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10/4/2020: Cause and Effect, Talent on the Spectrum, Seinfeld in 2020 Oct 05, 2020

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Before his interview with California fire chief Thom Porter on the wildfires, Scott Pelley provides an update on President Donald Trump, who was diagnosed with the coronavirus this past week.

Some people on the autism spectrum have conditions that preclude them from working or caring for themselves, but many have unique talents and capabilities. Anderson Cooper speaks to adults on the autism spectrum whose skills landed them jobs.

In an interview with Jon Wertheim, comedian Jerry Seinfeld explains why he wrote an essay on LinkedIn this past summer, arguing New York City is "dead forever" in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

9/6/2020: The Ranger and the Serial Killer, Mind Reading, The Resurrection of St. Nicholas Sep 07, 2020

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In an interview with Sharyn Alfonsi, Texas Ranger James Holland talks about how he got serial killer Samuel Little to confess to his crimes. How often have you wondered what your spouse is really thinking? Or your boss? Or the guy sitting across from you on the bus? Lesley Stahl reports on scientific research to answer these questions. Nearly 20 years after being destroyed on September 11, 2001, a New York City church is being resurrected. Scott Pelley reports. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

8/30/2020: Red Flag, Talking to the Past Aug 31, 2020

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Red Flag gun laws allow temporary confiscation of firearms if a gun owner displays dangerous or threatening behavior. The laws have been adopted in 17 states and the District of Columbia, but in Colorado, there's been fierce controversy. Scott Pelley reports. Holocaust survivors will be able to share their stories after death thanks to a new project. Lesley Stahl tells us more. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

8/9/2020: Know My Name, Giant Panda Aug 10, 2020

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In an interview with Bill Whiatker, Chanel Miller, the sexual assault victim previously known as "Emily Doe," tells her story for the first time. The partnership between China and America's Smithsonian National Zoo has brought the giant panda back from near extinction. Scott Pelley reports. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

8/2/2020: The Emerald Triangle, The Columbus Letters, Built by Angels Aug 03, 2020

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California's cannabis producers are not seeing the windfalls predicted, amid regulations and a robust black market that are cutting into legal pot profits. Sharyn Alfonsi reports. A letter written by Christopher Columbus, describing his discovery of the Americas, became the world's first best seller more than 500 years ago. As Jon Wetheim reports, the surviving copies are so rare and valuable, they're being stolen and replaced with forgeries. And Ethiopian pilgrims have been trekking to this mysterious holy site for centuries. Scott Pelley has the story on this week's "60 Minutes."

7/19/2020: Nadia, A Populist Movement, The Wright Way Jul 20, 2020

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On this week's "60 Minutes," Scott Pelley tells the story of a Yazidi woman who survived a genocide. Hungary's populist government is spending billions to encourage woman to have more children to solve its demographic problem. At the same time it has built fences to keep immigrants out. Critics of the right wing government are outraged.Jon Wertheim has the story. And Bill Whitaker profiles a family of Southern Utah, a clan sporting nine professional cowboys with five world rodeo titles among them, who live a lifestyle straight out of the old west.

6/28/2020: Voting During the Pandemic, The Wild West of Testing, Probiotics Jun 29, 2020

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The pandemic has forced election officials to explore ways to keep the public safe at the polls and offer alternatives to in-person voting. A three-month investigation reveals federal officials failed to immediately stop the distribution of many COVID-19 antibody tests they knew were flawed, leading to inaccurate data about the spread of the virus. Those stories on this week's 60 Minutes.

6/21/2020: The Chief, The Opioid Playbook Jun 22, 2020

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Lesley Stahl interviews Minneapolis' Police Chief Medaria Arradondo as the department still reels from the killing of George Floyd. A Bill Whitaker investigation uncovers drug companies' playbook to push opioids, and how law enforcement has scrambled to hold pharma executives accountable for fueling the opioid epidemic. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

6/14/2020: The College Test, Exhume the Truth, Three Empty Chairs Jun 15, 2020

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Amid a still-present pandemic, John Dickerson reports on the the challenges colleges face -- as they prepare to re-open in the fall. Scott Pelley tells us about the Greenwood Massacre -- a two-day assault in 1921 on a thriving black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and what we are learning today. Plus -- The Merit Systems Protection Board gives two million federal civil service workers -- including whistleblowers -- a place to appeal should they be disciplined, demoted or fired. Norah O'Donnell has the story on this week's "60 Minutes."

6/7/2020: Nation in Crisis, A Long Siege, Failure to Protect Jun 08, 2020

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Sherrilyn Ifill, the president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, talks to Bill Whitaker about the killing of George Floyd and what its aftermath means for America. Scott Pelley looks at a report on the reopening the city of San Antonio, Texas amid coronavirus and the consequences of the lockdown. An Oklahoma law created to protect children from abuse punishes people deemed guilty of failing to stop the abuse. But Sharyn Alfonsi finds that several sentences were more severe on women than man abusers. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

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