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In this April 1, 2020, photo, a news crew wearing personal protective equipment due to COVID-19 concerns reports outside the Chase Center that will become a makeshift hospital at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Queens borough of New York. People desperate for information are more reliant than ever on local media as the coronavirus spreads across the U.S. But newspapers, magazines and digital publishers are feeling the pressure as advertising craters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Parent Nakeisha Robinson set up the camera to capture her family in masks. (Courtesy of Nakeisha Robinson)

How giving parents cameras helped KPCC/LAist tell a different kind of pandemic story

They gave point-and-shoot cameras to parents across Southern California to know what’s most important to parents — and to see it through their eyes.

Joe Biden speaks during Thursday night’s Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Thoughts on the final night of the Democratic National Convention

The Democrats wrapped up their virtual convention Thursday night. Because of the coronavirus, it was unlike any convention that we’ve ever seen.

Automated fact-checking can catch claims that slip past human checkers. Here are the two ways they work.

They either verify claims by validating them against an authoritative source or article, or use a computing technique called stance detection.

Workers build a multifamiliy dwelling Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, in Winter Park, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Lumber shortages and prices are soaring amid tariffs, mill closures and a whole lot of DIY projects

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Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Fact-check: Joe Biden’s acceptance speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention

In a near-empty arena on the river in his hometown, Joe Biden accepted the Democratic nomination. He said, "Facts over fiction." Let’s see about that.

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