Controversy over this Fresno community’s name change is ‘getting worse.’ Here’s why
A Yokuts Valley highway sign that has been the subject of controversy was vandalized for the second time in one month.
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The history of racializing fast food as Black
In White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation, writer and interdisciplinary scholar Dr. Naa ...
When Trump's victory became clear, online claims of election fraud quieted
As votes were tallied and it became clear that Trump was on his way to victory, the deluge of posts questioning the integrity ...
The powerful companies driving local drugstores out of business
The biggest pharmacy benefit managers are profiting by systematically underpaying independent drugstores, creating “pharmacy ...
X’s Community Notes feature has one job, and it’s failing to do it
A post on X that started the false claim that Haitian immigrants were eating people's pets in Springfield, Ohio remain on ...
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Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation
The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate analyzed the Community Notes feature and found that accurate notes ...
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Bethel’s absentee in-person polling location ran out of official ballots hours before closing
The recording of votes on sample ballots prompted concern on a community Facebook page. But the state said it was perfectly ...
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People engaging in self-harm find support on Reddit. But is that community helping them?
A new study from the University of Georgia suggests people posting in Reddit’s r/selfharm community are likely seeking support for negative emotions.
‘Disneyland of poop’: How Las Vegas benefits from wastewater testing
In Southern Nevada, toilet water from the Las Vegas Strip may hold the key to the region’s public health story.
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Over one-third of Williamson County voters cast ballots in first week of early voting
Over one-third of registered voters in the county cast their ballots the first week of early voting. The first day of early ...
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Abortion, climate change identified as top issues for Duke community, per The Chronicle’s campus election poll
We found that respondents generally care most about abortion, climate change, the economy, gun control and democracy, though ...