AP Lifestyles Digest

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GENERAL

Virus Outbreak-Sounds in Silence: The coronavirus crisis has drastically transformed the world in sound. The routine cacophony of daily life has calmed, lending more weight to the noises left behind. And in those mundane sounds, now so unexpectedly bared, many have found comfort, hope and dread. By Leanne Italie. SEND Monday, 830 words, photos, video.

Virus Outbreak-Events on Hold: The events industry, which exists to bring people together, has been hit particularly hard by fallout from the coronavirus. All around the U.S., bouncy houses for children’s parties and stacks of folding chairs and tables for graduations, weddings and bar mitzvahs are being warehoused as event planners heed social distancing guidelines. Some companies are trying to find creative uses for their equipment and services as they undertake the onerous process of applying for federal assistance and begging banks for loan extensions. By Anita Snow. UPCOMING Monday, 800 words, AP photos, SENT: AP Video.

Virus Outbreak-America and the World: A thick thread of the American experience has always been to hold the rest of the world at arm’s length. Now, the notion of a virus that came from a distant “elsewhere,” accurate or not, stands to carve deeper grooves in that landscape. By Ted Anthony. SENT Monday, 1,000 words, photos.

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RELATIONSHIPS

Virus Outbreak-Kept Apart: Just when many feel they need a hug the most, the pandemic is making it unthinkable. People around the world are feeling the impacts of “social distancing.” By National Writer Matt Sedensky. SENT Monday, 850 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak-Aloha: People in Hawaii are changing how they express aloha in the time of coronavirus. Some residents say social distancing is the antithesis of tradition in the state, where people greet each other with hugs, kisses and lei, and families are close-knit. By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher. SENT Sunday, 800 words, photos.

Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing-Senior Dancing: Dancing alone: A senior center keeps clients up and moving. By Federica Narancio. SENT Monday, 440 words, photos.

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HOMES/FOOD:

Seasoning the Grill: Unless you are like me and grill year round, the warmer weather signals the start of the grilling season. This spring, especially, a nation of shut-ins might be looking to get out on the patio. If you have a new grill or have taken one out of winter hibernation, you’ll need to clean and season it before you cook. By Elizabeth Karmel. SENT Monday, 650 words, photo.

NerdWallet-Liz Weston-Paying Bills: What to do when you can’t pay your bills. By Liz Weston of NerdWallet. SENT Monday, 830 words, photo.

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CRAFTS

Crafts-Creative Impulse: Their reasons may differ, but makers gotta make. Crafters gotta craft. Sewers gotta sew. Those who make things by hand — who weld, weave, play in clay or paints — are pursuing their passions the best they can during the coronavirus pandemic. The creative arts are soothing, fill time, and keep our minds and hands busy. “This is what makes us human,” says Melanie Falick, author of “Making a Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live” (Artisan, 2019). By Jennifer Forker. UPCOMING Wednesday, 600 words, photos.

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OUTDOORS

Virus Outbreak-Appalachian Trail Hikers: Hikers on the Appalachian Trail face difficult decisions as the coronavirus pandemic worsens: postpone a dream or ignore warnings and keep hiking. By Sarah Blake Morgan. SENT Sunday, 890 words, photos.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

GARDENING/OUTDOORS: Gardening-Indoor Veggies; Virus Outbreak-Garden Therapy; Virus Outbreak-Great Outdoors.

HEALTH/FASHION/BEAUTY: Virus Outbreak-Hair Blues; Virus Outbreak-Allergy Angst; Virus Outbreak-Pregnancy Plans; Virus Outbreak-Bangladesh Garment Industry.

HOMES/PETS: Virus-Outbreak-Making-Rent; Virus Outbreak-Scarce Internet; Virus Outbreak-Financial Survival; Behind-the-Wheel-Cleaning-Your-Car; Virus Outbreak-Cheap Gas.

GENERAL: Virus Outbreak-A Shared Experience; Virus Outbreak-Introverts and Extroverts.

FOOD: Roasted Vegetables; TV-America’s Test Kitchen.

FAMILY: Virus Outbreak-Youth Video Journals; Virus Outbreak-Special Education; Virus Outbreak-Grandma Gone; Virus Outbreak-Sesame Street; Virus Outbreak-Salvaged Ceremonies; Virus Outbreak-Child Care; Nerdwallet-Millennial Money-Paying for IVF; On-The-Money-NerdWallet-Postpone-Wedding.

TRAVEL: Virus Outbreak-Diary-Longing for Travel; Virus Outbreak-Japan Tourism Photo Gallery.

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