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Justin Trudeau uses it to govern 10 “We got an interview with Putin.” Bloomberg View Quantum computing’s security risks • How the EU can help Merkel 12 “Really? After all the stories we’ve done about the Russian government? Particularly the Movers A super move for Super Mario Fox’s payoff to Gretchen Carlson 15 stories about hacking, corruption, discrimination, war … ” Global Economics “To be fair, those are the kinds of In Saudi Arabia, women’s lib begins with dropping the veil 16 stories we do about many places, including the U.S.” China talks supply-side, but means something else entirely 17 “Great point. I’m thinking we can There’s plenty of land for sale—just not at prices builders want to pay 19 photoshop him riding a bear shirtless, An Indonesian corruption cop comes back to finish the job she started 20 crashing through the interview studio, since he won’t be photographed.” Companies/Industries “He agreed to a shoot.” With their market far from locked up, private prisons look for ways to diversify 23 “Whaaaa?” Why London is Hollywood’s Visual Effects Central 24 Mitsui O.S.K.’s new LNG ship is longer than three football fields. It needs temp work 26 “Wow, that’s great.” With China ravenous for natural foods, New Zealand’s Comvita proffers manuka honey and more 27 Politics/Policy As tattoos become a billion-dollar business, the FDA wonders if it should take a closer look 28 “Oh, wow.” Cap and trade is a soft market in California—and faces a legal threat 29 4 The growing debate over whether Delaware’s business court isn’t pro-business enough 31 Technology “Wow, Dress young, talk young, get a face-lift: How over-40s try to survive in Silicon Valley 32 wow, wow.” A hospital painkiller called virtual reality 34 A game of war over Game of War spotlights Cisco’s buggy software 35 “Can we run all three?” Innovation: Sound that beams directly to the ears of the hard of hearing 36 “Let’s do two—though I love your Markets/Finance enthusiasm.” This bank’s stadium-naming deal has a family connection 38 Moscow skyscrapers keep going up, but demand is going nowhere 40 Domestic Cover A cloud that contains the market’s whole history 41 Features So, Mr.