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1/2/2022: 60 Minutes Presents - The Ritchie Boys Jan 03, 2022

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On this week's "60 Minutes Presents," The Ritchie Boys. The Ritchie Boys were members of a secret U.S. military group whose mastery of German language and culture helped them provide battlefield intelligence that proved pivotal to the Allies’ victory. Jon Wertheim.

12/19/2021: Tornadoes, America's Dirty Secret, Trevor Noah Dec 20, 2021

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On December 10, one tornado generated winds as high as 190 miles per hour and left a path of devastation more than 165 miles long across Kentucky. Scott Pelley reports from Kentucky, By some estimates, more than half the impoverished, rural residents in one Alabama county have raw sewage running onto their property. One community advocate is turning the spotlight on this long-standing public health crisis. Bill Whitaker tells us more. "The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah grew up in South Africa during apartheid. As he tells Lesley Stahl, the comedian now connects American politics to his background. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

12/12/2021: Negotiating With the Taliban, Let There Be Light, An Island Off an Island Dec 13, 2021

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On this week's "60 Minutes," Sharyn Alfonsi reports from Afghanistan where one of the worst humanitarian crisis' is happening. Scott Pelley tells us about the 10-billion dollar Webb Telescope, that NASA hopes will reveal the mysteries of the universe. Finally, Jon Wertheim travels to Fogo Island, where visitors feel like they have stepped into the 18th century.

11/7/2021: The Second Amendment Preservation Act, The Longest Running Oil Spill, Carnegie Heroes Nov 08, 2021

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On this week's "60 Minutes," Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is speaking out against a new Missouri law meant to protect the rights of the state's gun owners. He and a number of Missouri police, sheriffs, and prosecutors say the Second Amendment Preservation Act makes law enforcement think twice about cooperating with agencies like the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, to investigate crimes involving guns. Norah O'Donnell reports. A Louisiana firm has developed a ground-breaking containment system for the U.S. Coast Guard that has captured more than 800,000 gallons leaking from the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history. Jon Wetheim has the details. Are heroes born or made? Scott Pelley reports how brain structure might play a role in heroism.

10/31/2021: Democracy Lost, A New Model, The Future of Sapiens Nov 01, 2021

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On this week's "60 Minutes," Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega has tightened his grip on power by making dozens of arrests of political opponents, journalists and protesters. Sharyn Alfonsi speaks to the wives of two imprisoned men who were planning to oppose Ortega in next week's elections. Lesley Stahl reports on a group of architects inspired by a project in Rwanda to create a new model of design. And in an interview with Anderson Cooper, world-renowned author Yuval Harari warns humans will be "hacked" if artificial intelligence is not globally regulated.

10/17/2021: Robert Gates, The Green River Drift, Whither Ye Olde English Pub Oct 18, 2021

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On this week's "60 Minutes," Anderson Cooper talks to former defense secretary and CIA head Robert Gates, who touched on several other topics -- including the rise of China and the limits of America's military. Bill Whitaker reports on the Green River Drift, where ranchers push thousands of cows along the same 70-mile route their ancestors pioneered 125 years ago. And Jon Wertheim travels to Great Britain to report on the future of England's pubs -- after the coronavirus pandemic closed them to close their tabs for more than a year.

10/10/2021: Deepfakes, 1,000 Children, Deep Springs Oct 11, 2021

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On this week's "60 Minutes," Bill Whitaker reports on a technology that the U.S. government has grown increasingly concerned about due to its potential to be used to spread disinformation or commit crimes: deepfakes. The Biden Administration estimates “somewhere between 1,000–1,500, maybe more,” of the children separated from families during the Trump Administration remain apart. Sharyn Alfonsi reports, Finally, Jon Wertheim's report on Deep Springs College, where a select group of students labor and learn for two years, on a working ranch in the remote California desert.

60 Minutes remembers 9.11: The FDNY Sep 13, 2021

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This week marks the 54th season premier of "60 Minutes, and 20 years since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2021. Firefighters who were at the World Trade Center that day share their stories with Scott Pelley.

9/5/2021: The Last Pandemic, The Ritchie Boys Sep 06, 2021

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On this week's "60 Minutes," Bill Whitaker reports on the Pentagon projects that helped combat COVID-19 and may help end pandemics forever. The Ritchie Boys were responsible for uncovering more than half the combat intelligence on the Western Front during World War II. For the many German-born Jews in their ranks, defeating the Nazis was heartbreakingly personal. Jon Wertheim has their story.

8/22/2021: Race in the Ranks, Geldingadalir, Kindred in the Bleachers Aug 23, 2021

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On this week's "60 Minutes." David Martin reports on the new efforts being put forth to address inequality in the military, this time under the watch of the country’s first Black secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin. Renowned sportswriter Dave Kindred has covered the biggest moments and brightest stars in sports for more than half a century, but now he tells Jon Wertheim he has found his most fulfilling work: writing about girls high school hoops in central Illinois. And a new volcano has erupted into existence in Iceland. Bill Whitaker reports on the mesmerizing scenes.

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