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Russian President President Vladimir Putin sits on the heads of state chair after addressing the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

SPY/SABOTEUR/SAVIOR

How a British journalist, branded an American spy, brought fair elections to one Russian village

Vancouver skyline and harbour

BEYOND BELIEF

The biggest real estate bubble isn’t in London, San Francisco, or New York

A woman demonstrates a Samsung virtual reality unit.

KABOOM

Why I’m buying an exploding smartphone

LAST DATA PACKET

I am Rosetta, property of the European Space Agency, and today I die

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