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Fresh fare, full beverage service: Alaska Airlines further expands food and drink offerings for passenger

s Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional information.  Like other U.S. carriers, Alaska Airlines scaled back meals and drinks on most flights early during the pandemic, limiting onboard interactions while enabling the airline to conserve some much-needed cash. Now, after the airline restored some service on flights to and from Hawaii and expanded offerings on other routes as well, many Alaska Airlines flyers will begin to experience a level of onboard service on par with what you might have expected before the pandemic. As of July 31, freshly prepared hot meal options will be available in first class on transcontinental flights and snacks may be pre-ordered for select passengers, along with full beverage service available in all cabins....

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A Half-Off Wicker Bench Is One of the Major Discounts We’re Shopping Right Now

There’s nothing more thrilling than landing on the perfect dresser, sofa, planter, or silverware and finding out that—score!—it’s on sale. But that chase takes work. Thankfully we’ve scoured the Internet for you to unearth the best discounts of the week.   Summer-Ready Seating Trella Bench, Article ($299, was $599) Wicker looks just as good indoors as it does out, and packed with pillows, this bench is the ideal reading nook for any season.  Battery Booster Catch:1 Charging Pad, Courant ($56, was $80) Never hit less than 10 percent again. Not only is this leather-wrapped tabletop charger on sale, monogramming is free, too.  Life Brightener Type 75 Mini Desk Lamp, Anglepoise ($78, was $195) The Outlet page on Anglepoise is one...

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What Gyms Might Look Like When They Reopen After Coronavirus Lockdown

While there is debate as to when it should happen, the fact is businesses are reopening in places where the coronavirus pandemic shows signs of abating. Among the first wave of businesses to open their doors again: gyms.  Men's Health did a deep dive into how everyone's experience at the gym is about to change post-COVID-19. Because like it or not, working out is about to be a very different experience for those who run fitness facilities and for their customers. Men's Health noted that a spokesperson for the U.S. Surgeon General said that gyms are allowed to open as long as "they adhere to strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols."  To that end, gyms at all levels with different...

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“Phase One info ReopeningRI.com” highway sign, I-95 northbound;

Photo credit: Michael Bilow RI Gov. Gina Raimondo allowed her stay-at-home executive order to expire March 8, the next day beginning “Phase 1” of at least three such phases, each expected to last at least two weeks. On April 27, she laid out six specific criteria that all had to be met before any of the phased reopening could start: Has the rate of spread continued to decrease? Do we have the capacity to quickly identify community spread on an ongoing basis before a major outbreak occurs? Do we have the necessary supports in place for vulnerable populations and for anyone in quarantine? Does our healthcare system have the capacity and the PPE to handle future surges? Do businesses, schools,...

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