AP Lifestyles Digest

| June 15, 2020 8:27 AM

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FAMILY

Father’s Day-Pandemic Lessons: This is a Father’s Day like none other, with millions of dads home during the coronavirus pandemic. What have they learned about themselves as parents, and what new insights do they have into their children? By Leanne Italie. UPCOMING Thursday, 950 words, photos.

US Virus Outbreak-Distance Learning: With huge percentages of students not participating in distance learning, educators at schools around the country have been working to understand why. A school principal goes door to door in a high-poverty area of Hartford, Connecticut, and finds overwhelmed parents struggling to help children keep up. SENT Monday, photos.

NerdWallet-Liz Weston-Parents Helping Millennials: The impulse to help an adult child who has been dealt a financial blow by the pandemic is strong and understandable. But before you open your wallet or your home to your millennial child, financial planners suggest helping them explore other possible options, such as forbearance or hardship programs. By Liz Weston of NerdWallet. SENT Monday, 770 words, photo.

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GENERAL

Virus Outbreak-New York Story: The New York City that was lingers everywhere in the New York City that is, like flashes of movement out of the corner of your eye. By Deepti Hajela. SENT Sunday, 1,100 words, photos.

America Protests-Streaming Revolution: Bystander footage has been a driving force in the Black Lives Matter movement, with cell phone-bearing citizens capturing the deaths of George Floyd, Alton Sterling, Eric Garner and others. By Jake Seiner. UPCOMING Monday, 900 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak–One Good Thing–Pen Pals: An effort to connect nursing home residents in two neighboring New Hampshire communities during the coronavirus pandemic has ended up fostering friendships across the country. The idea to match residents with pen pals in other communities has expanded, and letters now pour in from around the country. UPCOMING Monday, photos.

Virus Outbreak-Bicycle Boom: Pandemic leads to a bicycle boom, and shortage, around world. SENT Sunday, photos.

Virus Outbreak-Britain-Shops Reopen: ‘We’ve missed it’: Long lines form outside shops in England. SENT Monday, photos.

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FOOD

TV-Food-Padma Lakshmi: Padma Lakshmi has watched as some politicians denigrate immigrants. She’s been left seething as newcomers are discriminated against or targeted. She has responded with something she knows quite a lot about: food — specifically, immigrant food. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Tuesday: 700 words, photo.

Virus Outbreak-Restaurants Evolve: Menus will be disposable. Waiters will not be allowed to pour water tableside. Patrons must wear masks to the bathroom. Fine dining restaurants that pivoted to take-out during the pandemic are now figuring out how to pivot again and make eating out memorable despite health mandates. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Thursday: 900 words, photo.

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GARDENING

Veggie Transplants: One way to reap an abundance of vegetables from even a small garden is to keep planting throughout the growing season. You can fill in new vegetables after you harvest others. A good way to do that is with transplants. By Lee Reich. UPCOMING Tuesday, 500 words, photos.

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TRAVEL:

Theme Parks Reopening: Amusement parks around the U.S. are getting ready to welcome back visitors. But just like everywhere else, there will be plenty of changes to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. By John Seewer. SENT Sunday, photos.

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