Law:
With Big-Time Profits, Biglaw Dealmakers Sure Are Thankful 2024 Was A Busier Year
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Top 25 Biglaw Firm Offers Bonuses On Top Of Bonuses For High Billers
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Top 10 Biglaw Firm Shows Thanks For Associates (By Giving Them Bonuses!)
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The Lawyer Behind Canned Cranberry Sauce
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Trump's budget plans push US government lawyers to private sector
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In ‘stunning fall from grace,’ med-mal lawyer is convicted of trying to extort medical system for $25M
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Lawyer mailed feces to federal judges, GOP politicians, ethics complaint says; he blamed his ‘rage’ on racism
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‘Words fail to capture the severity and extent’ of lawyer’s bigotry, appeals court says
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President-elect Donald Trump taps Kash Patel to serve as FBI director • What Kash Patel Has Said About the FBI • GOP Senator Defends Wray as Trump Seeks Loyalist to Head FBI • Patel reveals what he would do on first day as FBI director • Kash Patel 'must prove' he'll fix FBI, senior GOP senator says • What to know about Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI • Lawler says he has no reservations about Kash Patel for FBI chief • MSNBC writer says Kash Patel as FBI director ‘would be like if you crossed Alex Jones with J. Edgar Hoover’ • John Bolton compares Kash Patel to Soviet secret police leader • Kash Patel was Trump's fallback pick for FBI after top choice flunked interview: report • Grassley: Patel must prove he will restore public trust in FBI • FBI should remain 'insulated from politics,' warns NSA Jake Sullivan • Trump's planned elevation of Patel draws bipartisan fire • Lawmakers Express Doubt on FBI Pick • Kash Patel gets quick praise from some Republicans as Trump's FBI pick • 'Pretty awesome': J.D. Vance reacts to Kash Patel being compared to Soviet secret police
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Pursuing justice or getting even?
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Justice Dept. Girds for a Test of Its Independence
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Trump asks Letitia James to dismiss civil fraud case and vacate fine in bid for 'unity'
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Trump promised Jan. 6 pardons. His post-election silence is making loyalists nervous • Jan. 6 rioter who confronted cops gets prison for illegal weapons possession • Jan. 6 judge slams accused rioters' attempt to delay trial ahead of Trump inauguration • Jan. 6 rioter who attacked cops with flagpole sentenced • Trump flag-wearing rioter who called Nancy Pelosi’s office ‘so gaudy’ on Jan. 6 sentenced • Father and son duo headed to prison for hurling metal pole, barrel at cops on Jan. 6
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Democrat Floats Defamation Lawsuit Against Elon Musk
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Fox News wins defamation lawsuit filed by man at center of 'false flag' Jan. 6 conspiracy
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Hunter Biden’s team issues a fiery defense ahead of sentencing, possible pardon • Trump may pursue 'vengeance' on Hunter Biden and go after 'perceived enemies': Report • Biden pardons son on gun, tax charges... Despite previous promises he would not • Why Biden pardoned Hunter: Guilty feelings, family solidarity • House Republicans rage at Biden's pardon of Hunter • We haven’t seen a pardon as sweeping as Hunter Biden’s in generations • Trump reacts to Biden pardoning son Hunter by raising Jan. 6 rioters' cases • Biden's Statement on Hunter's Pardon • Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter rattles the political world • Trump calls Hunter Biden pardon ‘an abuse and miscarriage of Justice’
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Trump's Legal Outcome 'Absolutely' Could Have Ended Differently: Attorney
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Ex-FBI informant accused of false Biden family bribery claims indicted for tax fraud
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DACA recipients worry their protection from deportation won’t last another Trump term • The Local Sheriffs Gearing Up to Help Trump Carry Out Mass Deportations - WSJ • Feds can’t destroy razor wire Texas installed near Eagle Pass, appeals court rules • California will not help Trump’s deportation plans, Alex Padilla says • Elon Musk vs. Stephen Miller: Washington preps for battle on high-tech immigration • Why the House GOP’s big immigration crackdown may be doomed • 100+ unaccompanied kids found at US border: Texas official
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Trump's push to deport criminal immigrants faces limits
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‘Devil’ Diddy Dangled Designer from 17th Floor Balcony and Threatened to Kill Her, Say Court Docs
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Ghislaine Maxwell is left 'starving' and hasn't eaten for five days
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Ritzy NYC neighborhood rocked by surging crime, including daylight carjackings and brazen robberies
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Gay couples rush to marry and have children before Trump inauguration
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Michigan, Ohio State players brawl after Wolverines beat No. 2 Buckeyes. Police use pepper spray
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Inmates burn themselves in protest at ‘inhumane’ Virginia prison conditions
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‘Stop talking and get a lawyer’: Inside the descent of a Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife
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The Rust Belt city where children keep vanishing... and there's no one to look for them | Daily Mail Online
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Cops: Auto Thief Made Damning Journal Entry
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‘Shrooms’-related bills could be passed by Nevada lawmakers next year
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'Deputy of the Year' busted for DUI after trying to direct traffic that didn't exist: Cops
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Man surrenders after allegedly shooting 2 neighbors for clearing their land
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New DA in Los Angeles promises ‘hard middle approach’ amid a heightened sense of public disorder
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'I knew I could outlast him': Pastor wards off ax-wielding burglar at church, cops say
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Florida man strikes golfer with his own clubs, holds head under water, killing him: Cops
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Florida grandfather killed allegedly over loud music on Thanksgiving Day
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Judges:
Jackson Walker's Romance Lawyers Must Comply With Discovery
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Legal Analyst Floats Big Picture Question 'Looming' Over Supreme Court
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Supreme Court likely having 'break-the-glass' conversations about Trump: analyst
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'Nice work, John Roberts': Trump's latest move said to be 'middle finger' to Supreme Court
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Second US judge revokes decision to create judicial vacancy after Trump's win
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Delays Often Benefit Courts
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Recess appointments could put Trump at odds with conservatives on the Supreme Court
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He’s the first known transgender lawyer to argue before Supreme Court. For Chase Strangio, the mission ‘is not lost on me’ • Transgender Lawyer Strangio Faces Tough Road in High Court Debut
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Trump allies promise revenge as Dems ram through Biden judges
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Texas judge favored by conservatives hands Biden, Jack Smith wins
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Lapse Of Judgment
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US Judges Make Unusual Hill Push for Bill on Overwhelmed Courts
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Trump Agenda Set to Collide With Slow Pace of US Legal System
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Man allegedly threatened revenge killings of judge and prosecutor over years-old case
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Wall Street:
Stock futures are lower after Dow and S&P 500 notch best months of the year
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Dow jumps nearly 200 points to record in short session, S&P 500 posts best month of 2024: Live updates
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Trump’s Plans Risk Inflating Bullish Stock Market Into a Bubble
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Stock market optimism keeps rising
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Layoffs:
Lion Electric temporarily lays off 400 workers, gets extension from creditors
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VF to lay off 242 employees at Virginia distribution center
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Aetna to lay off 42
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SolarEdge Is Cutting 12% of Its Staff After $1 Billion Writedown
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The tech support desk at work is one of the first jobs on AI’s replacement ticket
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Politics:
Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, Received an Email Saying He Mistreats Women—From His Mom • Pete Hegseth’s Mother Accused Her Son of Mistreating Women for Years • Pete Hegseth’s Mother’s Email Stirs Backlash: ‘Despicably Low’
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Trump’s Commerce Pick Hawked Buzzy Investments That Went Bust - WSJ
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Trump picks Florida sheriff to lead DEA
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Trump’s extraordinary selection of his daughters’ fathers-in-law for key posts underscores his reliance on family members
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Trump names Massad Boulos, campaign liaison and family relative, as a senior adviser on Middle East • Trump taps Tiffany Trump's father-in-law as his advisor on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs
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Trump Team Eyes Atkins, Ex-SEC Commissioner, to Succeed Gensler
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Trump picks Charles Kushner for U.S. ambassador to France after earlier pardon
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Donald Trump Breaks Own Record Among Hispanics, Polls Show • Latino men voted for Trump in large numbers. Here’s what they hope he delivers. • As Trump's lead in popular vote shrinks, does he really have a 'mandate'? • The congressional battlegrounds were set. Then Trump changed everything • After 2 flops, pollsters think they finally figured out Trump • Trump Will Overplay His Hand. Here’s How to Be Ready • Florida Has a Weird Political Culture. It’s About to Take Over the White House • Trump neuters the watchdogs • Biden stresses gratitude while Trump targets enemies in Thanksgiving messages • Trump Taps Deep Conservative Network to Press His Agenda • Trump Sparks Peso Gains With Post on ‘Wonderful’ Mexico Talk • Man allegedly threatened Trump and his family with violence on Facebook for months
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JD Vance Depicts Himself as 'Trump's Wife' for Thanksgiving
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Steve Bannon Splits With Elon Musk on Key Trump Policy in New Interview • Bannon claims he knew Trump would win — because fellow inmates hailed The Don as ‘gangster’ and ‘gladiator’
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Biden Offers Grim Thanksgiving ‘Message,’ Warns Journalists of ‘Tough Job’ Ahead Fighting Alternative Media
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Women Are Getting Sterilized After Donald Trump's Victory: 'Only Option' • Emboldened ‘manosphere’ accelerates threats and demeaning language toward women after US election
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Former Democrat Congressman Calls For 'Rebranding' of 'Toxic' Party
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Dems fear Harris’ continued fundraising ‘erodes trust’ • Carville: Harris campaign’s ‘unfathomable’ spending hurt Democrats
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'Of course' Biden should have dropped out of race sooner, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says
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Democrats Face an Existential Crisis on X
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Johnson condemns "insane" bomb threats against Democrats • Jeffries demands "maximum protection" for members after bomb threats • Most of Connecticut's delegation in Congress targeted by bomb threats
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Republican Populism Aims To Expand the Nanny State
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The Secret Behind the Inevitable Rise of ‘Mar-A-Lago’ Face
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Huge wave of House members eyes 2026 exits
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Retailing:
The Container Store could be the next big chain to go bankrupt • The Container Store on verge of possible bankruptcy filing as housing market flails: report
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‘People forget their manners’: US retail workers brace for Black Friday shopping rush
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Winners and losers of Black Friday 2024
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Turnarounds uncertain at Macy's, Kohl's, Nordstrom as department stores enter the holiday season
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A dozen eggs and a dozen bullets: Ammunition hits US grocery stores
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Retailers urge buyers to shop before Trump's tariffs hit
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4-year-old hacks mom’s Amazon Prime account and orders 51 boxes of SpongeBob SquarePants Popsicles
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Anxious Retailers Look to Deals, Doorbusters to Revive Sales
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Will Kohl’s have to close stores?
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For big-box retail, one of the longest-running experiments is shrinking
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Tax:
IRS Has a $20 Billion Funding Crunch
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Batteries:
How Europe’s EV battery pioneer Northvolt came unstuck • Northvolt in Talks With China’s CATL on Partnership • CATL Co-Founder Says Investing in Northvolt Not a Priority: FAS • Beyond Northvolt bankruptcy, a story of the West struggling China tightening its grip on EV, clean tech markets • A European bankruptcy shows a new strategy is needed to counter China’s EV dominance
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Battery Maker Morrow Calls for Clarity on Make-or-Break Loan
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Fraud:
November 2024 Ponzi Scheme Roundup
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Adani Says His Empire Will Emerge Stronger After US Bribery Case • Adani’s Backers Muster a United Front to Counter US Charges • Japanese Banks Sticking With Adani as Jefferies, Barclays Review Ties • Modi’s Government Distances Itself From US Probe Into Adani
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Cops arrest man for allegedly posing as Elon Musk to cheat elderly woman out of money
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Solar:
US Hits Southeast Asian Solar Imports With Duties up to 271%
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Maritime:
Hurtigruten Lenders to Inject Cash, Lead Cruise Line’s Split
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Swan Energy restarts Reliance Naval and Engineering shipyard
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Kitchenware:
Tupperware set to cease operating in Australia, with global business reduced from 70 countries to eight • Major brand to close in Australia, thousands to lose jobs • The close of South Africa’s Tupperware era
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Economy:
Personal Income increased 0.6% in October; Spending increased 0.4%
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Only 31% think they’ve financially ‘made it’
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It's a really bad time to be a middle manager
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US Job Growth Due for Snapback After Storms and Strike
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Q4 GDP Tracking: Mid 2% Range
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Q3 GDP Growth Unrevised at 2.8% Annual Rate • US GDP Grows at Solid 2.8% Pace, Helped by Consumer Spending
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Five Economic Reasons to be Thankful
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US consumer price increases accelerated last month with inflation pressures resilient
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Jamie Dimon's 'secret' back channel communication with Donald Trump over months
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Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar • Trump Demands ‘Commitment’ From BRICS on Using US Dollar • Trump said he'll put a 100% tariff on countries that give up the dollar. That could backfire • Trump Weaponizing Dollar Seen as a Needless BRICS Provocation • Donald Trump Sends New Warning to China-Led Bloc Over US Dollar
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Trump's tariff toolkit
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China Air Cargo Flights Soar as Trump Return, Tariffs Loom
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The dollar has soared since Trump's election win. Here's what that means for your wallet.
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Trump tariffs threaten to crack open North American economies
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Trump's tariffs could raise the prices of these everyday goods
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'Vigilantes': Report shows how an unlikely group could force Trump to cancel his trade war
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A Roadmap Through the Drama and Realities of Trump’s Trade War
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GOP Sen. Bill Hagerty says access to the U.S. economy is a 'privilege' amid Trump tariff threats
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Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts • Republicans eye tax breaks, border funds and clean energy cuts when Trump returns • GOP’s small majority adds to challenge of tax reform • 5 key players in the fight over Trump tax cuts
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Social Security reforms face uncertain future in Senate
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Where Americans are starting new businesses
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Food bank demand continues to rise
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Walmart won't be last company to pull back on DEI
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Mounting risks in a $14 trillion corner of financial markets are a threat to economic stability, research firm says
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Trump could dismantle newly built guardrails around your wallet, consumer groups warn
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Bernie Sanders and Elon Musk are on the same page about auditing the Pentagon and slashing the defense budget • How Elon Musk cut costs at SpaceX, Tesla, X and what it means for DOGE
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The Invisible Man
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:
Realtor.com Reports Active Inventory Up 26.5% YoY
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US Home-Purchase Applications Rise to Highest Since February
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4 predictions for the US housing market in 2025, according to Zillow
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Fannie and Freddie: Single Family and Multi-Family Serious Delinquency Rates Increased in October
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NAR: Pending Home Sales Increase 2.0% in October; Up 5.4% Year-over-year • US Pending Home Sales Increase to Highest Level Since March
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The battle against 6% broker fees isn’t over after a surprise 11th hour court filing
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Baby-boomer homeowners got rich from skyrocketing house prices. Now they can't find retirement housing.
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The 10 most expensive ZIP codes in the U.S.—median home prices in No. 1 are almost $8 million
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Home Buyers Enter a Strange New World - WSJ
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New York City is on the verge of allowing thousands of homeowners to build extra dwellings in their backyard, garage, or basement
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Gen Zers and millennials are clamoring for their grandmas' bathrooms
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Sonoma Valley real estate investor Ken Mattson hit with ‘involuntary bankruptcy’ petitions
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Municipalities:
Chicago Mayor Struggles to Find Revenue for Debt-Ridden City
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Read “Grand Bargain” – the Gripping, Behind-the-Scenes Story of How Detroit Was Saved from Financial Collapse
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Moody's downgrades Manhattan, Kansas, over fiscal strain, late audit
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Oil/Gas:
Oil and gas drilling activity to reach 10-year high in 2025: industry group
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OPEC+ May Be Facing Long-Term Production Cuts
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China’s EV Boom Threatens to Push Gasoline Demand Off a Cliff
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Texas Oil Town Odessa Now Among US Cities With Highest Wages
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Pemex Freezes New Contractor Deals Amid Supplier Debt Woes
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Education:
The way Americans pay for higher education is changing
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Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportations
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Pageants:
Miss America Operator Files for Bankruptcy
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Healthcare:
Defaulted Alabama hospital to get bridge loans from bondholders
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Study finds 208 million Americans are now overweight or obese
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How the morning-after pill has been pulled into abortion battles
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Upcoming Supreme Court decision could transform transgender health care
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Trump’s pick for CDC director has repeatedly raised questions about the safety of vaccines
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Sports:
Meet the Billionaires Taking Over Professional Bull Riding
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Huge brawl erupts between Jaguars and Texans as quarterback lays motionless following terrifying hit... and another football game is disgraced by fighting
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Labor:
Trump Labor pick surprises unions, rattles business
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Amazon worker strike: 5 things to know
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VW Union to Start Walkouts on Monday Over Cost-Cutting Plans
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Consultants:
How hard it is to get hired and what it's like to work for the prestigious strategy consulting firms, McKinsey, Bain, and BCG
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Healthcare:
705 hospitals at risk of closure, state by state
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Wellpath once provided care in Berkeley, Charleston jails. Now, it's bankrupt, leaving inmate abuse claims in limbo
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Physician staffing firm to cease operations
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End of home health, telehealth coverage threatens hospitals' recovery: Fitch
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Education:
Separation of church and state? Religion in public schools is being tested by Christian conservatives
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Hotels:
Hotels: Occupancy Rate Increased 21.7% Year-over-year due to Timing of Thanksgiving
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Food/Beverage:
Stoli Brand Vodka’s US Arm Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy • Cyber attack prompts Stoli Group USA bankruptcy filing
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World’s most perilous Starbucks opens where coffee-lovers sip lattes & overlook Earth’s most militarised stretch of land
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Brazil Coffee Exporters Seek Debt Renegotiation as Prices Surge
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Autos:
Odds rise that Quebec EV maker Lion Electric will need to seek creditor protection • EV Maker Lion Electric Nears Creditor Deadline as Cash Dwindles • EV Maker Lion Wins Temporary Creditor Relief, Halts US Factory
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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares abruptly quits as US Jeep, Ram sales falter • Carlos Tavares out as Stellantis CEO a year ahead of planned exit • Stellantis Reels After CEO’s Early Departure Leaves Void • Stellantis to Close UK Vauxhall Luton Factory • Stellantis to Halt Turin Production in December
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Major car manufacturer 'on the brink of collapse' as official claims company has 'just 12 months to survive' • Nissan CFO Stephen Ma to step down • 'Real reason' for Nissan collapse revealed as finance chief steps down
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Tesla owners turn against Musk: ‘I’m embarrassed driving this car around’
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Rivian CEO Slams Dealership Laws
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Vivek Ramaswamy pans Rivian’s expected $6B federal loan for Georgia factory
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Chinese EV Makers Slip Further in Europe Amid Tariff Tussles
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Chinese automakers BYD, Leapmotor and Xiaomi smash annual delivery targets ahead of schedule
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Japanese Car Sales Plummet In Southeast Asia As Chinese Cars Gain Market Share
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Culture:
Gen Z is the loneliest generation. It’s only going to get worse
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Tech:
Who's winning the AI race
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How Trump’s mass deportation plan can use AI to extend immigration crackdown
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AI improvements are slowing down. Companies have a plan to break through the wall.
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Critics said Musk 'overpaid' for Twitter. Thanks to Trump and xAI, it could actually be a steal.
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Smaller brains? Fewer friends? An evolutionary biologist asks how AI will change humanity's future
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Media outlets, including CBC, sue ChatGPT creator
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Googling Is for Old People. That’s a Problem for Google - WSJ
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Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic'
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Trump’s Cabinet picks are deeply divided over banning TikTok
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Crypto:
Second Distribution By Celsius Network: Creditors To Receive Bitcoin Valued at $95,000 Each • Celsius to Distribute $127 Million – Creditors Allege Mismanagement
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Crypto goes to Washington • Coinbase policy chief expects speedy approval of crypto laws following Trump’s victory
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Student Debt:
Cheaper student-loan payments for millions of borrowers are on the line next year • Federal student loan borrowers who miss payments may again face wage garnishments, collections
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Climate:
Climate Scientists Can’t Explain These ‘Hotspots’ Appearing Around the World • Global heat wave hot spots outpace climate change trends
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How bad was Atlantic hurricane season? Pretty bad, say experts.
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Stockholm Scraps City-Center Ban on Gasoline and Diesel Cars
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Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends, Leaving Scientists to Ponder the Future
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Great Lakes Storm Dumps 4 Feet of Snow on Northeast and Midwest, With More to Come!
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Motorcycles:
Terrifying: KTM AG and subsidiaries face €2.9 billion in debt and over 2,000 creditors
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Agribusiness:
Atmore Peanut Processor Coastal Growers Files Bankruptcy
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Recent Ch. 11 Filings (42 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (32 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Tax:
Supreme Court to consider IRS’s claim on pre-bankruptcy tax payments
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Liability Management:
Liability management transactions: While US bankruptcy courts send mixed messages to markets, lenders prepare for the next wave
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Bankruptcy Books:
BRT Book Corner: Unjust Debts; The Financial Restructuring Tool Set
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Mass Torts:
Elon Musk’s X is stepping into the legal fight over Alex Jones’ Infowars. Experts say it’s unprecedented
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Johnson & Johnson to Pay $700 Million to Settle Baby Powder Probe
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Exemptions:
Homestead Exemption: Double Exemption Available Where Debtor Does Not Have Sole Ownership Of Residence
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Aviation:
Citadel, Pimco Set to Own Stakes in Spirit Airlines Post-Bankruptcy
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Spirit Airlines reports accelerated debt due to Chapter 11 filing
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Outrage Soars Over Spirit Airlines CEO's Bonus Cheque Payday Amid Worker Layoffs
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Back from the Brink, SAS Wants Air France-KLM to Raise its Stake
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Satish Gupta appointed liquidator for Jet Airways
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Government pulls off a narrow victory at THAI creditors’ meeting
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GOL Linhas Aéreas Pursues Tax Settlement Amid Restructuring
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Stowaway who flew from New York to Paris causes disturbance on return flight, remains in France
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Airline refund rules could be on Trump's chopping block
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Media:
LeBron James' media company lost $28 million last year and has never turned a profit: Report
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Sovereigns:
Panama Debt on Cusp of Junk as Moody’s Cuts Outlook to Negative
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Hungary’s Credit Outlook Cut to Negative by Moody’s Ratings
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Ethiopia: December key month for debt restructuring hopes: NBE
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UK:
I have the power – UK court confirms the ability of sole directors to make decisions
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Court of Appeal rules debtor’s pension is protected from creditors
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UK Supreme Court refuses cross-border insolvency assistance under the “immovables rule”: Kireeva v Bedzhamov
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McDermott’s parallel restructuring proceedings: UK restructuring plan meets the Dutch WHOA
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Business Distress Index – what are the latest insolvency trends?
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Council tax rise and fewer events as £14m cuts loom
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Southern Water Lenders Tap Advisers to Help Stabilize Utility
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Thames Water Appoints Chief Restructuring Officer to Manage Debt • Thames Water turns to Maxwell insolvency veteran
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Jewish students accosted on London bus
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UK Home Prices Rise by Most Since March 2022, Lender Says
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Royal Society Wants to Kick Out Elon Musk
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Britons Give Away Homes to Family in Push to Escape Rising Taxes
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Britain’s Jobs Statistics Crisis Gives Banks a Growing Headache
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Starmer Pledges ‘Plan for Change’ in Bid to Reset Government
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Finance Firms Beyond Banks Not Ready For Crisis, BOE Warns
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EU:
JPMorgan Sees Half-Point ECB Cut in December on Weak Economy
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ECB’s Stournaras: Tariffs Could Warrant Aggressive Rate Cuts
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ECB’s Lagarde Urges Europe to Negotiate, Not Retaliate on Trade
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ECB to Discuss Bigger Rate Cut But Uncertainty High, Kazaks Says
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Euro-Zone Inflation Accelerates But Won’t Derail ECB Cuts
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Canada:
Trudeau, Trump Discuss Trade, Border at Crucial Mar-a-Lago Meeting • What Trudeau told Trump at Mar-a-Lago • Canadian Border Minister Says New Measures Are Imminent After Trump Meeting • Trump logs "productive meeting" with Canada's prime minister after threatened tariffs • Trudeau Pledged Action on Border After Tariff Threat, Trump Says • Trump maintains hard line on Canada after meeting with Trudeau
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MENA:
Netanyahu's trial returns: Bigger and more dramatic than ever
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Trump wants Gaza ceasefire deal before inauguration, Graham says • Biden pushes Netanyahu to get a Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal after Lebanon truce
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Sustaining Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire poses huge challenge for Biden and Trump
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Israeli Military to Stay in Gaza for Years
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Netanyahu’s former defense minister Ya’alon: Israeli leadership dragging country down path of ethnic cleansing in Gaza
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Israeli Gaza Strikes Kill More World Central Kitchen Charity Workers • Israeli strikes kill at least 200 in Gaza as UN halts aid deliveries after more trucks stolen
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UN halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel
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Former NATO chief says Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire a ‘direct result’ of incoming Trump admin
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Israel launches airstrike on Hezbollah for first time since ceasefire
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After entering Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to a nearby province. Assad says he’ll defeat them • Syrian and Russian jets step up strikes on rebels after opposition seizes much of Aleppo • Setbacks for Russia, Iran and Hezbollah Turn Into a Catastrophe for Syria’s Assad • Syria War Escalates as Iran-Backed Iraq Militias Vow Intervention • Syria launches counterattacks in an attempt to halt insurgents’ surprise advance • Iran throws its support behind Assad as rebels expand their shock offensive in Syria
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Another Bleak Christmas in Bethlehem as Christian Families Quit West Bank
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17 Missiles Sink 4 Ships: Houthis Strike U.S. Warship, Oil Tanker, Container Ships In Arabian Sea
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China:
China’s Property Slump May Extend Into 2025, Fitch Says
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Chinese Builder Shimao’s Liquidation Case Is Dismissed by Court
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China’s Factory Activity Expands in Sign of Slow Recovery
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How China Can Hit Back at Trump: Target US Firms, Turn to India, Africa
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Russia:
Zelensky Suggests Possible Peace Deal With Russia if NATO Accepts Request • Zelenskyy’s diplomatic play for Trump • Zelensky: I’ll give up Ukrainian territory to Russia to achieve peace • Zelenskiy Open to Cease-Fire If NATO Protects Unoccupied Areas
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Trump's new Ukraine adviser urged peace deal without NATO membership or restored borders
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Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia
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Putin’s deadliest day with 2,000 soldiers lost as troops wade through fallen comrades on fastest advance since invasion
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Putin orders masses of new Oreshnik missiles as he plunges Ukraine into darkness in blitz & directly threatens Zelensky
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What Putin’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile means for NATO security
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Putin Says Russia May Strike Kyiv With New Ballistic Missile
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Chilling video shows Russians in nightclub rounded up and conscripted for desperate Putin
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Russia’s Tight Labor Market Has Firms Turning to Teens, Retirees to Fill Openings
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Police In Moscow Raid Bars Over 'LGBT Propaganda'
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Putin approves new budget with record defense spending
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Brit spies backing ‘covert action’ against Russia as they channel Churchill’s ‘set Europe ablaze’ orders, MI6 boss warns
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Sweden:
Sweden Bankruptcies Heading for Highest Level Since 1990s Crisis
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Belgium:
Belgium’s sex workers win maternity pay and pension rights in world first
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Mexico:
Mexico shuts watchdog agencies, intensifying fears for its democracy
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Trump Tariff Threat ‘Chilling Signal’ for Mexico Economy
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Trump says he spoke to Mexico's president about ending migration into U.S. • Trump’s Call for Mexico to Stop Migrants and Drugs May Never Be Met
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Mexican Cartels Lure Chemistry Students to Make Fentanyl
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The plan to set US special forces on Mexican drug cartels — and why experts say it won’t work
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Singapore:
Directors’ duties in hard times: When exactly do directors’ duties shift from acting in the best interests of the company as a whole, to acting in the best interests of its creditors?
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Australia:
Challenging examinations in aid of cross-border insolvency proceedings
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Federal Court finds director reasonably relied on external advice amid potential insolvency
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'Trumponomics' Could Trigger Further Bankruptcies, Says Insolvency Solutions Firm
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Australia Concerned by Reports Port of Darwin’s Owner in Trouble
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Germany:
Migrants will be made to assimilate, says German party poised for power
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France:
Chaos in France as Macron faces calls to quit as government on brink of collapse • Negotiate on the budget or we’ll bring you down, France’s far right tells Barnier
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Argentina:
Milei’s First Argentina Privatization Beset by $536 Million Debt
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Milei Touts $50 Billion From Investors Eyeing 30-Year Loopholes in Argentina
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Thailand:
Anatomy of a Business Rehabilitation Plan in Thailand
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India:
Govt working on integrated platform for insolvency ecosystem: Official
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Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code Does Not Override Public Body's Statutory Authority To Regulate Its Properties: NCLAT
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Byju's insolvency: Riju Raveendran approaches NCLT to seek inclusion in case
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Analysts Rush to Pare India Forecast After Growth Shocker • India’s Growth Shocker Puts Pressure on RBI to Cut Rates
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India’s Falling Wages Squeeze Urban Middle Class and Economy
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Venezuela:
Venezuela Creditors Plan to Compete With Elliott Over Citgo
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New Zealand:
Business insolvencies 'much higher' than in the global financial crisis
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Brazil:
2W on the brink of filing for bankruptcy protection
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Lula Ignores Aides and Sparks Market Rout That Threatens Economy
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