Ballot bonanza: Latin Americas year of elections

Published: Feb. 5, 2021, 10:59 a.m.

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Ecuador\\u2019s elections on Sunday kick off a packed year of polls in the region. Democracy\\u2019s foothold in South America looks assured; in Central America, less so. Engineers are vastly improving the core technologies in televisions. We preview the viewing pleasure to come. And remembering Nikolai Antoshkin, a Soviet general who faced unknowable danger to save untold lives.

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