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YouTube
Google's video provider scored a major coup, scooping up the rights to stream about three hours a day of Olympic events in 77 countries, including South Korea, India and Nigeria.

Silver
Beijing venues
The glowing reviews of China's Olympic venues keep rolling in and it's putting a shine on the run-up to the Games. New York Times critic Nicolai Ouroussoff wrote that the Bird's Nest "has an intoxicating beauty that lingers in the imagination."

Tyson Gay is one of the few stars committed to the opening ceremonies.

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Tyson Gay
The sprinter has decided to attend the opening ceremonies, becoming one of a select few star athletes who will because of concerns about exposing themselves to pollution. It's a bold but diplomatic move that exhibits a buy-in to the Olympic spirit that the IOC always promotes.

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The peace of the Games
What promised to be a peaceful and controlled Olympics was thrown into doubt this week by a reported attack on a police station in the Xinjiang region, 2,100 miles from Beijing.