Here is the AP Lifestyles digest for the week of Nov. 2.

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Americans-Special Diets: If it seems like more and more people are on diets these days, you might not be imagining it. A higher percentage of Americans said they’re on a special diet to lose weight or for other health reasons compared with a decade ago, according to a report Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SENT Tuesday, photos.

TV-Parenting-Pikwik Pack: The studio behind the kids’ mega-hit TV show “Paw Patrol” have a new animated series that arrives timed perfectly for a global pandemic: It celebrates delivery people. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Thursday, 650 words, photos.

Virus-Outbreak-Viral-Questions-Weather: Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside? SENT Tuesday, photo.

Virus Outbreak-Music Venues: Independent music clubs all over the nation are shuttered as a result of the coronavirus. Owners fear for the future of their businesses and of a musical way of life. UPCOMING Thursday, photos.

Racial Injustice-Museums: Museums are being called on to examine what’s on their walls amid a national reckoning on racism. By Christine Fernando. UPCOMING Friday, 890 words, photos.

Nepal: Mountaineering: Nepal has reopened its peaks and trails for foreign adventurers in hopes of providing much needed income for hundreds of thousands of guides, porters and workers who have been unemployed for months because of the pandemic. For now the reopening will come with restrictions. SENT Tuesday, photos.

Cruise Ships: No Sail: Cruise industry throws in the towel on 2020, looks to 2021. SENT Tuesday, photos.

NerdWallet-Holiday-Minimalism: Affording the holiday season can present a lot of challenges, especially if your household has been affected financially by circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you’re trying to save, pay down debt or replenish money lost due to pandemic-related setbacks, you can stay true to your financial goals by borrowing tips from minimalists. SENT Tuesday.

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FOOD

Food-Virtual Thanksgiving: Apart but together. Tips for a more festive, more connected Zoom Thanksgiving, from coordinated menus to games and playlists. By Katie Workman. UPCOMING Thursday, 800 words, photos.

Food-The Rise: Chef Marcus Samuelsson is hoping to educate Americans about African dishes and champion Black chefs in “The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food.” By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Monday: 700 words, photos.

HEALTH

Virus Outbreak-Nurse Shortage: A nursing shortage that already existed in parts of the U.S. before the virus began spreading early this year, especially in rural areas and at small hospitals, is creating a scramble for help as the pandemic bears down on new areas. By Tammy Webber. SENT Monday, 900 words, photos.

FREE TIME

Film-Cold Drive-Ins: The sun may have set on a historic summer for the drive-in, but many drive-ins are pushing further into the fall than ever before. Though most drive-ins -- especially in the northern half of the country -- close after Labor Day or by early October, some plan to continue to operate so long as people keep coming. Some offer rentals of electric heaters for cars. Some even have snow removal plans. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Monday,900 words, photos.

PARENTING

Virus Outbreak-Day Care Rules: More families are jumping back to child care services this fall in an attempt to restart their old lives. But many parents, pediatricians and day care operators are finding that while COVID-19 rules offer a much-needed layer of security during the pandemic, they also seem incompatible with the germy reality of modern childhood. SENT Monday, photos.

Virus Outbreak-One Good Thing-Kid Costumes: Harry Potter. The Phantom of the Opera. Thor. Logan Houghtelling, a teenager in the San Francisco Bay area, was feeling down about being away from his classmates during the pandemic and worried about his father who’s a firefighter battling wildfires. So, he began dressing up in costumes to cheer up his family, his classmates and others who have seen the creative costumes he wears during classes via video conferencing. SENT Monday, photos.

GARDENING

Hardwood Cuttings: Make new plants by using cuttings. By Lee Reich. SENT Monday, 500 words, photo.

CARS

Behind the Wheel-Self-Driving Cars: A few years ago, news stories seemed to say that autonomous vehicles were just a few years away. This never came to pass. Here are three reasons why you can’t buy an autonomous car today. SENT Wednesday, photos.

PERSONAL FINANCE

NerdWallet-Liz-Weston-Predicting-Life-Expectancy: You won’t live forever, so your retirement savings won’t have to last that long. But developing a viewpoint on how long you’ll live in retirement can profoundly affect your strategy for how much to save, when to retire and when to start taking Social Security. By Liz Weston of NerdWallet. SENT Monday.

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In case you missed it:

ELECTIONS: The Voices of 2020; Election 2020-Black Anxiety; Election 2020 -Voter Anxiety.

FAMILY: Pandemic Learning-Photo Gallery; Virus Outbreak-Learning Loss; Love in the Time of Coronavirus; Taiwan Military LGBT wedding; On the Money-NerdWallet-Parent-Student Loans.

FOOD: Thanksgiving-Turkey Plans; Food-YouTube-Babish.

HOLIDAYS: Virus Outbreak-Day of the Dead.

WORK: Virus Outbreak-Holiday Hiring; NerdWallet-Millennial Money-Pandemic Side Gigs.

HOMES: Earns-Tupperware.

HEALTH: Virus Outbreak-Death and Me; Virus Outbreak-Viral Questions-Coronavirus-Heart;

TRAVEL: Virus-Outbreak-Traveler-Restrictions; Virus Outbreak-Cruise Ships.

FASHION: Met Gala-Exhibit.

FREE TIME: Virus Outbreak-TikTok Success; Books-Winfrey; Film-Movie Theaters.

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