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    Winter Olympics Wind Down With Plenty of Razzle-Dazzle

    South Korea flexes its cultural muscle and technological savvy during the two-hour long ceremony

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    PYEONGCHANG, South Korea—The Winter Olympics in South Korea wound down much the way they opened: With plenty of high-tech razzle-dazzle and a healthy dose of geopolitical intrigue.

    North Korea, and the standoff over its nuclear-weapons programs, loomed large over the Games, hosted in this ski resort just 50 miles south of the demilitarized zone that divides the Korean Peninsula.

    Seoul...