I am watching (live) the snowboard parallel slalom. I have learned about the stiffness of the boots (aren't snowboard boots usually stiff?). I have learned that the edges of the boards are extremely sharp. There are times that the racers are almost sideways, riding just on a blade-like edge, so they are allowed to put their hands down on the snow. The unfair thing is that they don't seem to be re-grooming the surface. It's almost 2 PM there. The air temp is in the 20s F but it is brightly sunny, which adds a little heat to the snow, and the sharp sides over time make ruts. The longer the day goes on, the more likely it is that someone will be snagged on a rut. I guess the fact that it is a knockout format means that the best people are the ones who are dealing with the later (and therefore more rutted) conditions. It seems from the commentators that the sides (red or blue lanes) are noticeably different.
A cool thing is that there is a 45 year old competitor from Italy. But he made a couple of errors in the quarter final and seems to be out. That doesn't count as unfair. Mistakes happen.

Doesn't Cuba have enough troubles without an earthquake too? At least it was smaller than the one a couple of years ago.

When the Washington Post fired people who were in position overseas, they were not given money to get home.
There is a gofundme, almost fully funded now. I expect that Jeff Bezos did not contribute.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-washington-post-international-employees