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5/29/2022: High Velocity, The Green River Drift, Caligula’s Gardens May 30, 2022

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Following the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Scott Pelley revisits a 2018 report on AR-15-style weapons with rounds causing such devastating and often lethal wounds that first responders and emergency rooms are changing their protocols and preparing for the worst. Bill Whitaker reports on the longest-running cattle drive in America, begun 125 years ago and carried on today by the descendants of the original drivers. Anderson Cooper takes a look at the gardens of the Roman emperor Caligula that have been discovered and excavated, and some of the most remarkable finds are now on display for the first time.

5/15/2022: Bellingcat, Sharswood May 16, 2022

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On this episode of "60 Minutes," Leslie Stahl talks with the Miller family, who purchased a large house for family celebrations. Little did they know that property had a secret. Scott Pelley on the data mining operation in Europe trying to uncover and detail the war crimes in Ukraine committed by Russian forces.

5/8/2022: Mark Esper, Crisis, Ballet in Exile May 09, 2022

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On this Mother's Day edition of "60 Minutes" Wisconsin’s rate of adolescent self- harm and attempted suicide increased by nearly 200% since 2019. Sharyn Alfonsi speaks with families who’ve been impacted, and with doctors and therapists trying to make child mental health care more accessible. In his first interview before his book about his time in the Trump administration is published, former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks with Norah O’Donnell. They discuss previously unreported events from inside the Trump White House. In Russia, ballet has always been entwined with politics. When Russia invaded Ukraine, Russian artists opposed to the war were left with a choice: stay and be silent or voice their dissent and leave. Jon Wertheim speaks with the dancers making difficult decisions.

4/10/2022: President Zelenskyy, Bitcoin Beach Apr 11, 2022

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Scott Pelley “human values” are on the line and the war with Russia is entering a “new wave.” Sharyn Alfonsi reports from El Salvador, where one tiny town has become a great experiment for cryptocurrency.

3/27/2022: Talking to the Past, One Small Step Mar 28, 2022

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Is it possible to speak with a Holocaust survivor who passed away years ago? With the help of artificial intelligence, Lesley Stahl finds out. Norah O'Donnell sits down with Dave Isay, founder of the "One Small Step" program. He hopes to bridge the political divide.

3/6/2022: Platform 4, State of the Pandemic, Flying Blind Mar 07, 2022

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Head of the CDC Dr. Rochelle Walensky is cautiously optimistic that the U.S. may be entering a new phase of the pandemic and says “we have to be vigilant.” Scott Pelley reports from a getaway to and from the war in Ukraine. And legally blind Jacob Smith is shredding up the ski slopes.

2/27/2022: The Grid, Wrongful Detainees, Headlines, Deadlines & Bottom Lines Feb 28, 2022

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On this week's "60 Minutes," as tensions with Russia intensify, Bill Whitaker investigates threats to the U.S. electric grid. Lesley Stahl reports on Americans unjustly imprisoned abroad by foreign governments with whom the U.S. has thorny relations. Jon Wertheim reports on a new threat faced by local newsrooms.

2/20/2022: The Front, Targeting Americans Feb 21, 2022

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On this week's "60 Minutes," Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tells Lesley Stahl that Ukraine is not signaling abandonment of NATO plans. High-ranking Homeland Security officials in the Trump administration say they were overcome with feelings of vertigo, confusion and memory loss while on White House grounds and in their Washington, D.C.-area homes. The incidents and symptoms they describe are similar to the "Havana Syndrome" that has been reported by American diplomats in foreign countries since 2016. These claims were corroborated by former National Security Adviser John Bolton, who fears there is a threat to the highest levels of the U.S. government. In a two-part segment, these officials speak with Scott Pelley.

60 Minutes Presents: Cheers! Feb 14, 2022

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On this week's "60 Minutes Presents," Europe's wine industry being altered by climate change. Lesley Stahl reports. British pubs were on the decline before COVID-19 and the pandemic looked to be last call for these cornerstones of British community life. But as the pandemic winds down and England reopens, the British are realizing just how much they missed their locals. Jon Wertheim tells us more.

2/6/2022: Death in Training, Breaking Point, Canada's Unmarked Graves Feb 07, 2022

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On this week's "60 Minutes," there's an ongoing problem with military service members. As Lesley Stahl reports, they are being killed -- not in combat -- but in vehicular accidents during training. Covid hospitalizations and staff shortages are pushing healthcare workers to to the brink. Sharyn Alfonsi reports. Last year, when archaeologists detected what they believed to be 200 unmarked graves at an old school in Canada, it brought new attention to one of the most shameful chapters of that nation’s history. , Anderson Cooper reports on the residential schools of Canada, where more than 150,000 indigenous children were sent after being forcibly removed from their communities.

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