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Why it feels like movies are getting longer

Watching a movie in theaters these days can feel like a feat of endurance.Many of the biggest, buzziest films of the past year have tested audiences' attention spans -- and bladders -- with running times approaching three hours.There was "Spider-Man:…

The Latest: Japanese snowboarder Yoshika injured in crash

Japanese snowboarder Rina Yoshika injured her back in a training crash and will not be able to compete in the Olympic slopestyle contest. Yoshika, ranked 12th in the world, fell hard on a jump during Thursday’s practice session. Medical staff rushed to help her, and took about 20 minutes to stabilize her and put her in a sled to take her down the hill. Japanese Olympic officials said the 22-year-old suffered a spinal injury but was not paralyzed. They said she will return home after receiving treatment for her injuries.

Olympic advisers at ease with COVID rate, see cases falling

More than 30 new COVID-19 cases are being detected daily ahead of the Beijing Olympics but organizers say they aren't worried and expect numbers to drop within days. The 32 new cases confirmed Tuesday included 15 people arriving at the airport in China and 17 among athletes, officials and workers already living inside the Olympic bubbles. All get daily PCR tests. Olympic medical advisor Brian McCloskey says 11 people have been treated at the hospital for a symptom since Jan. 23. But he says “none of those are seriously ill in any way.”