AP Lifestyles Digest

| October 19, 2020 11:06 AM

Here is the AP Lifestyles digest for the week of Oct. 19.

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GIFT GUIDES:

The gift guide package, which includes four stories, will move on Monday. Stories are:

Gift Guide-Pandemic Gifts: From a plethora of masks and fancy gloves to fresh reads and doohickeys for a touchless turning of door knobs, the pandemic has unleashed a slew of holiday gift ideas for all. Some ideas. By Leanne Italie. UPCOMING Monday: 810 words, photos.

Gift Guide-All Things Citrus: Is citrus the new winter white? Fruity trends in time for the holidays. By Leanne Italie. SENT Monday: 850 words, photos.

Gift Guide-New Games: A selection of new games for the family and others stuck at home. By Leanne Italie. SENT Monday: 920 words, photos.

Gift Guide-Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gifts: A selection of gift items for RBG admirers. By Leanne Italie. UPCOMING Tuesday: 650 words, photos.

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PARENTING:

Virus Outbreak-Distance Learning — The shift from in-person to remote learning is giving some teachers unprecedented video access into their students’ homes. Child welfare advocates say that’s a good thing, because the teachers may be the only adults outside the household with a glimpse into challenges at home. By Carolyn Thompson. UPCOMING Thursday: 1,300 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing-Desks For Kids — As remote schooling surged during the pandemic, parents across the country realized that many kids didn’t have desks at home. So they got busy building, collecting and donating them, giving hundreds or thousands of students workspaces to call their own and helping them get through long days of virtual learning. By Jessie Wardarski and Peter Orsi. SENT Monday: 650 words, photos.

Sesame Street Podcast — What has more letters than the alphabet? That’s easy: The post office. That joke — sponsored by the letter A — is a highlight of the first original podcast from “Sesame Street,” offering some screen-free educational entertainment to kids. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Monday: 600 words, photo.

TRAVEL:

Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing-Dubai Goodbye Photos —A freelance photographer in Dubai is providing free photoshoots to laid-off expats forced to leave the skyscraper-studded Persian Gulf city because of the pandemic. By Isabel Debre. UPCOMING: Thursday: 600 words, photos.

CARS:

Behind the Wheel-Family Car — Truck and SUV sales are hotter than ever. If you need a mode of transportation for a growing family, what would be best for you — a truck, SUV or maybe a minivan? By Rex Tokeshi-Torres. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos.

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