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For more than 200 years Russia's famed Bolshoi Ballet has been mesmerizing audiences around the world

For more than 200 years Russia's famed Bolshoi Ballet has been mesmerizing audiences around the world. But in January 2013 the company made headlines for some off-stage drama: Artistic director Sergei Filin was attacked with sulfuric acid, badly burning his face and causing him to go nearly blind. Two years later, Filin is still running the company, and Tracy Smith talks with him about the attack, and the future of the historic ballet company.

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Analyzing U.S. vulnerability to Russian disinformation

The National Intelligence Council released a recently unclassified report earlier this month assessing foreign threats to the 2020 presidential election. It ultimately found that Russia played the biggest role in successfully influencing our democracy. Many might blame former President Trump, but there are a number of other reasons why Americans are so vulnerable. Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

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