I spent one night in a new luxury hotel in Seattle for $450. My room had 4 surprising amenities I'd never seen before.

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The entrance to the 1 Hotel Seattle lobby with a sculpture of a No. 1 made of driftwood.
The luxury chain 1 Hotels opened a location in Seattle in May.

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  • I spent one night at the Seattle location of the luxury hotel chain 1 Hotels.
  • The Seattle location started taking reservations in May, and I stayed there during opening weekend.
  • My $450-a-night room surprised me with unique amenities and creative sustainability practices.

I was among the first to sleep in one

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Republicans are driving a historic low in alcohol consumption

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A man holds up a beer at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July 2024.
A man holds up a beer at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July 2024.

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  • Just 54% of Americans say they drink alcohol — the lowest level recorded in 86 years.
  • That's driven in part by a steep decline in alcohol consumption among self-identified Republicans.
  • President Donald Trump is famously a teetotaler, citing his brothers' struggles with alcoholism
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What Apple's big win with its blood oxygen feature means for your watch

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The Apple Watch Ultra 2 will get an update that enables blood oxygen monitoring.

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  • Apple is bringing blood oxygen monitoring back to some Apple Watch models after a US Customs ruling.
  • It began pulling the feature in 2024, following a patent dispute with medtech company Masimo.
  • An OS update will allow an Apple Watch to send sensor data to its paired iPhone for
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