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In the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC cited “high levels of community transmission,” and urged Americans to apply increased precautions to curb the spread of the virus. Those preventive measures include the use of facial coverings in all indoor settings. “Consistent and correct use of face masks is a public health strategy critical to reducing respiratory transmission of SARS-CoV-2, particularly in light of estimates that approximately one half of new infections are transmitted by persons who have no symptoms,” the agency wrote....

The Central African nation was invited alongside Libya to the competition that kicks-off this weekend with Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos and Bukhungu the main venues. In an interview with a local television, Musonye says the Warrior’s absence will not be felt. “Why are they pulling out? Because of security? They can go to hell, as a matter of fact they are not even our members, and their absence will not be felt....

The 34-year-old went on an eight-game run without keeping a clean sheet in November and December, the worst record of his Premier League career. Makelele joins Swansea He since did not concede in the wins over West Brom and Crystal Palace, but still finds himself on a mere six clean sheets in the English top flight in 2016-17. Cech is adamant winning is what matters most, but his low number of clean sheets is not going down well with the experienced goalkeeper....

The veteran Czech has turned out in the English top-flight since linking up with Chelsea in 2004. He took in 333 Premier League outings for the Blues and is fast closing in on 100 for Arsenal, having crossed the London divide in 2015. Cech is now 35 years of age, but remains undisputed first-choice at Emirates Stadium. Arsene Wenger has retained full faith in his vast experience, but Arsenal have struggled at the back of late....

Key Historic Events Deaf History Month, by design, spans three key events impacting the deaf community that occurred in American history: March 13 - 1988 Deaf President Now movement succeeds. I. King Jordan becomes president of Gallaudet University. April 8 - Gallaudet University founded. President Lincoln signed the charter in 1864 establishing a college for the deaf. This event is known as Gallaudet Charter Day and is usually marked with a luncheon and awards program at Gallaudet University....

I really enjoyed your articles “Latino America” and “Generation N,” on the growing Hispanic influence in the United States (U.S. affairs, July 12). Having grown up in southeast Texas, with non-Spanish-speaking Hispanic cousins who dyed their hair blond in order to hide their ethnicity, it is refreshing to see that many young people are no longer embarrassed to be Latino. I’m curious to know, however, if illegal as well as legal immigrants were included in your projections of the Hispanic population....

From trying to teach life lessons or creating memories that will last for years, some of the biggest names in Hollywood have decided to keep their children humble. Here are the celebrities who don’t give Christmas presents to their kids. Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore has never bought gifts for her daughters Olive, 10, and Frankie, eight, but she does take them away on a special vacation for the holidays....

COPD, a lung disease, progressively makes it harder for you to breathe as your airways lose their elasticity and their walls thicken, becoming inflamed and clogged with mucus. Most COPD cases involve current or former smokers. In addition, the condition can affect people who have had long-term exposure to other airborne lung irritants, including pollution and secondhand smoke. And, it appears that people with celiac may develop COPD more frequently than the general population....

Al Horford is a 6-10, fundamentally solid, good-in-every-way four-time All-Star. He’s perennially one of the most underrated players in the NBA, the result of his game not exactly stimulating the basketball imagination. MORE: 12 biggest surprises and disappointments But Horford is so, so good, and he showed his ability and talent Sunday. He dunked on Porzingis. He blocked Porzingis. His Celtics beat Porzingis’ Knicks 119-114 in Madison Square Garden....

The game, set to be played on Christmas between the Celtics and the Toronto Raptors, will be Kanter’s fourth to be played outside of the U.S. He most recently traveled to Toronto in 2018 with the New York Knicks and made two other trips since 2016, prior to his passport being revoked by his native Turkey. “Thank you, Canada, for letting me play basketball – despite Turkey’s threats against me,” Kanter wrote in an opinion piece published by The Globe and Mail....

With Boston holding a three-point lead over Atlanta and less than 20 seconds remaining in regulation, Smart attempted to save a Celtics possession by diving past the first row of seats for a loose ball. He awkwardly tumbled to the ground, but he quickly bounced back up and escaped without a significant injury. MORE: Winners and losers from NBA trade deadline The craziest part of the play is Smart seeing a young cancer patient sitting behind the Hawks’ bench and contorting his body in order to avoid colliding with the fan....

Marcus Morris faced similar questions following the Celtics’ 115-96 loss to the Spurs on Sunday, one that elicited boos from the TD Garden crowd. Much like Brown, he didn’t have any great explanations to offer. MORE: Marcus Smart puts positive spin on Celtics’ losses “It’s funny because everyone always asks me, ‘What’s wrong, man? Why is it not working?’” Morris told The Athletic’s Jay King. “And you can’t really put your finger on it....

Point guard Isaiah Thomas played in just his second game since missing almost two weeks with an injury Sunday, and the All-Star finished with a team-high 23 points on 9 of 15 shooting, four assists and two rebounds in a 105-95 win over the Heat. Avery Bradley continued his strong season by adding 20 points and five rebounds. Bradley and Thomas don’t get as much buzz as some other backcourt duos in the NBA, but they are just as talented....

NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Boston continued its winning ways - it has not lost a game since late January - and a season in which questions were beginning to arise about the long-term future of the Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown partnership, has now turned into questions about how far into the playoffs they can go. Brown and Tatum combined for 57 points, 20 rebounds and nine made 3-point field goals on Tuesday night....

The Boston Celtics nearly let a large lead slip away as Kyrie Irving started to take over Game 1 in the fourth quarter. Irving poured in 18 of his 39 points in the final frame alone, giving the Brooklyn Nets a one-point lead with under 15 seconds remaining. The Nets looked like they were going to take Game 1 on the road and stun Boston’s home crowd until Jayson Tatum hit an acrobatic layup as time expired to win the game for the Celtics....

Berman claimed that his company had developed a test that could detect COVID-19 from a drop of blood within 15 seconds. Berman told investors via press releases that the test would be ready for the commercial market in the summer of 2020 and raised millions of dollars in funds to support the product. However, the promised testing kits did not exist. According to Berman’s indictment, which was unsealed Friday, DECN “did not have a product that could test for COVID-19 using a blood sample, much less one that would accurately test for COVID-19 in less than 15 seconds....

“This will be the most vulnerable thing I’ll ever share. I’ve gone back and forth whether to post this or not. We just had to layoff a few of our employees. I’ve seen a lot of layoffs over the last few weeks on LinkedIn,” Wallake wrote on LinkedIn on Tuesday. “Most of those are due to the economy, or whatever other reason. Ours? My fault.” The news about HyperSocial employees came amid a prediction of a wave of layoffs as a second consecutive quarter of gross domestic product (GDP) decline pushed the U....

According to the official website, there will be over 2,200 exhibitors in attendance, with representation from the likes of LG, Samsung, Sony and Nvidia. As such, anyone with a keen interest in the fields of home entertainment, gaming or computing will definitely want to keep abreast of the announcements here, as well as all of the cutting-edge gadgets that will debut. On that note, you might be wondering how you can actually watch the various conferences that are being held....

The former Michigan quarterback (who was 0-4 vs. Ohio State) and longtime NFL backup was called into action against the Browns under the worst of circumstances Sunday after starter Patrick Mahomes exited the game — and was later ruled out — with a concussion. Mahomes’ injury, which occurred with 7:44 remaining in the third quarter, forced Henne to lead to lead the team in its bid to repeat as Super Bowl champions....