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FASHION

Virus-Outbreak-New-Clothing-Sizes: Many Americans are changing clothing sizes depending on how they spent their time sheltering at home. Brands are taking note, and so are body measuring technology companies, which report that shoppers are changing their measurements on their online profiles. By Retail Writer Anne D’Innicenzio. SENT Monday, 800 words, photos.

Comic-Con-Photo Gallery: Missing Comic-Con? Check out awesome costumes over the years. SENT Monday.

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PARENTING

Virus Outbreak-Schools: School districts that plan to reopen classrooms in the fall are wrestling with whether to require teachers and students to wear face masks — an issue that has divided urban and rural schools and yielded widely varying guidance. UPCOMING Monday, photos.

Books-Chelsea-Clinton: Chelsea Clinton’s next book celebrates women in sports. SENT Monday, 230 words, photo.

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GARDENING

Watering Tips: Soak, drip and other watering advice for the hot season. By Lee Reich. UPCOMING Tuesday, 700 words, photo.

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HOMES

Right-Ice Cream Palette: A Scoop of Style: Ice cream hues bring summery vibe to décor. By Kim Cook. UPCOMING Tuesday, 550 words, photos.

NerdWallet-Liz-Weston-Overcome-Downsizing-Challenges: Parents who are downsizing or simply decluttering may have to get creative at finding homes for all their unwanted possessions these days. The generations that came after the baby boom are famously less interested than their predecessors in the trappings of domestic life. By Liz Weston of NerdWallet. SENT Monday, 770 words, photo.

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Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing–Feeding Brooklyn: A Brooklyn chef has gotten funding from a food insecurity nonprofit to buy the food which she then prepares into 1,500 meals per weekend. She says she’s learned a lot about the people she is serving and knows this is a long-term thing, even when the pandemic ebbs. UPCOMING Monday, photos.

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In case you missed it:

GENERAL: Virus Outbreak-Wait ’Til Next Year, Virus Outbreak-Generation Gap?, Virus Outbreak-Subways. Virus-University Parties.

FAMILY: Parental Balancing Act; Back-to-School Politics; Diary-Pandemic Pregnancy.

FOOD: Virus Food Service Robots; Grilled Dessert; Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing-Cooked with Love.

FASHION: Virus Outbreak-Mask Fashion; Milan-Digital Fashion Week.

TRAVEL: Elvis Week-Memphis.

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