These are the top stories the Cheat Sheet team is watching: The Taliban takes advantage of U.S. troops moving out of Afghanistan; The White House says that it’s keeping travel restrictions in place; Protests erupt in France as country officials mandate that people be vaccinated to dine in a restaurant; Children in Indonesia make up 12.5 percent of the country’s COVID infections; Workers for New York City will be required to be vaccinated by September; Scammers capitalized off of the coronavirus pandemic.

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.