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Across The South, COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Missing From Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods

An NPR analysis of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. reveals a racial disparity, with most sites located in whiter neighborhoods.

Ireland's Supreme Court ruled that Subway bread shouldn't be classified as bread for tax purposes due to its sugar-to-flour ratio.

For Subway, A Ruling Not So Sweet. Irish Court Says Its Bread Isn't Bread

Yes, Ireland has a legal definition for bread. And the nation's Supreme Court said Subway's bread has too much sugar to satisfy it.

A group of white people surround Vauhxx Booker, center, as he is bent over leaning against a tree, at Monroe Lake near Bloomington, Ind., on July 4.

White Men Accused Of Attack On Black Man Face Felony Charges In Indiana

Prosecutors charged Sean Purdy and Jerry Cox with criminal confinement, battery and intimidation for their alleged role in the incident at a state park earlier this month.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ceremony for a new fertilizer plant north of Pyongyang on Friday, his first public appearance in weeks.

North Korea's Kim Reappears In Public After Speculation About His Health

North Korean media, cited by South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, said he attended a ceremony marking the completion of a fertilizer plant in a town just north of the capital, Pyongyang.

So far, few deepfakes have been used this political season. It's not because they aren't a potential threat, but because simpler deceptive tactics are still effective at spreading misinformation.

Where Are The Deepfakes In This Presidential Election?

Deepfake videos haven't been a problem yet in the 2020 presidential race. It's not because they aren't a threat, but because simpler deceptive tactics are still effective at spreading misinformation.

From left: Deng Ge is a rap mogul who became a lockdown activist. Poet Sally Wen Mao Mao uses her art to express her anger about how Chinese people are being portrayed in the pandemic. Writer and comic artist Laura Gao, living in the U.S., has a video chat with her grandmother Zhou Nai, who's happy to have a supply of moonpies.

How 3 Women From Wuhan Cope With COVID: Rap, Poetry And Mooncakes

We interview a rap mogul (turned community volunteer), an author focused on a nine-tailed fox and a grandmother with a sense of humor. They're part of our special report on women facing the pandemic.

Contact tracing for the coronavirus is the subject of colorful conspiracy theories. In fact, contact tracing is a straightforward process of notifying people if they've been exposed to someone who is sick.

Conspiracy Theories Aside, Here's What Contact Tracers Really Do

Recently, the idea of contact tracing has triggered some colorful misinformation campaigns. It's actually a tried-and-true public health tool that can curb the spread of the coronavirus.

A photo taken last month by Nairobi resident Osman Siddiqi shows One Africa Place, a bullet-shaped glass high-rise in Nairobi, framed by the jagged, snowcapped peaks of Mt. Kenya. Many Kenyans complained they had lived in Nairobi for years and had never spotted Mt. Kenya.

From Nairobi, A Rare, Clear Glimpse Of Mt. Kenya Drives Disbelief On Social Media

A photo on social media showing Africa's second-highest mountain from Nairobi made many Kenyans cry foul. But the photo is real and was shot on a day free of pollution, due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Rendering of what the Comic-Con Museum will look like.

Comic-Con Museum Reveals What Its Building Will Look Like

Museum plans to open summer 2021

A young man vandalizing a business in the La Mesa Springs Shopping Center on May 30, 2020, following a protest in front of La Mesa Police Department headquarters against police brutality against black people.

Officials See Extremist Groups, Disinformation In Protests

U.S. officials are seeking to determine whether extremist groups have infiltrated police brutality protests across the country and deliberately tipped largely peaceful demonstrations toward violence. Officials are also investigating whether foreign adversaries are behind a burgeoning disinformation campaign on social media.

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