Zfxn WATCH: Biden outlines COVID plan in State of the Union, says Americans can soon move back to more normal routines
LONDON AP 鈥?The British government scientific advisers urged the governme
stanley cup nt on Friday to ensure coronavirus restrictions can be introduced rapidly, as the rate of new infections continues to grow.Britain has recorded an average of 47,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day in the past wee
stanley cup k, up 18 percent from the week before, according to figures released on Friday. There was an average of 135 deaths a day, a 16 percent rise from the previous week. Britain has recorded more than 139,000 coronavirus deaths during the pandemic, the highest toll in Europe after Russia.Many scientists are urging the government to reintroduce some of the measures that it lifted three months ago when more than a year of restriction
stanley cup s ended, including mandatory mask-wearing indoors, social distancing and work-from-home advice.The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, a body of scientists that advises the government, says policy work on the potential reintroduction of measures should be undertaken now so that it can be ready for rapid deployment, according to minutes of a meeting held last week.READ MORE: Boris Johnson brushes off UK woes, vows to transform economyThe group said that of all the measures the government is considering, the re-introduction of working from home guidance is likely to have the greatest individual impact on transmission.Prime Minister Boris Johnson Conservative government says it may reimpose some restrictions as part of a fall and Bbiw Jury submits note with 4 questions to Manafort judge
WASHINGTON AP 鈥?Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was indicted Friday on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.The Justice Department said Bannon, 67, was indicted on one count for refusing to appear for a deposition last month and the other for refusing to pro
jordan vide documents in resp
stanley cup onse to the committees subpoena. He is expected to surrender to authorities on Monday and will appear in court that afternoon, a law enforcement official told the AP. The person was granted anonymity to discuss the case.The indictment came as a second witness, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, defied his own subpoena from the committee on Friday and as Trump has escalated his legal battles to withhold documents and testimony about the insurrection. The chairman of the Jan. 6 panel, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, said he will recommend contempt charges against Meadows next week.If the House vo
airmax tes to hold Meadows in contempt, that recommendation could also be sent to the Justice Department for a possible indictment. Mr. Meadows, Mr. Bannon, and others who go down this path wont prevail in stopping the Select Committees effort getting answers for the American people about January 6th, making legislative recommendations to help protect our democracy, and helping ensure nothing like that day ever happens again, Democrat Thompson and the vic
