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Pandu Riono, an epidemiology expert at the University of Indonesia, predicted Wednesday that because the country hasn’t been able to curtail the spread yet, the outbreak will continue to grow throughout July. “Emergency social restrictions are still inadequate. They should be twice as stringent since we are facing the Delta variant, which is two times more contagious,” Riono said. Indonesia’s Health Ministry said Wednesday the country’s total cases are above 2....

The Grand Prix of Long Beach is held on the streets of Long Beach, Calif., on a temporary race circuit that consists of 11 turns and 1.97 miles. In addition to the IndyCar Series events, an IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race will take place Saturday amid other racing events throughout the weekend. MORE: Watch the Grand Prix of Long Beach live with fuboTV (7-day trial) Alexander Rossi, driver of the No....

These trials would involve exposing people to the novel coronavirus after they have received a vaccine in order to determine how effective it is. The signatories—part of an organization called 1 Day Sooner—wrote in an open letter to Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health: “The COVID-19 pandemic must be fought urgently on many fronts, but it is hard to picture robust economic and social recoveries in the absence of a vaccine....

Infectious Diseases in Saliva Infectious diseases can be spread through several routes of transmission. Oral transmission refers to the spreading of microbes through saliva or shared foods and drinks. When a person accidentally consumes microbe-contaminated items, such as saliva during kissing, the swallowing action of the tongue wipes the microbes against the back of the throat, allowing the microbe to enter the body. Infections, such as mononucleosis caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV), are examples of infections spread via oral transmission from virus-containing saliva....

A month ago, there were only four urban areas with inflation above 10 percent. Now there are eight, with Seattle, Miami, Houston and Baltimore all registering inflation in double-digits for the first time. The other four cities with above 10 percent inflation are Atlanta, Phoenix, Tampa and the metropolitan area of Riverside-San Bernardino. Urban Alaska has the highest inflation at 12.4 percent. The highest in mainland United States is Phoenix, with 12....

A coalition of groups who expressed concerns about Abbott’s decision to “100 percent” reopen Texas organized the rally for Monday, demanding service workers receive a COVID-19 vaccine before the state returns to normal. One of the speakers at the rally, Karen Hamilton, said she has a heart condition and was forced to quit her job recently because the business planned to fully reopen on Wednesday. “We don’t have anywhere near herd immunity to be able to [not] have a mask mandate and to be able to have everything operating at 100 percent,” Hamilton said, reported KVUE....

An earlier contingency plan released by the agency this week had put the estimate at nearly 2,600 Federal Highway Administration workers and hundreds of federal employees will be placed on temporary leave after highway funding lapsed on Friday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pulled a vote on the $1.2 trillion bill, which would have reauthorized key transportation programs and devote $110 billion for roads, bridges and other projects, on Thursday....

Aguero is right to fear for his future Iniesta has been sidelined since the 1-0 victory over Real Sociedad on January 19 with a calf injury, while Busquets sprained his ankle in the 4-0 win against Eibar three days later. Having returned to training this week, the pair have been included in Luis Enrique’s 18-man squad as they look to hold on to their 2-1 advantage at Camp Nou and book a place in the final....

An iconic figure of the modern era is about to open an exciting new chapter in his career after agreeing to link up with Japanese side Vissel Kobe. He has made that move after 22 years at Camp Nou, with the Spain international having been a loyal servant in Catalunya during an era of remarkable success at home and abroad. While at the peak of his powers, Iniesta was presented with several opportunities to try his luck elsewhere – including in England – but admits he could never bring himself to leave Barca....

“I am gutted by the loss of my friend and colleague, Halyna. She was kind, vibrant, incredibly talented, fought for every inch, and always pushed me to be better,” Souza said in a statement first reported by Deadline. “My thoughts are with her family at this most difficult time,” he added. “I am humbled and grateful by the outpouring of affection we have received from our filmmaking community, the people of Santa Fe, and the hundreds of strangers who have reached out…It will surely aid in my recovery....

We’ll have the latest news on these players throughout the morning and afternoon. WEEK 5 RANKINGS: Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker Is Ty Montgomery playing in Week 5? Montgomery (ribs) practiced much of the week, but a “doubtful” tag ahead of Green Bay’s late-afternoon kickoff with the Cowboys suggests he almost certainly won’t play. Jamaal Williams, who wasn’t listed on the injury report despite hurting his knee in last Thursday’s game, and Aaron Jones will share primary RB duties....

(Reminder: We’re looking at the 10 highest-rated pitchers in Yahoo!’s preseason rankings who are currently on the DL) MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: Injured hitter updates | Updated hitter rankings | Podcast Francisco Liriano, SP, Pirates (129). Liriano had been sucking pretty consistently and thoroughly until going on a little hot streak prior to being placed on the DL on June 11. His strained left oblique seems to be getting better, as he threw at full effort on Monday, but he’s not throwing off a mound yet, so we’re probably looking at another “around-the-All-Star-break” return....

It was a riveting piece of political theater, and it left Inman’s fans in Washington stunned. Here was a man widely admired for his intellect, integrity and cool professionalism–a man who seemed to be at the apex of a distinguished military career– indulging in jeremiads and conspiracy theories. Dole and Safire expressed bewilderment at Inman’s claim that they had conspired to blacken his reputation, and Sen. Trent Lott of Mississippi termed his performance “bizarre....

A grand jury indictment released Friday charges that Haider Zafar ripped off players Mike Miller, James Jones and Rashard Lewis in 2013 by promising to invest their money in various business opportunities. Instead, prosecutors say Zafar kept the money and used some of it to buy a $1 million, three-season Heat ticket package. The indictment says Miller, Jones and Lewis gave Zafar $7.5 million combined. Zafar faces five wire fraud charges that each carry maximum 20-year prison sentences....

Richard Gilbert, 51, made multiple calls from a contraband cell phone to organise the crime, even sending a $2,000 check from his prison canteen account as a down payment for the murder-for-hire, the South Carolina Attorney’s Office said in a statement. Gilbert was already serving time at a federal prison in Edgefield for trafficking methamphetamine in Bowling Green, Kentucky, when he attempted the botched the murder plot. The 51-year-old was exposed when he communicated with an undercover task force officer with the FBI who was posing as a hitman, United States Attorney Peter M....

One of the chief messages to be gleaned from this year’s crop of children’s book s is summed up nicely by a recent cartoon in The New Yorker depicting Parents’ Day at preschool. “We teach them that the world can be an unpredictable, dangerous and sometimes frightening place, while being careful not to spoil their lovely innocence,” explains a teacher. “It’s tricky.” Sure is. Piggies and bunnies and teddies may be rampant in the children’s aisles of the bookshop, but so are a host of adult worries including war, homelessness, racism and the environment....

Friday had begun with the club in an assertive position, through two emphatic sentences from their owners, Fenway Sports Group. Liverpool 25/1 to win Champions League “We wish to offer clarity as regards our position on a possible transfer of Coutinho,” read a statement published on the official website at 10am, two days after a second offer totalling little over £90 million for the Brazil international was rejected. “The club’s definitive stance is that no offers for Philippe will be considered and he will remain a member of Liverpool football club when the summer window closes....

There’s a good reason scholars never knew about the people who disarticulated their dead, dyed the bones and arranged them in precise formations. These people of the cave lived in the shadowof the Mayan civilization, which invented a calendar, practiced astronomy, built cities such as Tikal and thrived from 300 to 900. Scholars never got around to exploring cultures in the shadows. Now it looks as if they had overlooked a settlement that was not only the largest in Honduras at the time, but one that predates the great Mayan cities....

Head coach John Calipari led the Wildcats to the 2012 national championship and a 38-2 record. Each year he retools and makes another run at the title. MORE: Seven ways to think like a champion | Tom Brady knows about mental toughness In addition to being a master recruiter, Coach Cal is a student of sports psychology. He understands the importance of discussing the mental game with his players as much as he covers the physical game....

New doubts were also cast on the quality of ATF’s intelligence before the fatal raid. When Catherine Mattison, 77, emerged from the compound, agents tried to get her to provide them with a floor plan. “Apparently, they didn’t know what [it] was” before they went in, said her attorney.