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Image copyright Getty Images The UK's coronavirus alert level is being upgraded from 3 to 4, meaning transmission is "high or rising exponentially", its chief medical officers have said. It comes after the government's scientific adviser warned there could be 50,000 new coronavirus cases a day by mid-October without further action.The prime minister will make…

Federal debt is nearing “unsustainable” levels, but low interest rates have created a window of opportunity for policy-makers to rein it in, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday, delivering a mixed outlook for the government’s long-term outlook. Federal spending, currently 21% of gross domestic product, will rise to 31% by 2050, with most of that…

The coronavirus pandemic likely “could have been prevented” if the Chinese government acted more transparently and the World Health Organization wasn’t “complicit in the spread and normalization” of their propaganda during the outbreak’s early days, an audit from the House Foreign Affairs Committee reportedly says.The 96-page document authored by Republicans in the committee -- which the New York Post says it exclusively obtained Monday before its planned release -- also reportedly calls for…

LONDON — Britain could face 50,000 coronavirus cases a day by mid-October if it stays on its current trajectory, top government scientists warned Monday.In a rare televised address from 10 Downing Street, Patrick Vallance, the British government’s chief scientific adviser, and Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England, said the number of covid-19 cases is…

CNN legal analyst Jeffery Toobin said Democrats are “weak” on Monday and questioned if they have “the guts to do anything” to oppose Republican hopes to quickly fill the Supreme Court vacancy left behind following the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday urged the country to pressure Republicans into delaying President Trump's potential nominee until after the November election. Schumer has said nothing…