Following the death of her daughter, Trista Hamsmith turned her grief into action to help make button batteries harder for kids to access — but the law that passed didn’t apply to toys. Hamsmith tried to get the Consumer Product Safety Commission to apply the standard to toys, but the effort stalled over the summer. The agency has lost key leadership and staff, and now, two former CPSC commissioners are issuing warnings to consumers:

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Estrangement doesn’t end because a parent says “just get over it” or “family is everything.” It doesn’t end because they want a holiday photo or because they suddenly feel uncomfortable with the distance. Healing only begins when the people who caused harm become safe enough to come back to. And safety is not sentimental. It’s not performative. It’s not a “we love you and miss you” text. Safety is accountability. Safety is truth-telling. Safety is the end of secrecy, control, gossip, triangulati

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“Russia puts conditions which are impossible to fulfill.” Vsevolod Kozhemyako, founder of the Khartiia Brigade in Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine talks with ABC News’ Ian Pannell about the current peace negotiations and why he doesn’t believe Ukraine will accept Russia’s demand to hand over all of the Donbas region. Khartiia has become known as one of Ukraine’s most effective military units, notable for embracing modern technology and tactics. #news #ukraine #russia