Tuesday, 6 June 2023

An email signature captures the summer struggle of working parents.

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Prince Harry became the first member of the British royal family to take the stand in court since 1891, and Apple unveiled its pricey new virtual reality headset. Plus, how to protect yourself from chigger bites while outside this summer, and a working mom's email signature gets real about why her responses might be slow.

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👑 Prince Harry took the stand in his case against the tabloid press, becoming the first British royal to testify in court in 130 years.

Prince Harry took his fight with the British tabloids to a historic new stage this morning when he became the first high-ranking member of the British family to testify in court since 1891, when Edward VII took the stand after one of his opponents in a card game was accused of cheating. The Duke of Sussex gave evidence at London's High Court in his case against the publishers of Britain's Daily Mirror tabloid, which he has accused of hacking his phone and using other illegal newsgathering tactics. He faces two days of questioning by a senior trial lawyer, who court-watchers say may prod him for details of his life with his wife, Meghan, and the rest of the royal family. Here's the latest.

🥽 Apple unveiled its new $3,499 virtual reality headset, its most ambitious offering since the iPhone.

Depending on who you ask, the new Apple Vision Pro is either the wave of the future, a dystopian creation straight out of "Black Mirror," or a dorky cousin to Google Glass. The tech giant unveiled its virtual reality and augmented reality headset at its California headquarters yesterday in its biggest new hardware offering since the original iPhone. The hefty $3,499 price tag makes it the most expensive VR headset on the consumer market (and the target of plenty of jokes). Apple demonstrated how it can be used for 3D apps, immersive movies, educational content, web surfing and video games. The device allows users to look through the headset and change the display using your eyes, hands and voice. Read more here.

Those little bites on your legs may be from chiggers. Here's what they look like and how to prevent them.

If you come back from a hike to find small, itchy red bumps on your ankles, you may have chigger bites. Chiggers are mites that are most common in the South and Southeastern parts of the U.S., and they thrive in hot, humid weather. We have photos of what their bites look like, plus how to prevent getting bitten as well as some home remedies to treat them if they get you.

👗 25 fashion and beauty essentials to kick off the summer season — starting at $7.

As you get ready to hit the beach or book your summer getaway, Shop TODAY editorial director Adrianna Brach has some affordable fashion and beauty essentials for your shopping list. She shared 25 must-haves you can find on Amazon that start at only $7, including swimsuits, facial products, skirts, and towels.

Live Better TODAY

Achieve your life goals with easy tips.

Cooling down after your workout can be just as important as warming up before it. Take a few extra minutes after you're done sweating through the hard part for some static stretches and breath exercises to help prevent injury. TODAY fitness contributor Stephanie Mansour demonstrates 13 exercises to cool down after a workout. The circuit will help you get a good stretch in the muscles from your neck down to your feet. See them all here.

What's for dinner?

Allow us to do the meal-planning for you.

This week's Start TODAY meal plan is all about heart health. A roasted vegetable and herbed goat cheese flatbread (above) from chef Katie Stilo makes the perfect light summer dinner and features a hot honey drizzle that gives the veggies a little zip. For a slightly lighter version, swap in whole grain pita or naan for the flatbread and serve it with a chickpea salad. See all the healthy meal ideas for this week here, with a daily breakdown of breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Daily Delight

A little pick-me-up before you go.

Forget "best regards" or "I won't be answering emails until this time." One working mom's email signature is telling it like it is this summer. Meg St-Espirit, 39, a freelance journalist and mother of four from Pittsburgh, gets right to the point about why she might not get back to people in a timely fashion. "Please note I may be slower to respond to email in the months of June, July and August due to the United States' inability to provide affordable childcare for working mothers," her email signature reads. St-Espirit told TODAY.com she reached a breaking point after a snippy email about why she didn't respond within 24 hours. "I work with a lot of clients, so I thought maybe I should delete it," St-Espirit said. "Then people started to reply to it, writing: 'Side note: I love this.'" Read more here.