Breaking News: Vaccinated people should resume wearing masks in schools and in public indoor spaces in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging, the CDC recommended on Tuesday, a sharp turnabout from its advice just two months ago. nytimes.com/2021/07/27/hea…
The CDC now advises universal masking in schools for teachers, staff, students and visitors, regardless of vaccination status and community transmission, as new data suggests even vaccinated people can spread the Delta variant. nytimes.com/2021/07/27/hea…
Vaccines are effective against the worst outcomes of infection with any form of the virus, including hospitalization and death. The new CDC guidance is an acknowledgment that the lagging vaccination effort has fallen behind the ever-evolving virus. nytimes.com/2021/07/27/hea…
The new guidelines explicitly apply to both the unvaccinated and vaccinated. New research shows that even vaccinated people may carry great amounts of the Delta variant, hinting that they also may spread it to others. nytimes.com/2021/07/27/hea…
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the CDC is correct to revisit its recommendations as the virus evolves. “The virus is changing, we are dealing with a dynamic situation,” he said. nyti.ms/3i7PRAx
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Simone Biles lost her way midair while vaulting in the women's gymnastics team final at #Tokyo2020 on Tuesday, later explaining that she'd been struggling with the pressure placed on her and wasn't in a good place to compete.
Biles had planned to do an Amanar, a difficult vault with 2.5 twists. But she completed only 1.5 twists, then lunged forward while landing. nyti.ms/376qJnI
Biles’s score was among the lowest on vault. Her withdrawal left the U.S. without its highest-scoring gymnast for the three other events. nyti.ms/376qJnI
The pandemic changed life for everyone, but in different ways. Data from the American Time Use Survey — which every year asks thousands of people to track every minute of a single day — reflects how Covid-19 led to a sudden rupture of daily life. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
2020 was a lonely year for many.
On average, people spent almost an hour longer each day alone in 2020 than in 2019. Seniors spent the most time alone. But it was young people, especially teenagers, who saw the biggest shift in their social lives. nyti.ms/3f3fT6e
With less time out of the house, Americans stared at screens a lot and groomed less.
Young people were the only group to spend more time on personal grooming in 2020 — and the only group to spend less time working out. nyti.ms/3f3fT6e
Day 4 of the #Tokyo2020 Olympics is over. Here's what the action looked like, from New York Times photographers. nyti.ms/2ULQFT7
Naomi Osaka had an early, surprise exit from the Olympics after breezing through her first two matches. The Japanese tennis star lost to Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in barely over one hour. nyti.ms/2ULQFT7
Simone Biles withdrew from the women’s gymnastics team final after faltering on her vault — her first apparatus of the day. She said she withdrew because she wasn’t in a good place mentally to compete after so much pressure to win. nyti.ms/2ULQFT7
The gymnast Sunisa Lee, 18, will be one of four representing the U.S. in the team competition at the Olympics. She is favored to win an individual medal in the uneven bars, one of the hardest events in gymnastics. nyti.ms/3zHyEEi
Lee spent much of 2020 like many of us, locked inside and mourning the loss of loved ones. When she returned to training in June last year, she injured her ankle and was out for three more months. nyti.ms/3BCgHbX
In Tokyo, she will try one of the hardest bar routines in the world.
We used motion-capture technology to display the strength, precision and stamina that sets her apart. nyti.ms/3BCgHbX
Youth was on display as 13-year-old Rayssa Leal of Brazil won silver in women’s street skateboarding. Momiji Nishiya of Japan, who is also 13, won gold.
Ariarne Titmus of Australia, in Lane 3, outswam Katie Ledecky of the U.S., in Lane 4, in the 400-meter freestyle. Ledecky led for much of the race but Titmus finished stronger to win the gold.
As faith communities rethink how to operate in the wake of the pandemic, Facebook is intensifying formal partnerships with groups across the U.S. and is shaping the future of religious experience. nyti.ms/3y3FIKT
The company is developing new products, including audio and prayer sharing to draw churches, mosques, synagogues and others to embed their religious life into its platform, from hosting worship services to soliciting money.
Last month, Facebook held its first-ever virtual faith summit where Sheryl Sandberg, the company’s chief operating officer, shared an online resource hub with tools for faith leaders to build their congregations on the platform.