Redfield made the comments in an interview with Dr. Howard Bauchner, Editor in Chief of the science journal JAMA, where he covered topics including masking and potential vaccines. Looking ahead to the winter, Redfield said he was “worried.” “I do think the fall and the winter of 2020 is probably going to be one of the most difficult times that we’ve experienced in American public health” he said, as COVID-19 and the flu will coincide....

Cecafa Secretary General, Nichola Musonye told the16-match officials to be cautious as they discharge their duties when the games kick off on Sunday in Kakamega and Machakos Counties. All the 16- referees passed the fitness test conducted by CAF Instructor Benard Mfubusa (Burundi) and retired FIFA Referee Maxim Itur from Kenya on Friday at Kasarani. Kenya contributed two centre referee; Peter Waweru and Anthony Ogwayo while Joshua Achila and Tonny Kidiya will be the local assistant referees nominated by the host nation....

In years past, the grand celebration is broadcasted live, most notably on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, for viewers at home to get in on the show, which will remain the same this year. But now that the show will be exclusively virtual, how can you make your New Year’s Eve special—and safe— this year? This new virtual experience might be just the answer. In a first-of-its-kind augmented reality experience, Jamestown, the owner of One Times Square, home of the iconic ball drop celebration, has created VNYE—a way to feel as though you’re right in the middle of Times Square minus the cold and most importantly the crowds....

Hayward’s wife is due to give birth to the couple’s fourth child in September. The NBA’s current plans for its restart have the Eastern Conference semi-finals beginning no later than August 30 and the conference finals starting by September 15. At the time of the NBA’s stoppage on March 11 due to the coronavirus outbreak, Boston occupied the third seed in the East, three games behind the first-place Toronto Raptors in the Atlantic Division....

The Celtics guard is out “indefinitely” due to calf tightness, USA Basketball said Wednesday. He will be re-evaluated next week when the team moves to Los Angeles for more workouts. Smart averaged 8.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 2018-19 and made the NBA All-Defensive first team, but only appeared in two playoff games because of an oblique injury he suffered late in the season. Boston lost to the Bucks in both of his appearances and was bounced from the postseason in the second round....

Could he build a roster? Could he manage the cap? Could he separate the duties of his new job from those of his old gig? Could he successfully hire his own replacement to take the Celtics further than he could? Suffice to say, Stevens answered every question emphatically in his first year running the show in Boston as the Celtics are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010....

The Fair Lines America Foundations, a Republican advocacy group, sued the Census Bureau in a public records lawsuit for information about how the census count was conducted in group quarters. Census Bureau Chief Scientist John Abowd said the Census Bureau is required to release additional records as part of the Fair Lines lawsuit but it will need as much as six months to recalibrate a new statistical tool to protect people’s privacy so they can’t be identified through the data....

On Tuesday morning, Palihapitiya tweeted that he was buying $115,000 worth of GameStop stock, after asking followers what he should invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in. At least two people responded advising GameStop, the worth of which has skyrocketed in part due to big names like Elon Musk endorsing the stock and a rally to get the valuation up by the subreddit r/WallStreetBets. Palihapitiya tweeted just after midnight on Wednesday that “today was a fun day,” sharing a meme someone created about him and Musk following popular a r/WallStreetBets user’s move to invest in GameStop....

The Italy international is said to have agreed a one-year deal with the club, who won promotion from Serie B last season. The move comes less than two weeks after Atletico Madrid and Cerci agreed to the mutual termination of his contract. The 29-year-old will now seek to rebuild his career after a dismal three years since his move to Atletico from Torino. Diego Simeone’s side paid a reported fee of close to €16million for the winger, but he only managed six appearances in LaLiga before being loaned to AC Milan in January 2015 as part of the deal that saw Fernando Torres move the other way....

A few months have passed since Telltale Games shocked the gaming industry when it laid off the majority of its staff in order to prepare for the future closure of the studio. Now, the company is currently undergoing the process of winding down and liquidating its assets, and as a result, some games from Telltale’s catalog have been removed from Steam. Telltale Games is working with Sherwood Partners to handle the process of shutting down the studio as it undergoes assignment proceedings and not bankruptcy....

Mets closer Jeurys Familia was withheld because a trade could be imminent . Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes returned with a home run, then said the cause of his leg problems was calcification on both heels that could require surgery and an 8-to-10-month recovery. Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez also came back from the DL , and starting pitcher Domingo German was banished to the minor leagues after his second straight poor outing....

Coming away with a victory wasn’t the only thing Mendes had to celebrate. Alongside his performance, the fighter claimed to have made more money in his one BKFC fight than he ever made in the UFC. During an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, the 36-year-old revealed that his purse for the BKFC bout trumps anything he has earned throughout his seven-year career with the UFC, including the Conor McGregor bout....

Every week when a new Chainsaw Man review goes up, there are typically a lot of shots to choose from to include within the content, but this week might have actually been the hardest yet. It is by far the prettiest episode yet, despite also being one of the most shocking, a trend that looks just beginning. Last week, after the death of the Eternity Devil, the gang enjoyed some team-building over drinks at an izakaya, and except for Himeno puking in Denji’s mouth, it all went pretty well....

The first three games in The Witcher provided a solid foundation for another entry, though there are some caveats. Firstly, it is important to consider Geralt’s story. His goals as a character and the narrative that concluded with The Witcher 3 feels like the end of the franchise’s time with him as a playable character, and that is fine. Then there is the sentiment that The Witcher 3 was the end of the trilogy....

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters Friday that the updated guidance is based on new studies that show fully vaccinated people are unlikely to transmit the coronavirus. “The science on COVID-19 is constantly evolving,” she said. The CDC is still advising against travel in general as the pandemic continues. “Despite the good news on the vaccination front, we simply cannot afford to relax the prevention strategies,” Walensky said. Last month, the Biden administration faced backlash for not updating travel guidance for vaccinated people, along with updates on indoor gatherings for those who have been fully inoculated....

This article will discuss the signs and symptoms of cecum cancer, and how it is diagnosed and treated. Anatomy and Function of the Cecum In order to better understand the symptoms you might expect from cecum cancer, it’s helpful to review the anatomy and function of the colon in the digestive process. After food is broken down into liquid by the stomach, it enters the small intestine, where the majority of nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream....

Prior to the allegations coming to light, Ubisoft allowed a toxic workplace to thrive and flourish with little done to stop the misogyny that pervaded its work environment. AC Sisterhood seeks to empower women and encourage Ubisoft to take abusers out of power to create a better workplace environment. Now a whole year has passed for the AC Sisterhood, so people can look back at all the good it’s achieved and what ideology the organization was founded upon....

Researchers have looked into whether there’s a connection between metabolic syndrome and celiac disease with mixed results, although one study indicates that going gluten-free raises your risk of metabolic syndrome. So yes, if that study is borne out by future research, this could be pretty important. On the other hand, another study found a lower incidence of metabolic syndrome among people with celiac disease than in similar people who didn’t have celiac....

Brendan Rodgers’ side are now unbeaten in their last 27 domestic games, surpassing the 26-match record set by the fabled Lisbon Lions’ side in the 1966-67 season. That was the campaign in which Celtic won the European Cup by beating Inter 2-1 in the Portuguese capital. The current team have racked up 17 straight league wins with Callum McGregor opening the scoring against Hearts and Scott Sinclair netting twice, while on-loan midfielder Patrick Roberts was also on target for the champions....

Nelly and Jayson Tatum are two of St. Louis’ favorite sons. One is a dignitary of rap, the other among the NBA’s brightest stars. MORE: Jayson Tatum must be better for Celtics to win NBA Finals The pair have become friends over the years, bonding over their shared love for the “Gateway to the West.” And on Wednesday, those friends will reunite once more, this time on the glistening parquet floor at TD Garden in Boston....