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The most stunning photos of the Beijing Olympics so far
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Scott Davis
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Dating app Grindr is ramping up privacy to protect LGTBQ athletes competing in the Beijing Olympics from discrimination and harassment
Grindr nixed the explore feature for people in the Beijing Olympic Village, hoping to protect LGBTQ…
Gabrielle Bienasz
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An Olympic skier landed an 'insane' trick holding one ski in his hand — and he still didn't qualify for the finals
"That is so difficult," one broadcaster proclaimed as the skier continued down the slope. "There's …
Meredith Cash
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The US is talking to allies about boycotting 2022 Beijing Olympics over genocide against Uyghurs in Xinjiang
The last time the US boycotted the Olympics was during the 1980 summer games in Moscow, and it coul…
John Haltiwanger
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Why The Beijing Olympics Were A Huge Mistake For China
I’ve long thought that the impact of the Beijing Olympics on China was very deep, much more than a …
Adam Taylor
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American athletes were reportedly told to use burner phones in Beijing due to a 'unique opportunity for cybercrime' at the Winter Olympics
Team USA was warned "every device, communication, transaction and online activity may be monitored"…
Hannah Towey,Scott Davis
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Putin appeared to get caught sleeping during the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics
Cameras caught the Russian president slumping in his chair with his eyes flitting like he'd just aw…
Meredith Cash
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The day jobs of 5 winter Olympic athletes, from barista to dentist
Team USA wore Ralph Lauren designed uniforms to the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony.Lintao Zhang/…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Take a look inside the new driverless bullet train China just unveiled for the Olympics, which transports passengers at nearly 220 miles per hour
The eight-carriage high-speed train will link the Chinese cities of Beijing and Zhangjiakou, where …
Cheryl Teh
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Twitter suspended hundreds of fake Chinese propaganda accounts that promoted the Beijing Olympics while glossing over human rights controversies
Twitter suspended hundreds of inauthentic accounts an NYT and ProPublica investigation found to be …
Hannah Towey
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China is hyping the 2022 Beijing Olympics with a 60-foot tall grinning snowman
The snowman was made from 2,000 cubic meters of snow, and is located in the northeastern Chinese ci…
Cheryl Teh
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The Beijing Olympics opening ceremony featured a new, shirtless, oily flag bearer from American Samoa
Nathan Crumpton filled a role previously held by Tonga's Pita Taufatofua since the Rio Olympics in …
Scott Davis
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Russian skater Kamila Valieva will not receive a medal if she wins again in Beijing, Olympic committee says
Sporting authorities ruled earlier on Monday that she could continue competing in the Winter Olympi…
Alexandra Ma
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Terrifying photos from the Beijing Olympics shows just how dangerous bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge can be
The Beijing Olympic course — dubbed "The Dragon" — had a nearly 40-story vertical drop and points w…
Meredith Cash
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A USA hockey star suffered a gruesome injury minutes into the Olympics that could jeopardize the Americans' gold-medal hopes
Star forward Brianna Decker went down 10 minutes into Team USA's first game of the Beijing Olympics…
Meredith Cash
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Russian athletes skirted Olympic sanctions by wearing their country's flag on their sleeves during the Beijing opening ceremony
Russia received a four-year ban from the games due to past doping violations, so Russian athletes w…
Meredith Cash
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US-born skier Eileen Gu, who won Olympic gold for China, is now an ambassador for Salt Lake City's Winter Olympics bid
Gu's decision was immediately deemed a betrayal by some Chinese social media users, just months aft…
Waiyee Yip
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Top medical expert says that the 72 COVID cases detected in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics so far are within its expectations
Beijing 2022 Olympics have confirmed 72 COVID-19 cases among the 2,586 personnel brought in for the…
Matthew Loh
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Olympic figure skating medalists will be robbed of their dream moment if Russia's Kamila Valieva makes the podium
Despite testing positive for a banned substance, Russia's Kamila Valieva is eligible to compete at …
Meredith Cash
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The first Black woman to win an Olympic speed skating gold medal 'cried so much' she wore her medal backward on the podium
Erin Jackson's slip-up on the podium added a quirky — but ultimately inconsequential — wrinkle to h…