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November 2015
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The Phantom Menace
Was there a fourth mole in the U.S. intelligence system that blew these secret agents' covers?
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The Devil's Tongue
No one really knows the true motives of the character central to one of America's greatest secrets
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The Rescue Mission
In a warehouse in Utah, federal agents are storing tens of thousands of looted objects recovered in a massive sting
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The Horse Thief
The theft of a prize-winning stallion gave the famous general a glimpse of a future that could have been
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Skyfall
The American fighter pilot who's the focus of Bridge of Spies faced great challenges home and abroad
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Slavery's Trail of Tears
America's forgotten migration – the journeys of a million African-Americans from the tobacco South to the cotton South
Departments
Mickey Grows Up
More than seventy-five years after its debut, a look back at the animated masterpiece
Fresh Produce
Artist Maciek Jasik won't share the secrets behind his work, but the mystery is part of the fun
Rhinoplasticity
Horns grown in a laboratory and hidden cameras could be the key to tackling this conservation challenge
Small Talk: Mary Beard
The British historian reveals some surprises about the ancient Roman people and their customs
Early Bloomers
Found in the fossil record, these plants are more than 100 million years old
Behold the Blobfish
How a creature from the deep taught the world a lesson about the importance of being ugly
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