January 27, 2020

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Law:

How ‘Big Law’ Makes Big Money
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Riker Danzig Elects New Bankruptcy Partner
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D.C. Latest Jurisdiction to Mull Law Firm Ownership Rule Changes
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Proskauer Names Daryn Grossman as New Managing Partner
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Katten Settles With Recruiter Over Dallas Placement Fee Days Before Trial
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Former Wells Fargo GC Vows to Fight New Charges in Sham-Account Scandal
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CEO discusses the disrupting, displacing and deconstructing of legal services
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Lawyers: Meet The CEO Trying To Make You Obsolete
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This Law School Has Had A Severe Drop Off In Popularity
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Law Review Editors-In-Chief At The Top 16 Law Schools Are All Women
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UK: Reed Smith ups NQ lawyer pay — and billable hour targets
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Feds plan to move Epstein warden to prison job
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"SNL": Adam Driver's Epstein meets Jon Lovitz's Dershowitz in hell • Alan Dershowitz labeled Trump 'destabilizing and unpredictable' in 2016 book • Dershowitz says Democrats "completely failed" on impeachment
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Week 1 of Weinstein trial: Vile allegations, X-rated gifts
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Starr pushed impeachment for Clinton, now defends Trump
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Prepping for a race war: documents reveal inner workings of neo-Nazi group
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Trump to take action against California for requiring insurers to provide abortion coverage • Trump Admin Singled Out California Over Its Abortion Coverage Law, But Ignored 5 Other States
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George Conway: President Trump Needs to Be Called as a Witness at His Impeachment Trial
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Napolitano on Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial
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House Lawyers Use Trump’s Words Against DOJ in Letter to Court: ‘Can’t Have It Both Ways’
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Attorney General Barr’s Anti-Encryption Efforts Aren’t Supported By Many FBI Officials
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Studies show weight discrimination permeates the US workplace — but it's legal in 49 states
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Prosecutors’ evidence indicates brother of Bezos’ girlfriend leaked texts to National Enquirer
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Explainer: What to expect at Michael Avenatti's Nike extortion trial in New York • U.S. trial accusing Trump foe Avenatti of Nike extortion kicks off
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Parents Sue Principal Who Expelled Girl Over Rainbow Birthday Cake
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Black Man Wins Racial Discrimination Settlement, Immediately Has Cops Called On Him For Trying To Cash It
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A 4-Year-Old Boy Died After Being Shot In The Head While Play-Wrestling With His Dad
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‘Not Built for Us’: Winner of the Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction
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Powerful lawmakers join effort to kill surveillance program protected by Trump administration
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New York Lawyer Has to Keep 500 Wills Indefinitely
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Judges:

BK SC Seeks Term Law Clerk
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The Supreme Court could upend consumer financial protection as we know it
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Judge apologizes for ‘deplorable’ letters he wrote to college newspaper about gay people and AIDS
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Judge Easterbrook Goes Ballistic On Immigration Judges Ignoring Express Order • Appellate Court Calls Out DOJ For ‘Flatly Refusing’ to Implement Decision in Immigration Case
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No Federalist Society or American Constitution Society Judges?
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An Ohio judge relies on a hunch to call ICE when he suspects defendants are undocumented
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Wall Street:

Dow futures sink more than 400 points as coronavirus cases rise
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Global stock markets roiled as China’s coronavirus spreads
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Dow drops 250 points after 2nd Wuhan virus case in the states is confirmed • Dow drops 170 points to end the week as coronavirus fears grow
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Layoffs:

Stationery chain Papyrus is filing for bankruptcy and closing all of its stores, impacting more than 1,000 jobs
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Gerdau Special Steel planning 140 layoffs
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Tampa call center to lay off up to 174
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Brown Presses iHeart Media CEO on Layoffs
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Politics:

Democrats have an opportunity to reshape the balance of power in Washington if they focus on more than just beating Trump
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Elizabeth Warren endorsed by the Des Moines Register
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Biden, Sanders handily top field in national poll as Iowa nears • A week out, Sanders opens Iowa lead • Biden maintains nationwide polling lead as Warren support falls • Sanders leads New Hampshire Democratic primary less than three weeks out • Sanders Leads, Klobuchar Climbs and Buttigieg Drops in Iowa
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FactCheck: Right now 5% of Americans donate to candidates
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Secretary Pompeo yelled the f-word at an NPR host following a tense interview about Ukraine and Marie Yovanovitch • Pompeo releases scathing statement against NPR reporter • Mike Pompeo accused a veteran NPR reporter of 'lying,' being 'unhinged,' and misidentifying Bangladesh for Ukraine on a map • Pompeo lashes out at journalist; NPR defends its reporter • Trump captured on tape demanding firing of ambassador to Ukraine, attorney says • New recording appears to feature an angry Trump telling associates to 'get rid of' the US's ambassador to Ukraine
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Even Trump's strongest Republican allies are praising House Democrats' impeachment presentation • ‘The president did absolutely nothing wrong’: Trump’s lawyers kick off impeachment defense • Trump approaches speedy acquittal • Trump impeachment trial live coverage: The president's defense begins • Democrats want Bolton to testify after book alleges Trump tied Ukraine aid to Biden probe • Former national security adviser John Bolton says Trump directly confirmed a Ukraine quid pro quo in a conversation last year • Bolton Revelation May Scramble Trump’s Trial • Bolton Bombshell Adds to Pressure on GOP to Call Trial Witnesses • Trump: Bolton is Not Telling the Truth • Republicans fear "floodgates" if Bolton testifies • 'This Is the Defense Argument? Whining About Process?': Trump Impeachment Lawyers Ridiculed for Weak Case • Trump Plots Flashy Finale for Impeachment • Trump team opts to not burn down the house • Adam Schiff: GOP "deathly afraid" of impeachment trial witnesses • Trump lawyers' weak start opens the door to devastating questions • Republicans decry impeachment as 'boring' in an attempt to swiftly dismiss charges against Trump • Trump's legal team targets Schiff in effort to undercut impeachment case • AP FactCheck: Trump's Impeachment Defense • Trump's team argues that he did nothing wrong and that Democrats presented selective case • Trump lawyers argue Democrats just want to overturn election • Defense at Senate trial says removing Trump would be 'very dangerous' • Democrats struggle to count to four • What the Republican senators considered the most moderate are saying about calling witnesses at Trump’s impeachment trial • Polls: Americans want new witnesses in Trump's impeachment trial • Trump's lawyers are fighting impeachment like a Fox News spectacle to rile up the president's base and warn senators they'll lose their seats if they defect • Impeachment by the numbers • Trump impeachment trial: Dems wrap case for Trump's removal; White House defense team on deck • Democratic House managers on the need to remove Trump in impeachment trial: ‘You cannot leave a man like that in office’ • Dems say oust Trump or he’ll betray again; ‘He is who he is’ • Democrats say Trump 'worked hard' on Ukraine cover-up, shows no remorse • Why impeachment Trial is Such a Mess • Why neither side is really trying to win this Trump impeachment trial • Trump impeachment: Half-empty spectator gallery puzzles senators • A little 'civility' can be a dangerous thing, even in the impeachment trial • Impeachment trial draws shrugs — by design • The Impeachment's Absurdities • Schiff 'has not paid the price' for impeachment, Trump says in what appears to be veiled threat • Trump wants Democratic senator vote for acquittal, possibly Manchin • Will Tennessee senator have a Howard Baker moment? • GOP senator: ‘Hopefully’ Trump will learn lessons from impeachment
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GOP Senators Face Threat: ‘Vote Against the President and Your Head Will Be on a Pike’ • Schiff delivered a detailed, hour-long summary, but some Republicans dismissed it because of one line
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Pirro Confronts Crazy Rudy on Biden Evidence
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America, the Idea, Is Lost
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Trump Tells New York Times to Fire Krugman
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'This Is Not True': Pat Cipollone Criticized for False Claim About 2020 Election During Trump Defense
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House is given tape of Trump calling for ambassador's ouster • Recording of Trump calling for Yovanovitch's ouster appears to corroborate Parnas' account
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Study links impeachment beliefs to regular news diets
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Recording Shows That the Swamp Has Not Been Drained
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Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow slams Democrats for trying to 're-litigate' the Mueller probe, then proceeds to . . . re-litigate the Mueller probe
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Fox News Host: Pompeo Should Apologize • Emails support NPR host amid Pompeo controversy
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Trump Suggests NPR Shouldn't Exist
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Recent polls indicate Bernie Sanders has a narrow lead going into the Iowa caucuses, but the contest is still largely up for grabs • Sanders charges ahead in Iowa race, New York Times poll finds • Joe Rogan's endorsement of Bernie Sanders shows he can appeal to the voters necessary to beat Trump • Bernie Sanders is embracing an endorsement from Joe Rogan, who's getting blasted for his past sexist and racist comments • Trump defends Sanders, stoking Democratic divisions
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Bernie and Biden now polling even at 20% in Iowa
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15 candidates who won the Iowa caucus, but lost the presidency — and the 3 presidents who won both
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The United States' main allies are abandoning Trump after his 'dangerous escalation' with Iran
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Scores of Republican lawmakers enriched themselves off the Trump tax cuts, report says
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34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran's strike, Pentagon says
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News Media Aren’t Biased. You Are.
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People are accusing Trump of copying Obama's Twitter tribute to Kobe Bryant, after the president used a number of similar phrases
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Climate:

’I stand with Greta’: Mnuchin’s wife posts — then deletes — support for climate activist
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Red Cross director admits that almost $11million from bushfire donations won't go to victims and will be used for 'administration costs'
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The climate crisis has already wreaked havoc on the US. Here's how we should start getting ready for the next disaster.
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Amid climate crisis, investors are starting to put their money towards a sustainable future
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Some California restaurants to implement 1% climate change surcharge
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Climate change’s surprise twist
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Climate Tipping Points We Can't Cross
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'Great for the bottom line but awful for society': More than 350 Amazon workers slammed its climate policies in defiance of a crackdown on dissent
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Facing dire climate threats, Charleston has done little to reduce its carbon footprint
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Fail to Act on Climate and You’re Fired, Pension Fund Says
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Economy:

The American Dream — in crisis
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Hiring at U.S. Firms Showed Signs of Cooling in Fourth Quarter
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Global Trade Heading for First Annual Drop in a Decade
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Q4 GDP Forecasts: 1.2% to 2.2%
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Holy Cow, Batman – 2! There Really Is Rampant Inflation!
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Banks Boost Credit Lines as Customers Drown in Debt
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‘The new rule of thumb is $3 million’: Retirement planners have some sobering advice about how much you’ll need to save
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Small Firms Face The Downside Of Economic Growth
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Bonds look like they are flashing a warning for global markets
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Treasury yields move lower as coronavirus fears escalate
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Our broken politics will wreck a hot economy
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The road ahead for the U.S. economy looks pretty clear, but a few potholes are looming
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BLS: December Unemployment rates at New Series Lows in Eight States
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The next development in trade-war talks hinges on China's intellectual property plan — and whether the US will accept it • World leaders in Davos walk the U.S.-China tightrope • U.S.-China Trade-Deal Targets May Be Too Ambitious
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The next fronts in the US trade war shift to Europe, UK • US Treasury chief Mnuchin says he's optimistic about US-UK trade deal • U.S., EU Sketch Battle Lines to Reset Trade Talks
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'Hey Boomer, shut up': Ageism in the workplace is a core threat to the US economy, says Mercer CEO
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Trump trillion-dollar-plus deficits are putting America on a path to fiscal ruin • Trump’s tax cut isn’t to blame for Washington’s rising deficits
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Walmart raises starting hourly wage to $12 in 500 stores, as part of a test
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States that backed Trump are growing faster than ones that didn't
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A surge in the "jobs of the future"
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A $46 billion bad-loan mirage hints at flaw in U.S. bank rule
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The number of moves from California to Texas is up 36% in latest count
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The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a case study of how lawmakers can make themselves richer with the bills they pass
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60 miles from college: Lack of education, a way out of poverty, could 'kill rural America'
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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How People Really Live
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Real Estate:

So Long, California? Goodbye, Texas? Taxpayers Decide Some States Aren't Worth It
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Sacramento Housing in December: Sales Up 12.7% YoY, Active Inventory down 38.8% YoY
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Inside the $1,000 underground 'sleeping pods' that a developer wants to build in San Francisco's super crowded housing market
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3rd Cir. Won't Rehear Dispute Over Bear Stearns MBS Sale
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Following bankruptcy, Southside company positioning to hire as many as 300 workers
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NYC Apartment Building Sales Plunge After New Rent Law Dents Values
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Municipalities:

Puerto Rico hit by magnitude-5.0 earthquake
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Michael Bloomberg supports Puerto Rico statehood, breaking with many 2020 Democrats
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Aid restrictions sideline Puerto Rican civil society
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Puerto Rico revenue bond litigation heats up
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The Demographic Hurricane Makes Landfall
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Fastest Shrinking City in Every State
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The Rudest Cities In America, As Ranked By Americans
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Oil/Gas:

Oil patch bankruptcies soar in 2019: Haynes and Boone
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Peak Permian Is Approaching Faster Than You Think
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Oil drops the most since July on fears coronavirus will hit growth
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Possible perjury probe looms for San Antonio oilman Alfaro
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Why weak energy companies won’t likely get a lifeline from higher oil prices
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This Year’s Other Big Climate Election? It’s for Texas Railroad Bureaucrat
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Healthcare:

Erie’s Tri-State Pain Institute files for bankruptcy
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St. Christopher’s Hospital real estate to be bought by Philadelphia developer Iron Stone
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China has put 33 million people on lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak. An urban planner says there's no way to seal off a city. • More than 2,860 cases of coronavirus in China as death toll hits 81 • Why the WHO held off on declaring the Wuhan coronavirus a global health emergency • Coronavirus leaves 56 million on lockdown in 14 cities as surgeon who treated sick becomes 41st confirmed death • Millions Left Worried, Angry and Isolated After Wuhan Lockdown • Coronavirus medic claims China is lying as ‘100,000 people are infected’ • Strengthening coronavirus surges across China as authorities expect 1,000 more cases; third case confirmed in U.S. • President Xi calls situation grave as China scrambles to contain virus • China's Xi steps in as deadly virus spreads to four continents • Wuhan bans cars, Hong Kong closes schools as virus spreads • Photos show how China is grappling with the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak as 12 cities are quarantined and hospitals run out of space • China Orders Centralized Response to Virus Outbreak as Alert Level Rises • China orders nationwide measures to detect virus on flights, trains, buses • China spent the crucial first days of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak arresting people who posted about it online and threatening journalists • Hospital staff in Wuhan are wearing adult diapers • US to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan, China, report says • Chinese people are turning on the government as the coronavirus outbreak spirals into the Lunar New Year • The US government will reportedly evacuate its diplomats and citizens from Wuhan on a chartered plane amid the coronavirus outbreak • UK public health officials are searching for 2,000 people who flew from Wuhan after coronavirus reached Europe • Xi Jinping warned of the 'grave situation' created by the 'accelerating' spread of coronavirus • A senator just asked 4 of Trump's cabinet officials 'when and how' the government might block travel from China to the US • The Wuhan coronavirus has killed 41 people and infected nearly 1,300. Here's everything we know about the outbreak. • China virus death toll rises to 41, more than 1,300 infected worldwide • This map shows the latest spread of the coronavirus • Hong Kong leader declares citywide virus emergency over coronavirus, first cases appear in Australia • Why the coronavirus outbreak could trigger a stock-market pullback • McDonald's closes restaurants in five Chinese cities because of the coronavirus • Credit Suisse Tells Staff to Work From Home After Visiting China • Coronavirus Could Hit Japan’s Economy Harder Than SARS, Say Economists • China’s Financial Markets Likely to Stay Shut on Extended Break
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The flu is a far bigger threat to most people in the US than the Wuhan coronavirus. Here's why.
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Coronavirus fears spark run on surgical face masks in U.S.
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Mystery of how stress turns hair gray finally solved by Harvard team
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Self-insured companies do no better on cost control
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Food/Beverage:

BL Restaurants Files In BK DE - First Day Dec
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23% of Americans say they cut back on meat in 2019
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Retailing:

The rise and fall of Sears, once the largest and most powerful retailer in the world
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Legacy Retail Won't Survive This Decade
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Amazon's 1-day delivery could juice revenues much more than expected. Just look at what happened last time it sped up its delivery times.
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Forever 21’s biggest landlord could become its new owner • Simon Property, Authentic Brands Consider Buying Forever 21
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Fitch Rtgs: Gulf Between Haves and Have-Nots Drove Retail Bankruptcies in 2019
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More than 2,200 stores are closing in 2020 as the retail apocalypse drags on. Here's the full list.
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Papyrus Files for Bankruptcy, Closing All 254 Stores
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Why Private Equity Keeps Wrecking Retail Chains Like Fairway
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Fairway Returns to Bankruptcy, Aims to Sell Manhattan Stores
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Department Stores Dying A Death Of A Thousand Cuts - And What Walmart Is Doing Differently
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Autos:

Auto Industries' Moment of Truth Has Arrived
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Elon Musk's road to a $55 billion payday is as complicated and full of detours as a video game — and he just unlocked the first level
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Corporate Governance:

The number of female CEOs is increasing—but here are the big problems standing in their way
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Fort Mitchell Man Pleads Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud
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Celebs:

50 Cent Taking Creditors to Court: 'Creditors Are Making Him a Slave'
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Fraud:

Elizabeth Holmes Phones In Her Defense After Civil Lawyers Quit
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Couple plead guilty to swindling Berkshire Hathaway • Company owners plead guilty to huge Berkshire Hathaway fraud
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Wells Fargo Quashes Hope That Its Scandals Are Nearly Resolved
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Corporate Reform:

U.S. consumer watchdog curtails its power to pursue 'abusive' behavior • CFPB Limits Its Own Powers Against Abusive Conduct in New Policy
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Fitness:

Gym Chains Wrestle With Debt Even as Fitness Industry Is Growing
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History:

The Distortions of Holocaust History by Russia and Poland Are a Disgrace
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Agribusiness:

Trump’s USDA Chief Thinks Farm Workers Are Overpaid
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Lawsuits, delays and an explosion: Troubles mount for Kentucky hemp pioneer GenCanna
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Crop Futures Slump as Spreading Virus Threatens Chinese Demand
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Automatic Stay:

Can Doing Nothing as a Creditor Get You Sanctioned?
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U.S. Supreme Court: Creditors May Immediately Appeal Denials of Automatic-Stay Relief
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Supreme Court Holds That an Order on a Motion for Relief from Stay Is a Final, Appealable Order
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Bankruptcy Court Enforces Pre-Petition Stay Relief Waiver
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Litigation:

Always Be A Work In Progress
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Cross-Border:

Which law applies when determining the validity of an assignment of receivables cross-border?
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Stop, collaborate and listen: first recognition and assistance granted to Mainland liquidators in Hong Kong
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Personal Finance:

A financial planner says the most 'financially disastrous' consequence of divorce happens years in the future: retirement
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I took out a $2,000 personal loan even though I didn't need the money, and it bumped my credit score from 'good' to 'very good'
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A day in the life of 2 self-made millionaires who retired at age 31 to travel the world and have already visited more than 40 countries so far
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Kids got $500 in allowance last year. Here's how parents are using it to teach them about money
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‘Kids that don’t fail are normally frugal.' Wealth advisers say Meghan and Harry’s lifestyle already raises red flags
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Tantrums, rude parents, and meal prepping: Take a look inside the 13-hour day of an elite nanny for the ultra-wealthy
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Mail:

USPS Faces Privatization in 2020: The Lessons
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Aviation:

Houston-based helicopter companies to combine after recent bankruptcy
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Boeing Shops $10 Billion Loan at Price Similar to Older Debt
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The CEO of Oman Aviation Group says his airline is sticking by Boeing and keeping its plane order despite the 737 Max scandal
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An FAA official told US airlines the grounded Boeing 737 Max could be approved to return to service before mid year, sources say
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Kobe Bryant's helicopter crashed in foggy conditions considered so dangerous that the LAPD grounded all its flights • What We Know Ab0ut Kobe Bryant Crash
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Religion:

Victim group blasts New Orleans Saints for helping Catholic Church with PR on clergy sex abuse
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Student Debt:

'It Was a Constant, Daily Stressor': This Law Grad Got $221K in Student Loans Wiped Out
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He Got $221,000 Of Student Loan Forgiveness, But Then This Happened
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Student loan servicer appeals landmark $220,000 bankruptcy ruling
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Warren: I'm not telling parents 'tough luck' if they already paid off student debts
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The complicated beauty of student debt forgiveness, according to the CEO who cleared the loans of nearly 400 Morehouse grads
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These plans aim to help struggling student loan borrowers. Here's what can go wrong
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Pharma:

Bankruptcy Judge OKs $1.3M Bonus For Purdue CEO • CEO of Bankrupt Purdue Pharma Will Get $1.3 Million Bonus
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Purdue Pharma bankruptcy is now open to OxyContin-related personal injury claims
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DOJ Keeps Up Pressure on Doctors Who Prescribe Opioids Illegally
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Utilities:

PG&E’s Bankruptcy Plan Should Not Be Approved
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PG&E bankruptcy exit plan doesn’t need Newsom’s approval — but actually it does • California Governor Wants to Block PG&E’s Bankruptcy Plan • California Governor Still Opposes PG&E’s Bankruptcy Exit, Despite Bondholder Accord • PG&E strikes deal with bondholders, but Newsom reiterates objections
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PG&E is squandering its bankruptcy
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PG&E Probation Judge Threatens to Restrict Manager Bonuses • Judge Wants PG&E Bonuses Solely Tied to Wildfire Goals • Judge may link PG&E executive bonuses to fire safety targets
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Confused about PG&E’s bankruptcy? Here’s what you need to know
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Sundance: Ron Howard documents aftermath of the Camp Fire
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Coal:

Navajo coal plant is the next to close; the end of an industry
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New coal mine operator behind on federal, county taxes
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Kentucky officials worry bankrupt mines may abandon cleanup
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Report: Shakiest coal companies have most mine cleanup left
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Millions owed in taxes on Cloud Peak legacy coal mines
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Cheap Natural Gas Is About to Kick More Coal Out of Europe
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Telecoms:

Bankruptcy Likely ‘Only Way Out’ For Frontier Communications
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Bankruptcy or not, Frontier to honor broadband deal
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Mass Torts:

Thousands of Asbestos Claims Led Materials Company to Bankruptcy
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Bayer Discusses Settling Roundup Claims for $10 Billion • Bayer’s Roundup Challenge: Avoid More ‘Nuclear’ Jury Awards
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UK:

Rangers liquidators rack up £5m fees as creditors offered 3p in the pound
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RBS Wins Fight With Developer Over Bank’s Small-Business Unit
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British police will scan people's faces to see if they're criminals, and critics say it's a massive expansion of surveillance
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Trump's repeated threats have 'irritated' the UK and it plans to defy him and strike a deal with Huawei
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British foreign secretary condemns U.S. refusal to extradite American diplomat's wife
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Farewell EU: The Long Road to Brexit • Britain's EU Journey: When the EU faced its biggest crisis • What Happens on Brexit Day and What's Next? • Brexit England May Soon be Sinking • A Warning to Johnson From Those Who Have Faced the EU Before
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High Court slams top family judge for not knowing what consent is
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Can Boris Johnson Double U.K. Growth? Don’t Bet on It
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PIIGS:

Creditors approve Greek pension hike
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Fitch Raises Greece’s Status Making It Easier to Sell New Debt
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ie: Lack of trust blocks solutions to personal insolvency - ISI chief
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Populists Humiliated in Italy Vote
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Canada:

More Albertans feeling hopeless about financial futures 1 and 5 years down the road
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Bombardier will fight, but there may not be a path to survival
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Maple Leaf Motoring: Celadon creditors aren’t ‘screwing the Canadians,’ lawyer says
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India:

Success fee gaining currency among insolvency resolution professionals
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Air India bidders must absorb $3.3 billion debt to buy airline
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MENA:

Israeli fast food chain Burgerim unable to pay Foodgod, nearing bankruptcy
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What Might Be Required of Lebanon Under an IMF Bailout? • Debt Clock Ticks as Lebanon Deploys Troops Before Budget Debate • Lebanon’s New PM Tackles Old Debt With Risk, Reward Aplenty
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A quarter of a million Iraqis protested the US military's 'occupation' of their country • Several dead as Iraqi security forces move in on protester camps, firing tear gas, bullets
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Three rockets hit US embassy in protest-hit Iraqi capital
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Argentina:

Ex-Elliott Lawyer Builds Creditor Group for Rematch Against Argentina
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Government confident debt bill will clear Congress
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'We are not in a position to pay,' Kicillof warns bondholders
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Hong Kong:

When Ming Tak Bank’s owner went bankrupt, Hong Kong almost ran out of money
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Africa:

Congo Rep. debt could be one-third higher than IMF estimate - campaign group • Republic of Congo’s Debt May Be Much Higher Than Estimated
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