I could have done something’ • Police say motive still unclear
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs moved to a new prison after reports of a luxury lifestyle behind bars
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Former MIT scientist wins $6M defamation verdict against colleague who accused him of sexual misconduct
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O.J. Simpson, a Secret Informant and a Decades-Old Mystery
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Trump Threatens to ‘Jail’ Election Officials Amid DOJ ‘Non-Citizen’ Voting Claim
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Football players’ alleged messages about raping, killing student prompt Idaho high school walkout
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Judge tosses most of Alec Baldwin’s claims against prosecutors over 'Rust' shooting
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Feds will not retry former Baltimore state's attorney on mortgage fraud
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Moped robbery crews in search of jewelry wreak havoc in NYC: cops
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DNA from chewed gum links elusive murder suspect to cold case killings
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Store owner mowed down 14-year-old on e-bike with his car after break-in at shop: Cops
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Truck drives through soccer field during game in Kansas, killing 2 and hospitalizing 11
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2-year-old at daycare put loaded gun found in unzipped fanny pack in mouth: State
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Man scolded for falling asleep on the job shot his boss then went out for a smoke: Police
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Woman angry with neighbor putting up fence fires shot after counting down '3, 2, 1': Cops
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Son left mom to die 'in a recliner in storage unit' after she suffered a stroke: Police
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Congressional Staff Open Letters Containing Suspicious Substances • At least 9 California federal lawmakers targeted in nationwide mail threat
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Drunk man on lawnmower tased by cops during chaotic jail confrontation
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Judges:

Jackson Walker LLP Unveils 11 Additional Cases in Ongoing Judicial Ethics Probe
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Cybersecurity incident disrupts federal bankruptcy courts • Cybersecurity Breach Disrupts U.S. Bankruptcy Notifying System, Uncertainty Looms Over Creditors
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Federal judge balks at lawyer's $3K hourly rate
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Judge rejects Trump admin's 'unpersuasive' effort to disqualify major law firm in ABA case
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New Mexico judge tosses charges against actor Timothy Busfield, citing prosecutor misconduct
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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s lawyers claim authorities ignored judge’s search restrictions
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Trump Outlines Rapid Plan to Close and Overhaul D.C. Golf Course • Trump admin moves to disqualify judge in golf course case by accusing her of 'histrionics'
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Federal judiciary considers broadcasting federal trials to crime victims
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The Future Supreme Court Justice Had Some Pithy Advice For The President
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Wall Street:

Nasdaq futures gain as investors buy the dip in the AI trade • US Stock Futures Gain as Chip Rout Loses Steam: Markets Wrap
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Stocks are heading for a high-stakes showdown, as strong earnings collide with rising borrowing costs
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Nowhere to hide: Tech selloff hits software and chip stocks alike • Don't buy this dip: Several signs suggest there's more pain ahead for tech stocks • Short sellers have earned $32B over the past week amid chipmaker selloff: report
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New SEC rules would fleece everyday investors to enrich Wall Street
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Layoffs:

Women may be at greater risk of AI job losses. Telephone switch operators and PCs show why.
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Retailing:

Best Bargains closing its stores
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Leslie’s to Appoint New CEO as Pool Supplier Exits Chapter 11
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US holiday sales growth to speed up as shoppers stay resilient, NRF forecasts
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Tech:

Bosses Deploying AI-Powered Spyware That Watches Workers Constantly
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America’s $10tn AI infrastructure boom is starting to fray
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Anthropic offers Blackstone double-digit yield in latest chip financing
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Anthropic turns to lawyers to help AI agents strike deals
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Character.AI bankruptcy explained: Why Disney will pay $60 million a year to hire 66 employees • Disney Expects to Spend $180 Million on Character.AI Staff, Including $30 Million in Retention Awards • Disney Offers Soft Landing to Staff at Troubled Character.AI • What this bankruptcy says about AI startups
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Rogue AI agents broke into Indian firms' live systems, government says
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Companies Are Realizing They’re Spending a Fortune on AI Just So Their Employees Can Generate Error-Riddled Slop, and Suddenly Cutting Back Budgets
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Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are at risk
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Midterm sweep by Dems could turn tech selloff into tech crash!
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AI debt fears are suddenly rippling across Wall Street as yields surge
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Bugging scandal triggers Silicon Valley panic over spying • OpenAI bugging suspect WhatsApp’ed Saudi royal days before arrest, feds reveal
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Using an AI Agent Makes You a Sucker for Phishing Emails
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CoreWeave's debt stress tests private credit's AI financing boom • ‘CoreWeave is a disease ridden company’ - CoreWeave faces bankruptcy risk amid $50B debt, bond yields over 15% • Ed Zitron • CoreWeave’s AI bonds tumble, raising red flags for the wider market • Elon Musk Says ‘Yikes’ As CoreWeave Bond Yield Hits 15% Amid Chamath Palihapitiya’s ‘Private Credit Bubble’ Warning • AI Data Center Bonds Slide as CoreWeave Turmoil Hits Junk Credit Supply
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Man Shows Up to AI Job Interview With His Own Helicopter AI to Interview for Him
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Wisconsin files legal action alleging AI chatbot posed serious safety risks
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Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark sees AI driving US GDP toward $44 trillion, delivering a nearly 50% surge by 2030 — 'The singularity is here'
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Always on, always listening: New AI devices pushing legal limits and could put users in jeopardy
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Amazon Has Now Deployed Over 1 Million Robots, Which Is Bad News for Its 1.5 Million Workers
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Software:

Palantir's record breakout unravels as software stocks shed $260 billion
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Healthcare:

Illinois medical debt relief program surpasses $1B goal in two years
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Trump Hasn’t Lowered Drug Prices for These Voters
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Vaping Strongly Linked to Lung Cancer
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Retailing:

Consumer apprehension grows as US retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools
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Climate:

Oklahoma Families Faced the Hottest Summer Ever and an Electricity Crisis
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Wildfires burn million-dollar homes in California
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Hurricane Trudy brings heavy rain and strong winds to Mexico’s Pacific coast
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You Know That Global Warning Threshold They’ve Been Worried About for a Decade? Climate Change Is Speeding Up So Much That Now We’re Due to Cross It In Just Over a Year
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The climate story hiding in plain sight in the global economy
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Sports:

Rory McIlroy exposes LIV Golf’s biggest mistake as its bankruptcy battle intensifies • ‘How would he know?': Rory McIlroy dismisses Kevin Kisner's cash-grab claim • McIlroy defends DP World Tour’s firm stance • DP World Tour fires back at LIV, Kisner calls out Rory • As LIV Golf fades away, Eugenio Chacarra might be the biggest winner of golf's civil war
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Picklr bankruptcy: What it means for the pickleball industry
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Economy:

Retail price impacts from the Iran war are uneven but add up for US households before midterms
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Trump's policies raised costs for all but the top 1%, report says
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Warsh Boosts Market Expectations of Fed Hold in October
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Warsh says rise of AI will prove ‘very bumpy,’ trigger demand shock
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Krugman: AI, Rising Inequality and Rising Oligarchy
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Krugman: The Bad News on Inflation Just Keeps Coming
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Fed interest-rate decision this month is a closer call than markets think
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Brace your budget: Grocery inflation is set to accelerate
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US Interest Costs Hit Record $1 Trillion, Risking Debt Snowball
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Why hedge funds could be making a bond market shock more likely
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This is no ordinary bond market selloff: Mohamed El-Erian warns of considerable risks to our well-being
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Experts Prep for AI Bots Taking Out Entire Financial System
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A Princeton Ph.D applied to 2,300 jobs. He still can’t get one.
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The wealthy boomer problem is metastasizing—they got 38% richer over the last 3 years as Gen Z and millennials under 35 got wiped out
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Silver’s recent 50% drop from a record high hints that an economic slowdown looms
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NDAs: Now They’re for Housekeepers and Butlers, Too
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The COLA wars are coming for Social Security
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The Never-Spenders
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Global economy set for AI-driven surge, FT survey suggests
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When the K-Shaped Economy Meets the Maturity Wall
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Rising Delinquencies In The Third District States
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California consumer spending sees second-largest cooling in US
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-October 2026
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The US housing market just took a very strange turn: Unusual home sales trigger alarm bells
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Landlords demand NYC socialite sell her $30M Basquiat to pay debts
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The Great American Property Tax Freak Out
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Meet the home buyers totally unfazed by 7% mortgage rates
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Texas family forced into an RV by sewer gas wins $21.6M verdict. One company jurors blamed filed for bankruptcy
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Oil/Gas:

Oil surges to $110
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Fuel-price surge turbocharges global EV sales and spells end for diesel in Europe
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Trump Diesel Deal Faces Fresh Challenge in Congress
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Record Shipping Costs Force Oil Producers to Slash Prices
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Agribusiness:

Firm to Farm: Extending Chapter 12 Repayment Plans
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Hansen-Mueller Funds Targeted in Sureties' Federal Appeal Fight
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Politics:

Tracking approval and key issues • Trump Hits Record Low—as 66% Say He’s Using Office to ‘Enrich Himself’ • Poll finds jump in Republicans who say Trump is enriching himself • Trump approval hits record low, handing Democrats a clear midterm edge
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Nearly 3-in-4 Americans say country is on the wrong track, poll says
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Krugman: What will he do when he has nothing left to lose?
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Could Republicans prove pollsters wrong in midterms?
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Dems 85% House • 60% Senate
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The Trump administration has entered its utter shambles era
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America's Reddest State No Longer Considered Safe For GOP
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Trump Blaming Top Advisors for ‘Faltering Midterm Strategy’: Report
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Trump’s new pitch for Republican candidates — they’re really good looking • In Midterm Campaign’s Final Stretch, Trump Can’t Stop Praising Men’s Bodies
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Trump campaigned in Ohio to save a Senate seat. His rally brought punches and empty seats.
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No Kings Instagram Page Yanked In Midst of Protests
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Donald Trump’s Hair Takes Dramatic New Turn as Cameras Roll
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For Trump, results have often revealed the art of no deal
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Dowd: Trump’s Bubble Is About to Burst
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Ossoff 96% chance to win Georgia Senate Election
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How AI, Crypto and DEI Drove Marc Andreessen to MAGA
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Trump rally scrapped as GOP candidates agonize over being seen with him: report
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Dispute Between Trump Allies Centers on Payment From Congo
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Musk Pitched Cuts to Ukraine’s Starshield Direct to Trump — Who ‘Agreed’: Report
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A filmmaker spent years in an Elon Musk rabbit hole. Conclusion: 'Sociopathic.'
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The Chinese conspiracy theory surrounding Elon Musk’s latest breakup
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8 Million Already Voted
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GOP Senator Bernie Moreno threatens to cancel Thanksgiving if Republicans lose the midterms
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Katie Zacharia Out As Trump Press Secretary After Days on the Job • ‘Chaotic’: Katie Zacharia’s Rapid Exit as Trump Spox Rocks the Political World • Katie Zacharia pushed for disastrous Fox News interviews that led to her ouster as press secretary • Trump’s Private Scathing Zacharia Criticism Revealed by White House Reporters • Trump Says Zacharia Will Stay in the Admin: ‘Maybe in a More Pleasant Form’ • Ex-Clinton Press Secretary Says Katie Zacharia Deserves ‘Sympathy’ After Ouster • Katie Zacharia felt tap on shoulder mid-interview from top Trump aide saying 'JD wants to chat' before brutal firing • ‘Records Are Made to Be Broken’: Scaramucci Weighs in on Katie Zacharia’s Fall • Trump Wanted Maria Bartiromo for Press Secretary Before Katie Zacharia: Report • Zacharia posts altered photos of Trump's Oval Office desk
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Laura Loomer Throws Her Name In the Ring For Press Secretary: I’ll ‘Change My Name to Kora’
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New Poll Shows Ken Paxton Leading, While Susan Collins Trails Dem Opponent
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Fox Biz Host Challenges Texas Republican Who Uses Slur to Jab James Talarico
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AOC Transfers $1M to Abdul El-Sayed’s Campaign in Michigan
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Trump Pal Paolo Zampolli Out at State Department After Year-Long War Over Emails
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Secret Service deputy director suddenly quits after series of security blunders
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Susie Wiles ordered new White House press secretary to be ‘killed’ off
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El-Sayed gets into testy exchange with man who presses him on Muslim Brotherhood • Abdul El-Sayed Compares Himself to JFK Amid Questions on Muslim Brotherhood Ties
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Here are the Top 5 Moments From JD Vance’s Tough CBS News Town Hall
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Ted Cruz Goes Off On ‘Left-Wing Transgender’ Witches In Midterm Campaign Rant
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Hegseth Singled Out in Democrats’ Campaign Attacks for War and High Prices
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Obama Foundation Rocked By ‘Income Inequality Problem’ as Workers Push for Union
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Video Games:

Samson studio Liquid Swords files for bankruptcy, staff reportedly unpaid for two months
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Celebs:

Shilo Sanders' $12M Bankruptcy Verdict Pushed Into 2027 as Trial Fallout Lingers
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Shilo Sanders Eyes Florida Home Amid $12M Bankruptcy
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Wellness:

Hain Celestial plunges on concern sale of international business will be derailed
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Utilities:

The Inducement Trap: The First Circuit Subordinates PREPA Bondholders’ $8.5 Billion Claim Against the Commonwealth Under Section 510(b)
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Nation's Largest Power Grid Declares Emergency As Hot Temps Collide With Maintenance Shutdowns
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Telecom:

Cogent Comm drops on report it hired advisor on refinancing concerns, S&P downgrade
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Insurance:

A-Cap, Oaktree Explore Alternatives as Atlantic Coast Deal Collapses
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Student Debt:

Trump student loan changes may spike bankruptcy filings: Former judge
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Veterans:

Attorney General Ellison issues consumer alert to veterans and families about Trajector Holdings Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Hotels:

MK Phoenix Airport LLC, company behind La Quinta Inn & Suites in Anaheim, files for Chapter 11 protection
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Wind Energy:

Trump goes after an offshore wind farm that’s already up and running • Congress has a plan to stop Trump’s attack on offshore wind. It may not be enough.
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Personal Finance:

Roth conversions: When the ‘juice isn’t really worth the squeeze,’ according to a top-ranked advisor
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Weddings:

NH wedding photography business files for bankruptcy
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Food/Beverage:

Wendy's Franchisee Bankruptcy Tests Franchisor Control
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Tax:

Economists (71%) and Accountants (85%) Oppose California’s Billionaire Tax; 60% of Tax Lawyers Support It
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Education:

Charter on the clock: Highlands asks the bankruptcy court to pause its revocation fight before November 12
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Consumer Protection:

CFPB Seeks $144 Million From Merchants Bank In CashCall Judgment Dispute
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (28 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (5 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Bankruptcy Statistics:

Repeat Restructurings and Approaching Maturities Matter
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Bankruptcy Reforms:

Congress Permanently Raises the Subchapter V Debt Limit and Awaits President’s Signature: A Significant Victory for Small Business Reorganizations
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LMEs:

Liability management exercises and their alternatives
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Privacy:

Most Privacy Programs Plan for Vendors, Deals, and Incidents. Few Plan for What Happens to Company Data If the Business Fails
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Aviation:

Delta flight disrupted as fight erupts -- between cabin crew!
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Austrian Airlines says flight from Israel diverted after threat
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Latvian PM Kulbergs ponders potential airBaltic investors again • Ireland-based aviation firms owed $18m by bankrupt AirBaltic
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TSA issues crucial Halloween reminder as certain costumes are banned and risk being dumped at security
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‘Inflation will make people poor’: Airlines brace for years of pain
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United Airlines CEO says American’s firing felt like “betrayal,” but made him “better”
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Rail:

Brightline passenger traffic spiked in September amid financial overhaul, creditor takeover
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Religion:

Vatican upholds excommunication of US deacon who resigned after son was molested by priest
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Autos:

Tesla Running FSD Slams Into Police Cruiser After Driver Falls Asleep Behind the Wheel, Hospitalizing Two Officers With Serious Injuries
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Passenger Disgusted When Tesla Robotaxi Gets Stuck on “Fart Mode”
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Private Credit:

Blue Owl: Private Credit Redemptions Are Falling
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Private Credit Faces Deployment Squeeze as Fundraising Hits Record
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English football clubs draw private credit interest for player-backed loans
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Private credit for AI a bubble? Chamath Palihapitiya warns of risks
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Moody’s warns US private debt borrowers masking credit stress with delays
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Banks Pull Back from Australia's Private Credit Boom
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Fraud:

777 founder, who led Everton bid, guilty of fraud; to repay $500M
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FBI busts 3 India-based call centers impersonating Social Security staff tied to $50M fraud
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Banking:

Citi becomes latest US bank to restrict AI agents from accessing accounts
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Wood Products:

Investors are buying up vast tracts of timberland across U.S. in one of market’s longest-term bets
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Radio:

Cumulus Media Emerges From Bankruptcy.
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George Laughlin Reboots Gap Broadcasting In Texarkana.
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Movie Theaters:

Filing Alert: Maya Cinemas Affiliate Chapter 11
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Crypto:

These Supposedly Super Secure Ledger Blockchain Wallets Are Secretly Draining User’s Crypto Holdings
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UK:

The financial double life of barristers
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Lawyers and consultants feast on shadow bank’s £1.3bn implosion
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CRG Insolvency and Financial Recovery joins the BDLA
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Thames Water wins majority support among key Class B creditors for recapitalization • Thames Water Seeks £2.4bn to Avoid Collapse
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Profit warnings from UK-listed companies hits two year high
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City of London weighs tax rises and service cuts to plug £70mn budget hole
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With insolvency cases, the devil is in the detail
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Administrators appointed for defunct bookmaker Bet St George as trapped punter funds remain in limbo
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UK Government Maintains Russia Sanctions Despite Trump’s Diesel Deal
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Canada:

Nova Scotia Court of Appeal overturns D&O insurance ruling in Herald insolvency
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Priority Over Produce: Canada’s New Deemed Trust for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Suppliers Cuts into Secured Creditor Collateral
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CCAA filings hold steady as economic pressures build
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Angus A2A and the rise of third-party-led CCAA proceedings
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Paying off insolvency exit loan comes up after Laurentian posts another multimillion surplus
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‘The Switzerland of North America’: Albertans vote on leaving Canada
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‘At least 7 dead’ & dozens injured after explosion rocks military base in community's 'largest ever mass casualty event' • Multiple people dead in explosion during live-fire military training exercise
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Russia:

Zelensky Straight Up Asked If He’s ‘Being Treated as a Scapegoat’ By Trump • Zelensky Begs Americans to 'See What Is Really Happening' After Sanctions Pause • Back online Zelensky reveals US intel sharing is back after blackout left Ukraine blind to Russian attacks • Zelenskyy thanks Trump for resumed intelligence sharing after US Starlink message • Trump and Zelensky escalate feud as Ukraine war strains alliance • Trump accuses Zelensky of prolonging war after refinery strikes • Zelenskyy Says Trump Is Pushing Ukraine to Capitulate to Russia
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Treasury secretary refuses to say if the US sees Ukraine as an ally
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St Petersburg oil facilities ablaze as Ukraine launches more than 1,000 drones at Russia • St Petersburg on fire as Zelensky defies Trump again with massive strike hitting oil depot • Ukraine blitzes Vlad’s hometown St Petersburg 600 miles from border
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Trump Claims ‘I Know The Details’ When Reminded Putin Started The Ukraine War
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Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest • Ted Cruz Torches Trump Waiving Russia Sanctions as a ‘Mistake’ Benefiting Putin • 'Lindsey Would be Appalled': GOP Sens React To Trump Pause on Russian Sanctions • Trump and Putin: Together at Last • Easing sanctions on Russia only helps fund Putin’s killing machine
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U.S. Floats Lifeline to Russia: Allowing More Gas Sales to Europe
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Putin floats a summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal • Without Zelenskyy
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Desperate civilians risk their lives along mined roads to escape from a Russian-held city
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NATO jets open fire on attack drones over Europe
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Rubio: Nobody ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine
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Nigeria:

From Liquidation To Rescue: Reforming Nigeria's Corporate Insolvency Regime Under CAMA 2020 For The Digital Age
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MENA:

Pentagon Holding Off Releasing Report on Iran School Attack Until After Midterms
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Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia show the Yemeni rebels’ growing strength • Saudi skyscraper closes offices as Houthi disruption spreads • As Iran war spills over, Saudis and Houthis see fighting as only path ahead • Egypt prepared to defend Saudi Arabia after deadly Houthi airport attack
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Attacks on ships in Hormuz at record high
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Israeli settlers torch cars and trees in West Bank villages, disrupting Palestinians’ olive harvest • Washington Post Photojournalist Hospitalized After Beating by Israeli Settlers: ‘I’m Going to Die’ • WashPo Photog Claps Back after Netanyahu Casts Doubt on Israeli Settler Attack • US ambassador to Israel condemns settler attack on US journalist • Beaten WashPo Photog has Surgery as Diplomats Reportedly Attacked in West Bank
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Trump endorses embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection • America’s politically divided Jewish community braces for Israel’s elections • In shadow of war, Israelis to decide if hard-right turn is permanent
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France:

Protesters across France rally over rising living costs, joining students’ grievances • Protests across France spiral into riots and looting • Streets in ruins, France in shock: ‘It was an uprising,’ ‘The republic is dying’ • Protests in France against rising living costs • Historic clock tower in Limoges falls • Riots and looting lead to 1,800 arrests across France • France in Shock After Protests Turn Into Riots, Damaging Buildings and Shops • Macron urges calm as France counts the cost of worst unrest in years • Macron to ban public gatherings over rioting • Officials Toughen Response After Vandalism, Looting
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France braces for debt sell-off after violent protests • French unrest compounds debt crisis fears. Paris-listed stocks, bonds and the euro fall
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Portugal:

Tens of thousands march in Lisbon over housing and living costs
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Italy:

Rioters clash with police in Milan during cost-of-living protest
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Brazil:

Banco Santos Bankruptcy Explained: Dates and Numbers
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Mexico:

Horror as sharks circle and attack survivors of capsized boat with 11 still missing as desperate search continue
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India:

IBC Weekly Digest: October 12 - October 17, 2026
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Reliance Communications: RCom's RP Files Curative Petition in Supreme Court Against Spectrum Insolvency Ruling, ETTelecom
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China:

Beijing Gains Edge as US-China Economic Blame Game Intensifies
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China’s third-quarter economic growth quickens to 4.5% as exports surge, beating estimates
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