September 25, 2026

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Law:

Big Law Hiring Has Changed. The 2011 Law School Class Proves It.
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O’Melveny Expands Bankruptcy & Restructuring Team with Leading Corporate Restructuring Lawyer Penelope Jensen
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Weil Deepens Company-Side Restructuring Practice with Return of Debra Sinclair as Partner
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Biglaw Firm Claims Employee Was ‘Deceived’ Into Sending Client Documents To Hacker
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AI pressure grows for law firm business models
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Streamlining restructuring research with Credit Cloud
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ABA Law School Oversight Set for Chopping Block as Panel Punts • ABA and Its Accreditation Council Have Distinct, Essential Roles • ABA Shouldn’t Accredit Law Schools if It Can’t Follow the Rules
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Women Lawyers Exhausted by Juggling Caregiving and Careers
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Compassion Fatigue Drains Lawyers’ Capacity as Leaders, Advisers
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Biglaw’s Latest AI Strategy: Teach Lawyers How To Be Human
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At ILTACON, Legal AI Confronts “Good Enough”
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The Biglaw Firms That Strike Fear In The Hearts Of Opposing Counsel (2027)
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SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein will remain in prison as appeal continues
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Plastic surgeon found guilty of murdering 'beloved' lawyer
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Trump ad airing with government funding despite law against propaganda
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Trump Lawyer Alina Habba to Marry Turkish Billionaire
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US Postal Service Becomes New Battleground for Voting Rights
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Journalists regain access to White House after judge blocks Trump's media ban • Press Regains White House Access After Trump Seemingly Doubled Down on Ban • CNN Flat-Out Accuses Trump Admin of Lying About Restoring Their WH Access • Political World Floored by Trump WH Denying Press Access Despite Court Order • Brian Stelter Credits Fox News for Being ‘A Real Ally’ to CNN Amid WH Ban Chaos • Fox’s Brit Hume Calls Out Trump WH ‘Defying Court Orders’ on Press Ban
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DOJ Seeks Military Lawyers for New York Law Enforcement Surge
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ICE is wasting tens of millions of dollars on ‘uninformed’ detention projects, report finds • ICE Wasted Over $20 Million to Expand Detention, Watchdog Says • Trump Migrant Detention Policy Again Finds Friendly Circuit • Blanche Vows Supreme Court Review in Third-Country Removal Case • Judge slams ICE for 'ongoing noncompliance' with court orders about lockup facility • Kansas residents are reeling amid sweeping ICE enforcement action at meat processing plants
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Leadership Turmoil Spurred NJ US Attorney Losses, Former AUSAs Say
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Crowd of Angry Citizens Loses It After City Council Fast-Tracks Resolution on Flock AI Cameras
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South Asians Face Surging Racism in America
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Russian plot uncovered to ‘infiltrate US Secret Service’
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Man, 105, probed over Nazi camp crimes
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Woman allegedly plotted to have daughter's boyfriend killed, then backed out over price
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Woman ran over boyfriend after he confronted her over lottery winnings: Prosecutors
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Woman randomly said she 'did not hit anybody' after trooper hurt in high-speed chase: Cops
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Woman swipes Tinder date's $37K Rolex, kisses him goodbye before blocking his number: Cops
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Elderly mom and stepdad opened home to stepson, he repaid their kindness with a hammer
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Dad who slept as toddler was locked outside in the cold and nearly lost toes learns fate
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Husband and wife in pickup plummeted off cliff after he didn't brake on purpose: Police
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Woman who left former college athlete to die after hit-and-run gets 30 days in jail
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Man who said his marriage ending was 'too much to bear' killed his wife: Police
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Woman armed with Glock storms school bus carrying 37 kids in road rage incident: Police
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Mom left infant in car for hours to work, was 'more concerned' with phone than baby: Cops
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Scammer who tortured cats hit with state's harshest animal abuse penalty
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Judges:

Ballot seizure by Riverside County sheriff was 'unlawful,' California Supreme Court rules
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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to revive third-country deportation policy
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Gasps as only conservative Supreme Court justices attend Trump's state dinner
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The rule of four and role of custom on the Supreme Court
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Florida Judge Reprimanded for Threat to Have Lawyers Shot
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Tennessee Underage Abortion Recruitment Law Blocked by Court
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Judiciary Not ‘Best Positioned’ to Optimize Space, GAO Says
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Colorado Supreme Court disciplines former attorney for 11th Judicial District
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Are drag shows protected by First Amendment? 5th Circuit weighs in
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Judge Puts Lawyer’s Sleeveless Dress On Trial
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Jackson Says Supreme Court ‘Less Restrained’ on Emergency Docket
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Iowa judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against pollster Ann Selzer and Des Moines Register
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FBI agents fear 'possible punitive consequences' unless Judge Cannon clears up her order
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Wall Street:

 

Bond liquidation wrecks small caps. Here’s how bad some traders see it getting
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Layoffs:

IPS Nationwide Security Company Plans 262 Layoffs in California
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Toys:

The return of nostalgia is bringing back Toys “R” Us as it opens 120 stores, nine years after bankruptcy • Former Workers May Still Have 401k Money Waiting in the Federal Lost-and-Found
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Hanukkah Barbie sparks outrage, excitement with 'hooked' nose
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Personal Finance:

Iced coffee, tattoos, thank you notes: The shifting do’s and don’ts of job interviews
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Couple owes $1 million after vending machine venture goes wrong — beware of viral get-rich-quick passive income schemes
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Climate:

ECB and BlackRock Warn: Climate Shocks Intensify, "Persistent" Risks Emerge
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Hawaii hurricane forecast says Nolo could bring catastrophic rainfall
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Retailing:

Leslie's seen filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy • Leslie’s Reportedly Prepares for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy as Possible Nasdaq Delisting Looms • LESL Looks 98.7% Undervalued on GF Value™ Amid Bankruptcy Concern
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Amid soaring living costs, America’s biggest convenience-store chains quietly overcharge consumers
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Healthcare:

Court approves state takeover of insolvent Idaho School Benefit Trust
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FDA nominee voices support for vaccines Trump called 'lethal' at Senate hearing
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Space:

SpaceX pivots away from space
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Private Equity:

Federal voucher program is a scheme to privatize schools
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Economy:

Surging Treasury yields pose a brand new problem for Kevin Warsh and the Fed • As bond rout worsens, a trade Wall Street uses to replace them booms in popularity • Higher Treasury yields deliver a reality check on a hot, inflation-prone economy • Here’s what happens to the economy when Treasury yields soar like they are now
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5% World Locked In by Great Bond Shakeout 'Until Something Breaks'
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Japanese government bond yields hit new high as global sell-off continues
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Philadelphia Fed’s Anna Paulson says ‘modest’ rate moves likely ahead to tame inflation
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The Fed Finally Gets It
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US jobless claims fall to 197,000, the lowest since mid-July
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Most companies will hold onto tariff refunds as cash: Atlanta Fed survey
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US Debt Clock
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World Debt Clock
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Real Estate:

New Home Sales Increase to 684,000 Annual Rate in August
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HouseCanary files for bankruptcy as it chases a $260m payday from Rocket unit • Google Real Estate Listings Partner HouseCanary Files For Bankruptcy • HouseCanary Files Chapter 11 Amid $260M Rocket Fight • HouseCanary bankruptcy gets first day court approval
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Pimco Faces AAA Debt Loss After 85% Writedown of Office Complex
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US mortgage rates breach 7% as affordability pressures mount • Bond rout pushes US mortgage rates past 7%
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8% mortgage rates are ‘not an impossibility’ as the 30-year fixed rate surges
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Oil/Gas:

Trump Advisers Review Effects of Short-Term Diesel Export Ban
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Politics:

Tracking approval and key issues • Donald Trump has yet again hit an all-time approval rating low • Young men are swinging away hard from Republicans, pessimistic about economy, new poll finds
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Democrats enjoy biggest lead yet in the race for Congress in NBC News’ polling average
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FactCheck: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico “supported using taxpayer dollars for sex change surgeries on young children.”
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Trump goes "off script" at state dinner with ballroom invite
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Senate narrowly votes down resolution calling for end to Iran war • 4 Republican senators rebel against Iran war, vote with Dems to rein in
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Republicans Accelerate Their Break With Trump Ahead of Midterms
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Trump is giving China’s Xi a warm welcome. But criticism is loud on Capitol Hill • Trump rolls out red carpets for Xi Jinping, though he has portrayed China as a global menace
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Timothy Mellon, a G.O.P. Billionaire, Pulls Back His Money From Senate Republicans
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Tucker Carlson Issues Shocking Call for Cabinet to Remove Trump from Office
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Trump Voters Shred ‘Crook’ Ken Paxton in NY Times Focus Group: ‘Morally Corrupt’
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President Trump keeps casually accusing news outlets of "treason"
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Socialism's Positive Rating Tops 40% for First Time
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President appears to shout at Marine One pilot before China meeting
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NJ governor asks her lieutenant governor to resign after allegations of misconduct
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Flashback: Trump Bashed Obama for Welcoming Communist Leader
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reports at least $3.1 million in cash, investments and Bitcoin
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Politics Is Rewriting The Rules Of Credit and Collections
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MAGA base recoils as Donald Trump goes all-in on AI
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Religion:

Fulton Sheen: The murky legacy of America’s first televangelist ‘saint’
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Police say gunman shouted antisemitic threat before opening fire outside Ontario synagogue
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Non-Profits:

In 2025, donation platform Flipcause collapsed owing 3,200 nonprofits $29 million
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Student Debt:

Student loan borrowers sue Trump administration over forgiven debts on credit reports
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Education:

Mississippi colleges open food pantries to help students meet basic needs
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Bankruptcy judge indicates The Frazer School should own its Gainesville building
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Audits coming for ERBOCES, Colorado Homeschool Enrichment
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Lawyers ask Ten Commandments law be reinstated in public school classrooms in this state
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Education Dept. break up is adding inefficiency, workers say
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Skiing:

The Slow Road From Bankruptcy
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Rail:

Florida’s Private Railroad Brightline Files for Bankruptcy • Troubled Brightline train that promised high-speed rail will file for bankruptcy after multiple deaths: reports • Florida Railroad Brightline Plans Imminent Chapter 11 in New Jersey • Brightline plans Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure $5.5 billion debt • Brightline reaches restructuring deal with $490M in new financing commitments • Fortress-backed Brightline rails toward court-supervised restructuring as Florida high-speed operator pursues $350 million bankruptcy financing
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Food/Beverage:

California Winery Founded in 1858 Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: ‘Please Come Here During This Process’ • California’s Oldest Family-Owned Winery Survived 168 Years. Then 1 Deal Pushed It Into Bankruptcy • Another blow for industry in Gavin Newsom's California as one of state's oldest wineries goes bust
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Why more California winery bankruptcies and foreclosures are coming
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California wine industry crisis: Signorello faces foreclosure, Gundlach Bundschu files for bankruptcy
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Non-alcoholic drink brand files Chapter 7 as sober trend grows
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Texas' Razzoo's Cajun Cafe emerges from bankruptcy with new outlook
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More than 160,000 pounds of meat bearing false USDA inspection labels recalled
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Starbucks to shutter 250 stores in North America this week in 2nd wave of closings
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The back-to-back hurricanes that pushed several beloved Tampa Bay breakfast spots toward bankruptcy
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Telecom:

Maverix Broadband says a paper trail proves it did not misuse taxpayer funds
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Sports:

Above Par: Precedent for LIV Golf's Bankruptcy
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Finance:

When the Tariff Bill Lands in the Borrowing Base: ABL Mechanics Under Import-Cost Inflation
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Private Credit:

Private Credit and Nontraditional Lenders
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Bankruptcy Crimes:

Chandlerville Farmer Sentenced to 42 months in Prison for Multimillion Dollar Bank Fraud Discovered in Bankruptcy Court
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  New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Recent Ch. 11 Filings (47 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (2 new filings today)
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Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case Studies
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Dismissal:

What Are Standards For Bad Faith Dismissal Of A Chapter 11 Case? (In re JPK)
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Pleading:

Shotgun Pleadings Get Blown Away
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Consultants:

Deloitte’s tech consulting arm curbs global revenue growth
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Tech:

The ‘Godfather of AI’ on the Best Chance Humanity Has to Survive
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26 state attorneys general call on Congress to rein in AI, flagging risks
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Goldman reaped more than $200mn in fees from hedge fund Situational Awareness
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China and the US must ensure AI is ‘always under human control’, Xi says
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OpenAI breach of Australian government linked to wider AI hacking campaign
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Montana Supreme Court puts Butte’s data center initiative back on the ballot
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Google Gearing Up to Launch Experimental "Data Center" Into Space Next Week
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Stanford University Caught Using AI to Create Fake Black Student on Banners Hung Around Campus
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Mathematicians Can’t Make Sense of How OpenAI’s Agents Solved One of the Toughest Math Problems Because the AI’s “Proof” Is Borderline Incomprehensible
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Software Engineer Says AI Is Causing Chaos Among Coders Who Now Just “Press Enter” All Day, Have Stopped Thinking or Understanding Software
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Oracle sends ‘force majeure’ notice about data center project — stock sinks 4% • Oracle feels the force
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Why No One Wants to Date Tech Bros
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Trump Orders All US Agencies To Refer To AI As ‘Super Intelligence’
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Prediction Markets:

New York Sues Polymarket, Accuses It of Running an “Illegal Gambling” Operation
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Media:

Google Has Its Hand Around the Throat of the Independent Media and It's Squeezing Harder and Harder
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Agribusiness:

American farmers are hurting -- and worried about their futures
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US Farm Income Squeeze Deepens as Harvest Costs Climb
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Labor:

High Court Victor Who Kept Job Presses Rare Retaliation Case
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Crypto:

Hut 8 wins Poolin bankruptcy auction with $140 million bid
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US seizes bank accounts of payments group working for Tether’s bank
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Environmental:

Piney Point’s cleanup nears completion on Tampa Bay’s coast
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Former owners of bankrupt Shoosmith Landfill in Chesterfield indicted, listed as fugitives
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UK:

Designers Guild files for bankruptcy, halts operations
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Seven linked companies shut down after Insolvency Service investigation
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Poundland owner demands £30mn for chain it bought for less than £1
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National security alert as TalkTalk risks insolvency within days
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Billionaires push back over UK tax managers keeping tabs on their money
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UK food exports tumble amid high costs and Middle East impact • US Tariffs Cripple UK Food Exports Including Salmon
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EU:

Three European nations warned of possible Russian aerial drone attack • Poland warns people to ready 'evacuation backpacks' over rising Russia threat
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Canada:

A Primer on “Over-the-Counter” Sales Processes in Insolvency Proceedings
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Mark Carney says he has considered possibility of US military action against Canada
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The EU’s Canada offer is more mood than reality but it could hint at a future geometry for the bloc
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MENA:

How clandestine Chinese aid may be Iran's secret weapon in war with US
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Iran offers US new ‘7-day’ ceasefire proposal • US and Iran discussing phased deal to reopen Hormuz and end US blockade, sources say
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Israel’s Netanyahu, at UN, calls accusations of genocide in Gaza ‘the biggest lie of the century’ • Netanyahu says Mamdani endangers Jewish New Yorkers by spreading lies about Israel’s actions in Gaza
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Saudi-led coalition says 6 ballistic missiles are intercepted and blames Houthi rebels
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France to deploy forces to protect Saudi Red Sea oil port
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Brazil:

The High-Stakes Corruption Scandal Shaking Up Brazil's Election
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Court suspends new transfers from Braskem to Idesa
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Italy:

The risk of insolvency amongst SMEs in the textile and clothing sector is rising
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Japan:

Card Firms to Pay Uncollected Funds after Zentoshin Bankruptcy • Card companies to cover full ¥5.4 billion in unpaid funds from Zentoshin bankruptcy; payments to 20,000 merchants expected by October
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Mexico:

TV Azteca Bankruptcy Spreads to 5 Units and Its Casino Arm
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Thailand:

Former Justice Minister hails major bankruptcy bill which could help reduce the household debt burden
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Nigeria:

CAC,‌‌‍‌ Stakeholders Champion Home-grown Insolvency Framework For Emerging Business Risks
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Malaysia:

Insolvency law gives workers priority but not a guarantee of pay
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Australia:

Is David Jones Anchorage Capital’s Next Dick Smith? Hilco Readies For Insolvency
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Russia:

Russia raises taxes to fund its war in Ukraine
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Russia expands fleet as crackdown on stateless vessels intensifies
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Russia’s $6.9bn sanctions evasion scheme
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