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Wary of Investing in Venezuela, Big Oil Heads to the White House
The amounts of money, time and political uncertainty trouble executives at large Western oil companies, who plan to meet with President Trump on Friday.
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The Many Lives of a Radical Founder
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense,” published 250 years ago this week, ignited the drive for American independence. That was hardly the end of his strange and winding story.
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5 Democratic States Sue Trump Administration Over $10 Billion Funding Freeze
The administration cited without evidence “potential” widespread fraud in its move to cut off funds for child care subsidies and other support for low-income families.
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Inside the New Age of Cybersecurity: Challenges and Innovations
So, you’ve just updated your computer for the umpteenth time this month, haven’t you? Welcome to the new age of cybersecurity, where every day feels like a game of digital whack-a-mole. You might be thinking, “It’s just another update,” but behind that pop-up is a complex world of hackers, defenders, and the ever-evolving battlefield of…
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5 in ’25: Artificial Intelligence
2025 marked a pivotal shift in the adoption and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) technology by intellectual property (IP) practitioners, driven by new regulatory guidance, landmark decisions, and the release of transformative AI tools. Here, we highlight several stand-out developments….By: Fish & Richardson
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No Covert Amendments or Secret Criteria: GAO Sustains Protest Against CIA
In Markon LLC, B-423767, et al. (Dec. 12, 2025), Markon protested the Central Intelligence Agency’s award to Arcfield for business operations, IT engineering and business enterprise modernization support….By: Pillsbury – Bid Protest Debrief
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[Webinar] What’s Next in Legal Intelligence – January 21st, 12:00 pm ET
Turning Data into Strategic Intelligence with Lighthouse – Since 2019, Lighthouse has been driving real, measurable change in how legal teams discover insights and make decisions with defensible, human-centered AI….By: Lighthouse
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Looking back to look forward: Recap of the CMS Innovation Center’s 2025 announcements
Happy New Year! If 2025 was any indication of what 2026 will be like, we have an extremely busy year ahead in the regulatory world. And no area was busier in 2025 than the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center, which released a plethora of new models and model modifications….By: McDermott+
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Privacy and Cybersecurity Client Alert | January 2026 | 2026 Privacy Compliance Uplifts and Enforcement Risks
A compliance roadmap for a year that brings new state laws, more demanding requirements, and greater enforcement risks….By: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
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Personal Injury Claims Involving Child Injuries: What Parents in Florida Need to Know
If your child has been injured in an accident in Florida, you may be able to take legal action on your child’s behalf….By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley