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According to the PM's new senior assistant, the government will take a "step back" from people's lives and pursue "a smaller state." While public health efforts and large sums of money spent on the pandemic were the appropriate judgments, Steve Barclay told the Sunday Telegraph that it was time for "a more enabling approach." Mr. Barclay, a cabinet minister, was appointed as the PM's new chief of staff last week. On a visit of regions of the UK this week, No. 10 says the prime minister will focus on domestic affairs. It comes as Boris Johnson's leadership continues to be criticized and questioned by several Conservative MPs. Mr Barclay's appointment as chief of staff was part of a shake-up at No 10 following civil servant Sue Gray's initial report into Downing Street lockdown parties, as well as the ongoing police inquiry into the events. Mr. Barclay says in his first public comments since then: "The restoration of a smaller st

According to The Associated Press, Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Saturday in what could be a last-ditch effort to avert a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Putin attempted to schedule the call for Monday, but Biden insisted that it happen as soon as possible on Friday. During the call, Biden was at Camp David. According to The New York Post, Biden and Putin spoke directly for the first time since December on Saturday. Negotiations between US and Russian diplomats in Geneva and at the United Nations have yielded little to no progress in defusing the crisis, and Russia has massed 130,000 troops on Ukraine's border. According to US intelligence sources, Putin may have already given the order to invade. The State Department has recommended all American citizens to leave Ukraine while they still have the opportunity. Putin spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron before the call, and the two met in Moscow on Monday. After the meeting on Monday, Macron told reporters that he h

The New York Times said that American snowboarders Lindsey Jacobellis, 36, and Nick Baumgartner, 40, won gold in the mixed-gender team snowboardcross event on Saturday, an event that will debut at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The two, who have been friends for a long time, were the oldest duo in the medal round. After embracing Baumgartner at the finish line, Jacobellis quipped, "We're the 80s babies." "We came in hot today and we're definitely looking forward to it." Jacobellis claimed Team USA's first gold medal of the 2022 Olympics in the women's snowboardcross event on Wednesday, according to USA Today. In the mixed-gender snowboardcross, Italy got silver while Canada took bronze. According to the New York Times, Baumgartner won the first leg of the final race by a hair "In a final with two Italian teams, Jacobellis soon slipped to third place. She overtook one rider on a tiny jump and then pursued Michela Moioli of Italy down the cours

Biden planned to urge Putin to de-escalate the situation and withdraw the over 100,000 With the threat of conflict growing, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden have ended a phone discussion to discuss the Ukraine crisis, as the White House claims intelligence shows Russia might invade at any time. According to the White House, the call lasted 62 minutes. Russian troops stationed near Ukraine's borders. According to a US official familiar with the results, the US received evidence that Russia is considering Wednesday as a potential date for an invasion. The individual, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to talk publicly, would not specify how conclusive the intelligence was. Russia's buildup of artillery near Ukraine, however, has reached the stage where it might attack on short notice, according to US sources. Prior to speaking with Biden, Putin spoke on the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron, who met with him in Moscow earlie

Jerry Harris could be sentenced to up to 50 years in jail. In a federal sex abuse prosecution against him, Jeremiah "Jerry" Harris, one of the stars of the Netflix documentary series Cheer, has pleaded guilty. Harris, 22, acknowledged to acquiring child pornography and traveling to another state with the intention of engaging in illegal sexual activity. Since his arrest in Chicago in 2020, he has been placed in pre-trial detention. The guilty plea was part of a compromise that allowed him to escape prosecution on five other federal offenses. Cheer is an Emmy Award-winning television show that follows the life of the Navarro College cheerleading team in Texas. Cheer is an Emmy Award-winning television show that follows the life of the Navarro College cheerleading team in Texas. Harris' celebrity earned him an invitation to the Academy Awards, where he interviewed celebrities on the red carpet as a guest of TV host Ellen DeGeneres. He pleaded guilty on Thursday to offering