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How learning a "dead language" can make you a better programmer

Dead languages aren't as unimportant as they seem, because learning Latin, Sanskrit and Ancient Greek will make coding easier ...

Watch short program skates for Team USA's Alysa Liu, Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn

The U.S. women’s figure skaters came into Tuesday’s short program portion riding high after winning gold during the first week of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. They left the arena not feeling ...

Alysa Liu Surges Into Medal Range as US Teammates Stumble in Olympic Short Program

Isabeau Levito was dinged for under-rotating her triple loop and got leveled down for her step sequence, which is where she tends to pick up points on the competition. It left her in eighth place and ...

Alysa Liu sits within 2 points of the lead heading into Olympic free skate Thursday night

MILAN (AP) — Alysa Liu will try to end a 24-year drought for American women in Olympic figure skating on Thursday night when the “Blade Angel” attempts to chase down Japanese rivals Ami Nakai and ...
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Olympic women's figure skating event set for dramatic finish with Alysa Liu leading the U.S. contingent in 3rd

The women's figure skating event kicked off with the short program on Tuesday, with Japan's Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto in the lead and U.S. reigning world champion Alysa Liu in 3rd. Next up is the ...