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How Olympic Experts Keep the Ice Intact

4 小时 16 分钟 ago
A team of skilled technicians and drivers keep the frozen surface at the right temperature and thickness. The challenge? Each event needs a different kind of ice.
Motoko Rich and Josephine de La Bruyère

Venezuela Releases Political Prisoners, With Conditions

8 小时 57 分钟 ago
Since Nicolás Maduro’s capture by the United States, Venezuela has released hundreds of political prisoners and approved a new amnesty law, although the restrictions on those freed have raised questions about whether this signals real change. Our international correspondent Simon Romero describes what’s happening.
Simon Romero, Leila Medina, Melanie Bencosme, June Kim, Patricia Sulbarán, Marian Carrasquero and Isayen Herrera

A Cancer Detection Test Fails in Major Study

12 小时 57 分钟 ago
A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in diagnoses at later stages of the disease.
Rebecca Robbins and Gina Kolata

How China Is Stoking Fear About Travel to Japan

13 小时 43 分钟 ago
From earthquake warnings to bear attack alerts, Beijing is deploying a campaign of exaggeration and disinformation to punish Tokyo’s support for Taiwan.
Javier C. Hernández
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