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New study reveals the estate-planning choices that are likely to pit heirs against each other

The study identified contested trust disputes by examining thousands of civil filings that were scheduled to come before San Francisco Superior Court.

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BIZThe Guardian

Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in US

Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans Sweden started ringing the alarm bell more than 20 years ago, calling for a ban on the weedkilling chemical paraquat in 2004. One by one, dozens of other countries did the same as evidence of paraquat risks to human health mounted. Even the Chinese government, which owns the longtime paraquat maker Syngenta , halted domestic use of the pesticide a decade ago after conducting its own studies on paraquat safety and finding troubling results. In the…

BIZThe Guardian

‘Your body fights to stay cool’: workers toil in record heat as federal rule frozen

Trump officials and Republicans are rolling back protections against heat-related illnesses and deaths When it’s 90F on a hot summer day, Esther Minton wears a long-sleeved shirt to work. “Working outside, you don’t have cover. There’s nowhere for you to really go if you’re on a roof or if you’re on the side of a building,” said Minton, a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 28 in New York City. “Having the sun beaming on your skin all day long, you’ll never make it through, so what you wear makes a difference.”