“No need to mask at home,” Collins tweeted later on Tuesday. “Let me clarify the masking message that I garbled on @NewDay this morning. Vaccinated parents who live in communities with high COVID transmission rates should mask when out in public indoor settings to minimize risks to their unvaccinated kids.” Tuesday morning, Collins appeared on CNN’s New Day where he answered COVID-19-related questions collected from the public, including those about protecting children who are too young to be vaccinated....

“I know people are tired of this,” Collins said in an interview with National Public Radio, referring to the pandemic which has now dragged on for nearly two years. “I’m tired of it too, believe me. But the virus is not tired of us. It’s having a great old time changing its shape every couple of months, coming up with new variants and figuring out ways to be even more contagious,” added Collins, who is retiring this month....

“As many of you may know, next Friday, June 19, is Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. Starting this year and going forward, Nike will recognize Juneteenth as an annual paid holiday in the U.S,” he wrote in an internal, company-wide memo obtained by Newsweek. Donahoe, who became CEO in January said, making Juneteenth a company holiday is an “important opportunity to better commemorate and celebrate Black history and culture....

After Cruz pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder, the jury will now decide whether Cruz will face the death penalty or life in prison without parole. Here are the top moments from day 2 of the trial: Jury Watched Surveillance Footage The jury watched surveillance video from the shooting. After the judge overruled a motion from the defense, the prosecution presented the footage. Ron Lowther, an electronic surveillance technician for the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, was able to isolate Cruz in the videos from from the incident and sequence the footage from each camera in the school to create a continuous progression....

The veteran minor leaguer, an infielder by trade, went around the diamond for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (the Reds’ Double-A affiliate) in the team’s regular-season finale, starting at first base and finishing on the mound. He finished in style, too: a 1-2-3 inning on just four pitches. On top of that, we went 3 for 4 at the plate MORE: Will Ferrell’s epic spring training day | Pitchers who played the field...

With 11,000 inmates, Tihar is not only India’s largest jail, but also one of its most dangerous. The prison is home to hardened criminals who engage in drug peddling, sexual abuse and gang violence. But lately Tihar has undergone a startling transformation. Thanks to a spirited police officer named Kiran Bedi–who ran Tihar in the mid-1990s and introduced Vipassana meditation techniques to the prisoners–the place has mellowed out. Once dangerous convicts now preach peace, love and understanding....

Nitrates occur naturally in plants and can have cardiovascular (heart) health benefits. Dietary nitrate is absorbed in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and much of it is excreted in the urine. The salivary glands play a significant role in reabsorbing the nitrate from the body and concentrating it. Bacteria in the back of the mouth converts nitrate to nitrite, which is absorbed in the stomach and small intestine and is distributed to the rest of the body....

The men’s basketball team lost to Division I’s only independent school, NJIT — that’s New Jersey Institute of Technology, for those wondering — 72-70 at home on Saturday. Heading into the game, No. 17 Michigan was a 24.5-point favorite and fresh off a win over Syracuse in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. MORE: College basketball’s unbeatens | Big Ten/ACC Challenge champs and chumps Sure, early December losses aren’t much to fret about — the Wolverines lost to Charlotte in last year’s Puerto Rico Tip-off finals and still made the Elite 8 — but this is much worse....

The Highlanders netted $92,000 for traveling to play in Ann Arbor, according to MLive. The school has been reveling in its recent 15 minutes of fame, which is hard to come by as a team without a conference affiliation. On Monday, NJIT’s bookstore unveiled a T-shirt commemorating the independent school’s major victory. MORE: NJIT coach — “NCAA needs to help us join a conference” Can’t get to Newark? No worries....

But the White House senior adviser and son-in-law of President Donald Trump faced backlash and drew ire from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week over comments he made during an interview with Time magazine about the election’s timing. “It’s just such a nonsensical thing,” a senior administration official said of the latest round of fire aimed at Kushner, a perpetual lightning rod in the White House. “[We’re] surprised that a small comment would be taken to such an extreme place, when clearly if you actually listen to what he said there is no intention whatsoever [to delay the election] and he knows the administration doesn’t have that authority anyway....

Shakespeare has been influential in turning the champions’ fortunes around, with six consecutive wins in all competitions since he took over from Claudio Ranieri alleviating fears of relegation and taking Leicester into a European quarter-final. And while the first leg of their last-eight tie with Atleti is on Wednesday, Shakespeare says he and his side are looking only at Everton on Sunday - even if some players may sit out of the game....

The 22-year-old was linked with a move to Arsenal towards the end of the last transfer window as part of a deal that would see Alexis Sanchez go the other way. However, Guardiola insisted earlier this month the club had no interest in letting him go . The England winger has been in fine form since then and has scored five Premier League goals in the current campaign. After his double against Crystal Palace, Guardiola said Sterling is becoming more important to the title hopefuls and has discouraged any potential January offers....

The Tigers (10-0) were followed by No. 2 Alabama (9-1) — which trounced then-No. 17 Mississippi State — defending national champion Ohio State (10-0) and Notre Dame (9-1) to round out the top four. MORE RANKINGS: SN Power Rankings | AP Poll | Coaches Poll The Buckeyes were 28-3 winners at Illinois while the Irish won 28-7 at home over Wake Forest. Undefeated Iowa (10-0) remained on the fringe at No....

General manager Trent Baalke proved emphatically this was his team, focusing on rebuilding in the trenches a year after Kelly had prioritized the receiver position when he was running the show for the Philadelphia Eagles. MORE: Draft picks who have Pro Bowl potential The 49ers’ first pick may have been a player Kelly is familiar with from his Oregon days, but it was one that made perfect sense for San Francisco in mammoth defensive lineman DeForest Buckner, who — with huge powerful hands and impressive short-area athleticism — has what it takes to push the pocket consistently at the next level....

The Hornets are on the hunt for a new manager after it was confirmed Mazzarri will leave his post just one season into a three-year contract following their final Premier League match against Manchester City. Mou blasts ‘very poor’ managers in football media Ranieri led Leicester City to a stunning Premier League title success last term before being dismissed in February with the Foxes having endured a miserable defence....

Brazen piracy lies at the heart of the latest trade fracas. President Clinton has threatened tough sanctions against $1.08 billion worth of Chinese goods unless Beijing starts cracking down on knockoffs of U.S. software, movies and music. Corporate America, bruised but wiser from a decade of rough-and-tumble capitalism in the Middle Kingdom, has lined up nearly unanimously behind the administration. There’s more at stake than nearly $50 billion in annual bilateral trade....

In 1987, then-senator Joe Biden ended his campaign for the presidency to focus on his duties as Senate Judiciary Chairman. He presided over the hearings that made President Reagan’s nominee a verb in the dictionary instead of a Justice on the Supreme Court. The “Borking” began when someone leaked Judge Robert Bork’s video rental history. That invasion of privacy somehow led to a debate about the “right to privacy” and Bork’s views on Roe v....

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Americans, having conquered a continent in the name of Manifest Destiny, are doing it again, this time for fun. They are creating a new landscape for the post-service economy of the future, in which the major industries will be recreation, self-actualization and tourism. But – just like mining and logging – that takes resources, and our reserves of wilderness are being drawn down by the millions seeking a part of it....