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Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide

Governments around the world are enacting measures to try to protect workers from the dangers of heat stress. They’re barely keeping up with the risks.

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A construction worker in Boston in July, when temperatures were in the 90s. Boston passed a law this summer requiring city projects to have a “heat illness prevention plan.”
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Lafufus, Fake Labubus, Spawn Safety Warning and Raids

The dupes of the cute-ugly toys have left consumer complaints and warnings about safety risks and potentially hazardous chemicals in their wake.

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Labubu dolls at Pop Mart’s flagship store in Shanghai.
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