READ THIS NEXT: American Is Cutting Flights to These 8 Major Cities, Starting Nov. 3. In addition to altering schedules to avoid delays and cancellations, Delta has recently made some policy changes that affect the travel experience for passengers. In April, frequent flyers applauded the airline when it announced it would be making a pandemic-era policy permanent that allows passengers to accrue Medallion Qualification Dollars, Medallion Qualification Segments, and Medallion Qualification Miles on award flights....

Speaking to Best Life about the four states she recently named on Twitter, Angela Rasmussen, PhD, a virologist at Columbia University in New York City, said: “Effectively, these states reopened as if coronavirus was completely gone from their communities, which was not the case, and which is why they have returned to upward trajectories indicating increased community transmission.” Read on to learn more about the states causing Rasmussen and other medical experts to worry that we’ve yet to see the worst the coronavirus has to offer....

The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) maintains a color-coded map of COVID risk across the country that has become a useful tool in visualizing which states are most in need of drastic action. States with 25 or more daily new cases per 100,000 people are colored red. “Once a community reaches the red risk level, stay-at-home orders become necessary again,” the researchers explain. Based on their assessment, these are the seven states that should now be shutting down to contain their COVID outbreaks....

According to Sara Burack, a real estate agent at Nest Seekers International who recently appeared on Netflix’s Million Dollar Beach House, adding a simple blanket ladder to your home can make it instantly cozier and give it an autumnal feel. Plus, it keeps those cozy throws you want to curl up under on chilly nights right where you need them. Burack even recommends it as a staging idea for anyone trying to sell their space....

Take a trip down memory lane as we recall the worst fashion trend from the year you were born, starting back in 1940. And for more blast from the past style, This Is the “It” Hairstyle the Year You Were Born. By 1940, both England and France had entered World War II, which made way for American designers to dominate the wardrobes of the world. Some, including Claire McCardell, helped to fill the void of new designs coming out of Paris; in the early 1940s, she introduced the popover dress....

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According to Covid Act Now, Alabama is at a critical COVID risk level. While an infection rate (the number of people the average sick person will infect) of 1.07 means the virus is spreading relatively slowly, the state’s positive test rate of 10 percent is high. In fact, travelers from any state with a positive test rate of 10 percent or higher are now required to self-quarantine when visiting New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut....

READ THIS NEXT: This 70-Year-Old Retailer Is Going Out of Business and Closing All Locations. These aren’t the first small but significant shops to close this year. In September, Folsom General Store in Louisiana confirmed closure plans, having been a community staple since 1938. Suzanne’s Fashion Corner, Ltd., a clothing retailer in Staten Island, New York, closed officially on Oct. 27, with owner Suzanne Berelson telling SILive.com that COVID was the final straw....

Just one month prior, the total number of positive coronavirus tests in the Navajo Nation was 3,912, with 140 total deaths, according to a May 16 press release from the Office of the President and Vice-President of the Navajo Nation.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb In response to the sharp increase in coronavirus infections, the Navajo Nation Department of Health has mandated two 57-hour lockdowns—one beginning on June 19 at 8 p.m. and ending at 5 a....

READ THIS NEXT: If You Shop at Dollar General, Prepare for This Major Closure, as of July 18. In May, the regional grocer Sprouts Farmers Market announced it would be closing stores in California and Colorado on June 3. While the grocer did not cite specific reasons for the closures, it may have been prompted by increasing rents and nearby competitive markets like Whole Foods, as reported by The Mercury News....

READ THIS NEXT: Doing This at Night May Help You Ward Off Dementia, Study Says. Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of the condition, are a hot topic for research, as no cure or effective treatment currently exists. Studies have identified a variety of risk factors for the disease, including snoring, hypertension, and even failing to brush your teeth. With so much information available about dementia, it can be overwhelming to know how to best mitigate your chances of developing cognitive decline....

READ THIS NEXT: Having This Blood Type Makes You 82 Percent More Likely to Suffer Memory Loss, Experts Say. If you’re hoping to sharpen your memory, experts say you may already have some helpful tools in your pantry. “Your kitchen cabinet contains a number of seasonings that have been linked to positive effects on brain health and functioning,” says Uma Naidoo, MD, a nutritional psychiatrist and director of nutritional and lifestyle psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital....

But things went from bad to worse a week after the interview when Oprah’s best friend, Gayle King, revealed on CBS This Morning that she’d called Harry and Meghan over the weekend and the prince told her that his post-interview conversations with his father and brother were “not productive.” She went on to say, “No one in the royal family has talked to Meghan yet at this particular time and I think it’s frustrating for them to see that it’s a racial conversation about the royal family when all they wanted all along was for the royals to intervene and tell the press to stop with the unfair, inaccurate false stories that definitely have a racial slant....

Weekly: $435 Monthly: $1,885 Annually: $22,620 Weekly: $576 Monthly: $2,496 Annually: $29,962 And for insight into where your dollar will get you far (or not), check out This Is the State Where Your Money Is Worth the Least. Weekly: $793 Monthly: $3,436 Annually: $41,236 Weekly: $986 Monthly: $4,272 Annually: $51,272 And for more helpful financial information sent to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Weekly: $1,004 Monthly: $4,350 Annually: $52,308ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb And for where you could bring in an above average pay check, check out This Is the State Where You Can Make the Most Money....

The good news is that when it comes to depression, whether you have been diagnosed with the condition in its clinical form or are just feeling especially low due to what’s going on in the world, there are things that you can do—or in this case stop doing—to make the experience a little bit more manageable. Here are a few of the ways you’re making your depression worse. And to help you feel a little less alone when it comes to your mental health, check out Celebrities That Have Spoken About Their Depression....

A group of more than 60 lawmakers—including Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ilhan Omar—are pushing for President Joe Biden to consider making further stimulus payments happen as recurring payments, instead of a lump sum. Eleven senators wrote to Biden early in March saying, “We urge you to include recurring direct payments and automatic unemployment insurance extensions tied to economic conditions in your Build Back Better long-term economic plan,” Newsweek reported....

To come up with the definitive list of the the best outdoor bar in each state, Yelp identified businesses in the bars category with a large concentration of reviews mentioning relevant keywords, then ranked those spots using a number of factors, including the total volume of reviews mentioning the related keywords and the overall ratings. (All businesses were marked open on Yelp as of June 9 and, where the information was available, all businesses on this list have a passing health score as of June 9....

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We based our analysis on three key metrics, beginning with each provider’s starting monthly price point, according to 2021 data gathered by U.S. News & World Report. Then we factored each company’s 2020 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) score from the most recent telecommunications report, which is based on benchmarks including, but not limited to, how easy it is to understand the bill, quality and reliability of the service, and level of satisfaction when dealing with customer service representatives....

RELATED: The Most Hated TV Finales of All Time. A recent poll conducted by OnePoll on behalf of streaming service Tubi asked 2,000 Americans about their viewing habits over the past year. Results revealed that 70 percent of people are now watching more TV than before the pandemic—but 31 percent said they only watched because they felt peer pressure over social media to keep up with what everyone was streaming....