## Farage doubles down on Ukraine comments after Sunak and Starmer condemned Reform UK leader

Authored by lbc.co.uk

Nigel Farage has doubled down on his claims that the West provoked Russia's invasion of Ukraine after he was slammed by rivals Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer for the comments.

Writing in The Telegraph, Mr Farage said: “I am not and never have been an apologist or supporter of Putin.

"As a champion of national sovereignty, I believe that Putin was entirely wrong to invade the sovereign nation of Ukraine.

Read more: Sunak won't rule out letting Farage into Tory party, says sorry on housing and defends taking cash from 'racist donor'.

Mr Farage's comments put him at odds with the leaders of other major parties, including the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.

Earlier this morning, Rishi Sunak said this morning that the comments were "completely wrong" and "play into Putin's hands". »

### Texas Congressman Won't Stop Wearing Combat Infantryman Badge that Was Revoked

Authored by military.com

The Combat Infantryman Badge originated during World War II, both as a means of establishing the infantry as a prestigious role in the Army to help with recruitment and to reward soldiers who saw combat.

The establishment of the badge also came with the Expert Infantryman Badge, an accolade for showing a high level of proficiency in combat tests such as marksmanship, grenade handling and physical fitness.

In 2005, the Army established the Combat Action Badge, or CAB -- effectively the same award but for soldiers in all other roles. »

### Britain’s richest family sentenced to jail for exploiting staff in Swiss mansion

Authored by theguardian.com

A Swiss court has handed jail sentences to four members of Britain’s richest family for exploiting Indian staff at their Geneva mansion.

Prosecutors argued that the Hindujas paid their staff a pittance and gave them little freedom to leave the house.

Namrata Hinduja’s lawyer, Romain Jordan, also pleaded for acquittal, claiming the prosecutors were aiming to make an example of the family. »

### DeSantis signs bill making it legal to kill ‘crack bears’ in self-defense

Authored by wfla.com

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Friday that makes it legal for people to kill “crack bears” in self-defense.

HB 87 allows people to use lethal force against bears as long as certain criteria are met.

DeSantis did not comment on the bill specifically, announcing it in a news release alongside 13 other bills he signed. »

### New Colorado law will ban sales of dental floss, clothes, & other household products containing toxic "forever chemicals"

Authored by cbsnews.com

Here's how the law will work: starting in 2026, the sale of certain cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, menstruation products, and ski wax that contain PFAS will be banned.

Menstruation products containing PFAS are one of the items on the list to be banned for sale in Colorado by 2026.

Dental floss containing PFAS is another item on the list of products to be banned for sale by 2026 in Colorado. »

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