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George Kliavkoff, NBC's chief digital officer, is leaving to either form, manage or invest in a tech startup.

Much has been made of Beijing's decision to keep a lighter version of its Olympics traffic restrictions, not least because whatever the city did to clean the air seemed to have worked in August.

The rate of growth of China's industrial output slowed to a six-month low in August, as factories were closed for the Olympics.

24-year-old swimmer Eric Shanteau has been in a whirlwind the last two months. At nearly the moment he was about to attain his dream of making the Olympics, he learned he had testicular cancer.

Today he talks about his decision to delay surgery until after his competition.

7 p.m. Sept. 12 procession and ceremony honors local athletes and coaches of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Beijing residents say they want measures aimed at cutting pollution during the Olympics to remain in place.

Chinese brewer Tsingtao sees half-year profits up 42% from publicity gained by sponsoring the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Despite fears in the run-up to the Olympic Games, the skies above Beijing have met clean-air standards, officials say.