July 30, 2025

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Law:

Citing inappropriate social media posts, Mayer Brown fires partner less than 2 months after hiring announcement
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3D Printer Facing Liquidation Blames Legal Fees for Bankruptcy
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Milbank Fights Trump DOJ, Despite Law Firm’s White House Deal
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Blame It on Tariffs: New Excuses for Bankruptcies
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The Law Schools That Give Students The Best Classroom Experience (2025)
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How generative artificial intelligence is affecting demand for legal services and need for ‘AI fluency’
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Biglaw AI Apocalypse Brews As One Fake Case Turns Into Litany Of False Cites
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Attorney's AI innovation challenges gender gap in legal tech adoption
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Former Biglaw Partner Publicly Fighting With A Computer Program Which Is Totally Not Crazy Person Behavior
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When Lincoln Said ‘No’ To SCOTUS… And How It Relates To Biglaw
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Chokeholds, bikers and 'roving patrols': Are Trump's ICE tactics legal?Lawyers duke it out over Trump's 'insufficient' attempt to strip deportation protectionsICE Denies Giving Taco Bell Number to Immigration LawyerJoe Rogan Calls Out 'Crazy' Trump Administration MoveMan With Green Card for 25 Years in Alligator Alcatraz Has Hearing Canceled
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Trump fired court-appointed Habba replacement, records showNJ Criminal Cases Paused After Challenge to Habba Authority
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Trump 'Seriously Considering' Diddy Pardon
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Trump Extends Top Nevada Prosecutor in Latest Personnel Maneuver
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Trump may rue the day he sued Murdoch for libel over Epstein’s birthday card
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The FBI’s Leaders ‘Have No Idea What They’re Doing’
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Marine Corps vet's wife released from ICE custody after advocacy from GOP senator's office
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NYC shooter Shane Tamura’s apparent suicide note reveals he admired CTE documentary and prominent neuroscientists: sourcesAn Attack on the Heart of Corporate America
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Biglaw Firm Encourages Remote Work After Fatal Office ShootingLoeb & Loeb NY Group Safe After Midtown Manhattan Shooting
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Trump’s LA Prosecutor Orders Cases His Staff Say Lack Evidence
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Diddy argues he's just a 'John' and a 'swinger' in renewed quest to be released on bail prior to sentencing
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Man dangled baby over balcony, threatened to shoot girl's mother, police say
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Man killed grandma to stop her from telling police about gun hidden in his room
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Mom has 'zero' remorse for leaving kids in hot car to shop at Dollar Tree: Cops
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Attorney tried to kidnap 2-year-old because 'she was sent by God': Cops
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The Criminal Enterprise Run by Monkeys
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Mom who left baby in dumpster so boyfriend wouldn't 'break up with her' is sentenced
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Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife felt trapped in his marriage, prosecutor says
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Judges:

A Mill of Miller: Examining the Supreme Court’s Recent Bankruptcy Jurisprudence
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The ways in which justices reach their decisions
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Judges seek greater security amid escalating threats
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Judges Who Benefit From AI Technology Must Avoid Its Hazards
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AI ruling? Attorneys baffled by federal judge’s order that lists incorrect parties, wrong quotesLawyers bewildered over judge's order rife with 'indisputable factual inaccuracies'
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Federal appeals judge, 98, plans to ‘continue the battle’ after panel recommends continued suspension
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Judge alleges Trump admin misled SCOTUS about injunction over federal layoffs
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'Not credible' DOJ misconduct complaint floats impeaching judge who held admin in contempt
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Justice Department Hits Judge in El Salvador Deportation Case With Ethics Complaint
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'Poisoned the well': Trump hurt by 'unavoidable problem' he created at DOJ
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Virginia judge bars Youngkin's university board appointments rejected by Senate Democrats
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Bove vote dogged by new whistleblower complaintsRepublicans confirm former Trump lawyer Emil Bove to lifetime appeals court perchBove Confirmed to Appeals Court After Whistleblowers Emerge
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Trump urges Senate GOP to end blue slip tradition for federal judges, US attorneys
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The Incredible Shrinking Circuit Court
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New SCOTUS Clerk Class Has More Women, Experience Than in 2000
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Wall Street:

Stock futures are little changed as investors analyze earnings, await Fed rate decision

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Layoffs:

Vegas dealers laid off amid big decline in tourism
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Logistics:

UPS Falls as Courier Withholds Outlook on Trade, Economic Woes
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Cruise Lines:

Cruise Ship Deaths: Hundreds Occur Per Year, Here's What the Data Reveals
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Digital Printing:

Desktop Metal Bankruptcy: Analysis & Karma Police
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Tech:

AI in Wyoming may soon use more electricity than state's human residents!
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The Boom in AI Is Stressing the Largest US Power Grid
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Kids Who Get Smartphones Before 13 Face Skyrocketing Suicide Risk, Study Warns
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ChatGPT passes the ‘I’m not a robot’ test — a ‘terrifying’ step toward AI developing a mind of its own
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Google execs say employees have to ‘be more AI-savvy’ as competition ramps up
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Apple Loses Fourth AI Researcher in a Month to Meta’s Superintelligence Team
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AI Fears Become Reality In The Tech Industry
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Consumer Protection:

More than $360 million in CFPB consumer payouts 'at risk,' consumer groups say
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Economy:

IMF upgrades outlook for global economy, citing less-than-expected damage from Trump’s trade warsIMF lifts 2025 GDP emerging economies' outlook on improved China viewIMF slightly raises India's growth forecast to 6.4%
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Federal Reserve likely to stand pat on rates this week, deepening the gulf between Powell and TrumpPowell Under Siege as Fed Plans to Stand Pat on Rate Cuts
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IMF Upgrades Global Growth After Trump Backtracks
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Tariff blitz brings US levies to highest levels since 1930sTrump Says India May Pay 20% to 25% Tariff But Not Yet FinalIndia’s a good friend but they’ve been charging too much: Trump slams India’s tariffs U.S.-China trade talks end without extension of tariff truce, as Trump weighs options Bessent to American businesses: ‘Not the end of the world’ if April 2 tariffs kick in Europe’s Far Right Blasts Trump Trade Deal as Support WaversSouth Africa still seeks US trade deal days before tariff deadlineNo extension of US-China tariff deadline, yetUS says Trump has 'final call' on China trade truce'Great cover': CEOs caught admitting they're using tariffs as excuse to jack up pricesTrump girds for trade warHawley introduces bill to provide $600 tariff rebates to adults and childrenP&G estimates $1 bn tariff hit, plans some US price hikesAdidas slumps 7% as sportswear giant warns tariffs to drive up U.S. pricesLuxury carmakers flag combined costs of $889 million as U.S. tariffs biteEarnings misses at these 3 companies show Trump tariffs are hitting consumers
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Trump Tariffs Will Raise the Cost of Food for Americans
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The US Will Be the Biggest Loser From Trade ‘Wins’
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US tariffs to weaken credit conditions, raise default risks: Moody's
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Trump's tariffs could squeeze US factories and boost costs by up to 4.5%, a new analysis finds
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US Goods-Trade Deficit Narrows Thanks to Broad Drop in Imports
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Map Shows States Gaining Most Jobs Due to Reshoring Efforts
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Here are 5 things that will likely get more expensive in 2025Americans could soon see price hikes thanks to Trump’s trade war. Here are 5 items to stock up on
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US job openings, hiring decrease in June US Job Openings Fall to 7.44 Million After Back-to-Back JumpsBLS: Job Openings Decreased to 7.4 million in June
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The July Employment Report and State and Local Education
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US consumer confidence rises modestly in JulyConsumer confidence inches up despite signs of weakening labor market
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Even Top Earners Are Falling Behind on Credit Card and Car Payments
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Millionaires multiply across the US, but most find it’s not all mansions and champagne
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Government shutdown talk is starting early ahead of a difficult funding fight in Congress this fall
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Trump Baby Accounts Could Create Generation of Millionaire Retirees
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The Texas Economy Ain’t All That
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

Case-Shiller: National House Price Index Up 2.3% year-over-year in May
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Mamdani’s rent freeze promise could run into stark financial reality
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US Housing Market Sees 'Bright Spot' Amid Struggles
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Man planted bomb in ex-landlord's lawn mower after being evicted, police say
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China Buys Up Property in America's Hottest Housing Market
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Municipalities:

One of California's largest cities is on the brink of a trash nightmare
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Downtown Detroit Is Back
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Defaults:

Private equity drives 80% defaulted debt jump, Moody’s says
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Climate:

EPA Set to Unravel US Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
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Politics:

Trump's Approval Rating Margin Hits Second-Term Low: Poll
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s Life of SecretsGhislaine Maxwell will plead the Fifth in Epstein House testimony — unless these demands are met: defense lawyerMaxwell demands immunity after subpoena from House Oversight Committee Ghislaine Maxwell's request for immunity in exchange for testimony denied in stunning twistFBI Has Secret Epstein Prison Tape With No ‘Missing Minute’Maxwell's ploy to receive 'leniency' may backfire if she can't 'walk that line': analystTrump: Epstein “stole” young woman from Mar-a-Lago spaResurfaced memo threatens to blow up Trump's Epstein scrambleShocking poll delivers Trump major wake-up call over handling of Epstein casePoll Shows How Americans Feel Trump Has Handled Epstein SagaFBI should conduct threat assessment of Epstein files: SchumerTrump Can’t Explain Discrepancy Between Competing Epstein AnswersTrump says Jeffrey Epstein ‘stole’ Virginia Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago spa
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How Republicans are trying to redistrict their way to a majority
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Trump Has Spent a Third of His Presidency Visiting His Own Properties
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Secret Service agent protecting Trump tried to sneak wife onto transport plane to Scotland
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Poll: New York Dems side with Mamdani on Israel, NetanyahuLessons for Zohran Mamdani From New York’s Most Successful SocialistZohran Mamdani’s Campaign Is ‘Taking Steps’ in Case He Gets Hassled Reentering U.S.Zohran Mamdani Beats Out All NYC Mayoral Candidates Combined—New Poll
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Far-left mayoral candidates will make it harder for Democrats to ‘win back voters’: Karl Rove
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Candace Owens insists 'they'll fake kill' French president's wife for 'being a man'
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'Openly defying him': Trump enraged as 'people he created' stop marching to his tune
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Pete Hegseth has discussed running for political office in Tennessee, sources say
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Trump flayed for shaming US on world stage
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Roy Cooper raises $3.4 million in first 24 hours of his Senate candidacy
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Healthcare:

Prospect Medical attorneys ask judge if company can abandon some of its Delaware County real estate
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NUMC execs charged steak, lobster to debt-ridden hospital night before state takeover: report
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UnitedHealth signals prolonged pain as restored profit forecast underwhelms
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Florida Removes Over Quarter of People From Health Care Plan
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States sue to stop Trump administration from defunding Planned Parenthood
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RFK Jr. Hit With Investigation Over His Radical Vaccine Panel Overhaul
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What the Future of Medicaid and Medicare Could Look Like
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Agribusiness:

Trump’s Tax Bill Expands Farm Subsidies. Not All Farmers Will Benefit.
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Harvest Halted: Why Agriculture Funding Is Withering
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (18 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (8 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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IP:

Counsel Should Draft IP Agreements With Bankruptcy in Mind
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Mass Torts:

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $42 million in talc cancer verdict
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Rochester Catholic Diocese abuse survivors accept $246M settlementAfter six years, Rochester Catholic Diocese sex abuse bankruptcy case ends with settlement vote
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Following bankruptcy filing, Fresno diocese could be resolving sex abuse lawsuits for years
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Alex Jones plans to auction 16 watches, an SUV and a Texas house to pay Sandy Hook families
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Mass-Tort Trusts and the Faustian Bargain
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Venue:

The Most Disfavored Venue in Large Chapter 11 Cases
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Sovereign Immunity:

Sovereign Immunity and Younger Abstention Doctrine Don’t Protect States from Antidiscrimination Provisions
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Barton Doctrine:

Barton Doctrine Applied To Protect A Bankruptcy Trustee and Counsel (In re Prehired LLC)
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Aviation:

Air Canada’s US Revenue Sinks But Carrier Keeps Profit Outlook
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United Airlines flight attendants reject contract with immediate raises of at least 26%
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Retailing:

Leslie's Stock Plunges 27.02% Amid Weather, Debt Woes
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119 JCPenney stores sold in nearly $1 billion deal. See list of locations.
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Economic Anxiety Leads More Consumers to Embrace ‘Christmas in July’
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Banking:

KPMG revives bid for SVB complaint dismissal
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Celebs:

Hulk Hogan was financially underwater before death
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Food/Beverage:

Starbucks same-store sales fall againStarbucks CEO confirms plans to close up to 90 locations by the end of 2026
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Disasters:

Tsunami panic grips the Pacific: Japan is hit by five foot tidal wave after biggest earthquake in 14 years caused millions to evacuate Tsunami waves reach California and Hawaii after massive earthquake in RussiaHawaii Evacuation Videos Show People Fleeing TsunamiMultiple Whales Washed Ashore by Tsunami in Japan
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Education:

Harvard Law Graduate Is Helping Trump Attack Her Alma Mater
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Pharma:

Obesity drugmaker Novo Nordisk plunges as it cuts forecasts again
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UK:

Record number of companies are in critical financial distress
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Commercial judge removes diligence warrant in dispute between subsidiaries of offshore plc over insolvency risk
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Businessman jailed after failing to disclose £130,000 in assets during bankruptcy order
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Nearly half a million SMEs have missed tax deadlines
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75% of UK Businesses Would Break a Ransomware Payment Ban to Save Their Company, Risking Criminal Charges
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MENA:

Starmer says UK will recognize Palestinian state unless Israel agrees ceasefire, ends Gaza suffering
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Is First Republican Lawmaker to Call Gaza Crisis a ‘Genocide’MAGA Civil War Erupts Over Gaza as GOP Rep Says ‘Starve Away’Marjorie Taylor Greene Defies Trump on Israel: 'Genocide'
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Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt sign declaration calling for Hamas to disarm, leave Gaza
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The Corrupt Bargain Behind Gaza’s Catastrophe
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Israelis Begin to Question the Morality of Their War in Gaza
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Gaza death toll hits 60,000 as global monitor demands action to avert famine
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Australia:

Small business restructure approval rates decline as ATO shows its tough side
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Russia:

Russia's Oil Shipments Have Quietly Slumped Over the Past Year
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Singapore:

Legal developments on restructuring & insolvency
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Bird & Bird forms Singapore restructuring, insolvency group
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Malaysia:

Cross-Border Insolvency Bill boosts debt recovery
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Cuba:

Cuban private sector overtakes state in retail sales value amid economic crisis
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China:

Why is Shenzhen adjusting China’s first pilot personal bankruptcy scheme?
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India:

The Insolvency Crisis: BYJU’s Founder Escalates Public Attack, Calls Out “Corporate Raid”
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