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People react during a rally to protest the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Ga. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
For the first time, Twitter has directed users to a fact check of a tweet by President Trump. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Video of Amy Cooper calling the police Monday on a man has gone viral on social media. The man says he asked Cooper to put her dog on a leash in New York's Central Park. Christian Cooper via Facebook/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park Has Been Fired
President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping, shown in 2019, have faced criticism for their handling of the coronavirus. Both are now pushing hard for a vaccine. The United States has already agreed to pay a drug company more than $1 billion to produce a vaccine that's yet to be approved. Xi says if China succeeds in developing a vaccine, it will be declared "a global public good." Kevin Lamarque/Reuters hide caption
People react during a rally to protest the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Ga. John Bazemore/AP hide caption