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Only seven months till Christmas 2020! Popular jewelry chain Pandora, known for its keepsake charms, is starting the all-important retail countdown by reopening half of its 375 stores in North America with an eye toward ironing out the kinks required to operate under the threat of COVID-19 during the holiday season, The Post has learned.

With some meat processing plants like Tyson Foods and Smithfield Foods partially closed because of COVID-19, there's less selection to choose from.       

By William CrumStaff writerwcrum@oklahoman.comCity Manager Craig Freeman will propose Tuesday that the city council add $5 million to the small-business COVID-19 relief fund, nearly doubling available aid, and authorize grants for individuals struggling to pay rent and other bills. Freeman also will seek authority to direct $30 million toward a local coronavirus testing and tracing program. The steps are among proposals to begin allocating $114.3 million received by Oklahoma City under the federal CARES Act. Congress provided money in the CARES Act to reimburse cities and states for expenses incurred in responding to the pandemic. Freeman is proposing Oklahoma City's share initially be divided into three categories: • $25 million in "community support" for grants and loans to businesses and nonprofit organizations, including immediate release of $5 million to the Small Business Continuity Program, and help to individuals with rent and utility bills, food assistance, and job retraining and placement. The city has said more than 10,500 households have overdue utility bills.

Europeans soaked up the sun where they could, taking advantage of the first holiday weekend since coronavirus restrictions were eased, while governments grappled with how and when to safely let in foreign travelers to salvage the vital summer tourist season. Overjoyed French families flocked to the Grande Motte beach on the Mediterranean shore Sunday, swimming and sunbathing in areas specially marked to keep a distance from others.

By Kelly Tyko | USA TODAYThis Memorial Day will bring fewer in-store sales and dining options than past years because of the coronavirus pandemic. With states in different phases of reopening, what you'll find open Monday will vary greatly depending on where you live.