The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2020 Paralympics will each feature a mascot designed by Fukuoka-based illustrator Ryo Taniguchi.
Author: Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY
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Meet the new Gerber baby, photo contest winner: Florida infant Zane Kahin
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Is Subway selling real tuna or is it fake? The New York Times ran a DNA test but found no fish.
After a class-action lawsuit was filed against Subway in January alleging that its tuna was fake, the New York Times launched an investigation.