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A firework display is seen during the closing ceremony on Day 16 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Beijing National Stadium on Feb. 20, 2022.

The — at times complicated — 2022 Beijing Winter Games come to a close

After 16 days and 109 events, the Winter Olympics officially ended Sunday with the traditional closing ceremony. Team U.S.A. finished with 25 medals in all.

Buster Keaton in a promotional still for 'The Cameraman', which came out in 1928.

Two new books revisit the legacy of silent film comic Buster Keaton

Two new books about a legendary silent film comic — Dana Stevens' Camera Man and James Curtis' Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life — give fans new reason to revisit Keaton's work.

Inspections on avocados from Mexico's Michoacán state were paused for almost a week after an agricultural inspector received a verbal threat. But on Friday, the U.S. Embassy said inspections would continue, allowing avocado shipments to resume.

Avocado shipments from Mexico are resuming after the U.S. lifts its ban

The U.S. had halted inspections of avocados from Mexico on Saturday, after a USDA inspector received a verbal threat.

The relationship between China and the U.S. is off and running — and now the two countries are collaborating on secret, sensitive intelligence. (Photo illustration/Special to WBUR)

Shared secrets: How The U.S. and China worked together to spy on the Soviet Union

This episode of The Great Wager includes exclusive information about how Chinese and American intel officials agreed to work together against their common rival of many years.

The break-up: Richard Nixon’s great wager reverberates from the '70s to today

Today, the rise of China has changed everything.

For Some Sandy Victims, Their Car Is All That's Left

Jim O'Grady of member station WNYC visits with a man who lost his home on Staten Island to Hurricane Sandy. He now has no place to live, and when he can't find a place he's been sleeping in his car.

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC reacts after skating during the women's individual figure skating final on Thursday in Beijing.

After Valieva: 5 questions for a doping expert about fixing a messy system

"That was an incredibly troubling outcome," doping expert April Henning says of Russian skating star Kamila Valieva's collapse. She says Valieva "was failed at all levels" by the adults around her.

Touching down in Kyiv as the U.S. warns of a false flag operation in Donbas

Shelling and sporadic breaches of the ceasefire continue along the Russia and Ukraine border.

President Richard Nixon and his national security adviser Henry Kissinger make contact with China. But in the midst of the Cold War, they don’t want anyone to know. How will Kissinger get to Beijing without alerting anyone — and what’s Frank Sinatra got to do with it? (Photo illustration/Special to WBUR)

Plots and private planes: How Henry Kissinger pulled off a secret trip to China

President Nixon and his national security adviser Henry Kissinger make contact with China. But in the midst of the Cold War, they don’t want anyone to know.

A rapid antigen test shows a positive test result for COVID-19.

Coronavirus FAQ: Is it a good idea to get COVID before I'm over 60 and at higher risk?

Say you're in your 50s. Maybe you're thinking, it's a good idea to catch SARS-CoV-2 now before you hit your 60s and would be at higher risk of severe illness? Or is that a very bad idea?

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