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  • Current Event
    6 years ago
    by geoleo
    +22 +1

    Putin ordered plane to be downed

    Russia's President Putin ordered the shooting down of a passenger plane that was reportedly carrying a bomb and targeting the opening of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, he says in a new film. In the two-hour film, posted online, Mr Putin says he was told a plane from Ukraine to Turkey had been hijacked as the Games were about to start. It was found to be a false alarm, he says. The plane was not shot down.

  • Current Event
    9 years ago
    by hyfi
    +10 +1

    New report examines what went wrong for U.S. speedskaters in Sochi.

    The late introduction of suits made by Under Armour was one in a series of crucial mistakes that led the U.S. speedskating team to its worst performance in 30 years at the Sochi Olympics, according to a new internal assessment.