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A week later and we’re still thinking about the hearing that saw half a dozen tech CEOs testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on keeping kids safe online. It left us wondering: Why do lawmakers hold these hearings then fail again and again to pass federal laws to keep Big Tech in check? One thing was clear: The importance of keeping kids safe online is one of the few things that a lot of Democratic and Republican senators agree on. Take for example the SHIELD Act, a bill co-sponsored by members of both parties. One of those members is Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. She told Marketplace’s Lily Jamali it’s hard to get bills like that through Congress given how much influence tech companies wield in Washington.

A will may be considered the expression of someone’s last wishes, but more of them are being challenged.

High property prices and increasingly complicated families are being blamed for the rise in disputes, but would you challenge someone’s will?

In this week’s podcast, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost dive into why inheritance rows are more commonplace and how difficult it is to try to overturn a will.

Also this week, alongside some money-saving tips for millennials a heated debate kicks off about buying flat whites vs saving for homes at a time when house prices are sky high compared to ages.

Simon reveals his lessons from holding Lloyds shares all the way up, all the way down and then all the time that they have bumped along since the financial crisis.

And we dig into the case of a car park prang that led to countless phone calls from ambulance chasers – and how this manages to happen.

Enjoy.

First Lady Melania Trump announces her plans to head to Africa, President Trump makes a deal with Canada and Mexico, and author Carol Anderson discusses "One Person, No Vote."

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Ben Carson sleepily throws his wife under the bus, Trevor breaks down the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and Matt Damon and Gary White discuss Water.org and WaterEquity.

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