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As tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East and the Iran-allied Houthi militia launch strikes against commercial and U.S. Navy ships in the southern Red Sea, Norah O?Donnell was the first journalist to report from the region in the air, on the water, and inside the 5th Fleet?s Command Center at Naval Headquarters in Bahrain. O?Donnell speaks with the Deputy Commander of U.S. Forces in the Middle East, Vice Admiral Brad Cooper and other Navy officers about a new kind of warfare on the high seas involving anti-ship ballistic missiles, as well as the disruption of international shipping traffic and whether an endgame is in sight. In the aftermath of President Joe Biden?s victory in the 2020 presidential election, Republicans in seven states where he won, including Wisconsin, banded together and cast fake electoral votes for Donald Trump. Correspondent Anderson Cooper reports on Wisconsin's fake presidential electors and interviews Andrew Hitt, an attorney and former GOP state chair, who claims he and his fellow fake electors were tricked into signing the documents. Special Counsel Jack Smith alleges the fake votes were part of a plan, orchestrated by Donald Trump and conspirators, to try to overturn the election. Ahead of the 96th Academy Awards, correspondent Scott Pelley joins enigmatic actor Cillian Murphy in Ireland for a candid interview since being nominated for Best Actor in the blockbuster film Oppenheimer. Pelley talks to the Oscar front-runner about how he transforms for roles, his secret to maintaining a low profile and more. 

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Following the Federal Reserve?s announcement to hold interest rates steady, correspondent Scott Pelley interviews Fed Chair Jerome Powell in Washington, DC on inflation risks and the economy, the timeline for cutting rates, the health of the country?s banks, and more. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the fastest growing group entering the U.S. through the southern border ? Chinese migrants. Alfonsi speaks with the migrants about following instructions posted on TikTok that guided them on their 7-thousand mile journey to the California desert where Chinese asylum seekers cross the border from Mexico through a 4-foot gap in the border fence. Technology has helped spur a sports betting boom. Correspondent Jon Wertheim examines what this has meant for sports fans, betting companies, and the gamblers ? overwhelmingly young men ? making snap bets anytime, anywhere.

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Cecilia Vega interviews the woman charged with reforming the Federal Bureau of Prisons, director Colette S. Peters, as her agency is facing a major staffing crisis, aging, and deteriorating prison infrastructure and an alarming pattern of abuse that has persisted for years. Interpol, responsible for coordinating worldwide police cooperation, has come under some fire. Some members are accused of abusing its red notice system. Bill Whitaker speaks with Interpol's Secretary General Jürgen Stock. Pat Craig, founder of The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, has emerged as the go-to guy for orchestrating high-stakes animal rescues around the world. Jon Wertheim reports on Craig?s most ambitious mission yet.

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With hybrid work hardening from trend to new normal, correspondent Jon Wertheim looks at the crisis in commercial real estate, specifically in New York City's office sector. As occupancy rates have hit historic lows and interest rates have spiked, the value of office buildings is tanking. It's a growing problem nationwide, with more than a trillion dollars in commercial real estate loans set to expire in the next two years. Wertheim speaks with industry players about how they're staying afloat in a sector of the economy that's been rocked to its foundations. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reports on a groundbreaking approach to brain surgery that could revolutionize the treatment of Alzheimer?s disease and drug addiction without any incisions. Alfonsi follows neuroscience pioneer Dr. Ali Rezai for more than a year as he tests experimental procedures at the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute in Morgantown, West Virginia. The results of Rezai?s clinical trials are changing the lives of his patients and may offer hope to others suffering from brain disorders. 

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With brains six times larger than humans and most of their lives spent in the darkest depths of the ocean, sperm whales are largely misunderstood. Cecilia Vega searches the Caribbean Sea to find these massive mammals. Lesley Stahl travels to an island completely inhabited by monkeys. It?s not open to the public. Researchers have been studying the monkeys for decades. Learn about the behavioral scientific discoveries that may apply to humans. Sharyn Alfonsi reports from Costa Rica on sloths and their superpower of slowing down. Alfonsi examines how these mammals have mastered the art of survival for more than 60 million years and the new threats of climate change to the species. 

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Almost three months into the Israel-Hamas war, correspondent Lesley Stahl returns to the region and speaks with a freed Israeli hostage ?in her first interview since spending more than 50 days in captivity by Hamas in Gaza. Stahl visits the remnants of her family's home in the kibbutz following the Oct. 7 attacks and speaks with the survivor and her relatives. A year-long investigation by 60 MINUTES examines what might be the greatest art heist in history: the theft of thousands of sacred stone, bronze and gold artifacts from religious sites across Cambodia. Correspondent Anderson Cooper reports on Douglas Latchford, the British dealer who masterminded the looting amidst genocide, civil war and political turmoil and sold to the world's wealthiest collectors and most prestigious museums. Cambodia's government has spent the last ten years tracking it all down and wants their history and heritage brought home. Correspondent Bill Whitaker traces the musical legacy of Gnawa music that for centuries was only played in secret ceremonies by enslaved Black Africans brought to Morocco during the Middle Ages. Those ancient rhythms helped give rise to the American Blues. Today, Gnawa is exploding in popularity. Whitaker joins hundreds of thousands of music fans to travel to the Ground Zero of Gnawa: the seaside town of Essaouira on Morocco?s Atlantic coast. Whitaker meets Gnawa masters and the Western musicians who join them for a taste of the Moroccan Blues.

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After Russia?s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, people were faced with the decision to flee or fight. Correspondent Scott Pelley reports from the capital city of Kherson, a mile from ongoing Russian shelling, and speaks with civilians who resisted the occupation about how they defended their region. Correspondent Bill Whitaker reports from the conservative state of Wyoming and meets with its surprisingly climate-crusading Republican governor, Mark Gordon. Currently in his second term, Gordon has set a goal to make Wyoming not just carbon-neutral but carbon-negative in CO2 emissions. It?s an audacious idea, since Wyoming is the nation?s largest coal-producer by far. Despite heat from climate change deniers in his own party, Gordon tells Whitaker he?s sticking to his goal, and to his ?all of the above? approach to energy. At 36-years-old, Novak Djokovic is one of the most dominant athletes in professional sports, having captured 24 major tennis singles titles, more than his longtime rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. He is now considered the greatest men?s tennis player of all time. Correspondent Jon Wertheim goes inside the mind of the record-breaking star in his hometown of Belgrade, Serbia and speaks with him about his vaccination controversy at the Australian Open, his work promoting tennis player equity and the reason why he plans to stay on the court.

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Bill Whitaker witnesses pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel student rallies at Columbia University and department-led campus forums at Dartmouth in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and ensuing Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Whitaker speaks with Jewish and Palestinian students, and Middle East Studies professors, about the antisemitic and Islamophobic rhetoric that has raged across campuses, the continuing situation unfolding and a path forward. Scott Pelley reports on the pioneering technology of quantum computing, a new kind of computer that could answer impossible questions in physics, chemistry, engineering, and medicine. Pelley travels to California to see Google?s quantum lab, visits one of the first quantum computers outside the lab at Cleveland Clinic, and gets a first look at IBM?s newest quantum computer, its most advanced to date. Sharyn Alfonsi profiles the brains behind BARBIE - filmmaker Greta Gerwig, whose outside-the-box blockbuster smashed box office records this summer. Alfonsi speaks with Gerwig about pulling off a delicate balancing act: giving voice to the iconic Barbie doll while appealing to her fiercest critics, and details Gerwig's journey from indie darling to billion-dollar director.

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As Ukrainian families grieve the losses of their loved ones in Russia?s continued conflict, correspondent Scott Pelley joins a group of widows and children of the war on a mountain climb in the Austrian Alps, a journey of recovery and resilience. Welcome to Sealand. To enter, Jon Wertheim sat on a backyard swing and was winched over the North Sea. If you think entering Sealand is peculiar, wait until you hear its story. A country the size of West Virginia offers more than 40 varieties of wine, each with a tongue-twisting name from vines centuries old. Sharyn Alfonsi visits the country of Georgia.

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Ukraine?s government estimates about 20,000 children have been taken by Russia but worries the real number could be closer to 300,000. 60 Minutes speaks to families torn apart by these abductions. The wildfire that ripped through Hawaii in August was America's deadliest in a hundred years?at least 99 people were killed. Sharyn Alfonsi visits the Hawaiian town of Lahaina and speaks with firefighters about two of the worst hours of their lives. His best friend is Bruce Springsteen, and he played Tony Soprano?s right-hand man on TV. 60 Minutes profiles Stevie Van Zandt. Anderson Cooper reports on a conversation between the descendants of the man who commissioned the last known slave ship and the descendants of the men and women he enslaved. 

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While Iran?s backing of Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon is widely known, the regime is quietly carrying out a shadow war in the U.S. and Europe, deploying proxy assassins to silence or eliminate critics of the regime. Britain?s head of counter-terrorism policing, Matt Jukes, tells correspondent Lesley Stahl they?re noticing a significant uptick in Iran?s efforts. In the U.S., Stahl meets some of the targets, including former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton and Iranian American activist Masih Alinejad. Correspondent Bill Whitaker reports from Kyiv on Russia?s continued war and what Ukrainians say is the deliberate destruction and looting of the country?s museums, churches and monuments ? a strategy believed to come straight from the Kremlin ? and a potential war crime. Whitaker tours the remains of shelled churches and bombed libraries and speaks with museum workers who are risking their lives to save Ukraine?s heritage. As the Justice Department winds down one of the biggest horse doping investigations in U.S. history, correspondent Cecilia Vega examines the wiretaps that helped solve the case and convict dozens of veterinarians, horse trainers and drug distributors. Lisa Lazarus, the woman heading up the new national regulator tasked with cleaning up horse racing, sits down with Vega to discuss the moment of reckoning and the sport?s future.

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Scott Pelley interviews John Eastman, the conservative former law professor who championed a radical legal theory to keep President Trump in power. Eastman is now facing charges in Georgia?s election conspiracy case. He has pleaded not guilty. Few people realize it, but Social Security?s mistakes are your responsibility. It often doesn?t matter if it?s not your fault ? you still must pay. Anderson Cooper reports. Lesley Stahl travels to an island completely inhabited by monkeys. It?s not open to the public. Researchers have been studying the monkeys for decades. Learn about the behavioral scientific discoveries that may apply to humans.

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Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, correspondent Bill Whitaker interviews Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris in the Eisenhower Executive Office building. Whitaker speaks with the Vice President about the situation in Israel and Gaza in the wake of the Hamas terror attack, and travels with her aboard Air Force Two to see her discuss important domestic issues, including gun violence prevention and immigration, while advocating for the Biden administration's policy agenda at a college in Nevada. Marc Lieberman is the producer.

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Scott Pelley sits down with FBI Director Christopher Wray and intelligence chiefs from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand to ask whether the Israel-Hamas war has raised the terror threat at home in the United States and around the globe. Margaret Brennan conducts the first interview with one of the five American prisoners freed from Iran last month. With 200 hostages reportedly being held in Gaza, and 13 Americans unaccounted for, Emad Shargi?s harrowing story is a stark illustration of the difficulties and perils involved in bringing citizens home. Cecilia Vega profiles international punk rock, pop princess, Alecia Moore - also known as Pink - as she hits 25 years of her successful music-making career. Vega meets Pink at her home in California, stops backstage on her tour and traces her somewhat troubled journey to superstardom. Bill Whitaker reports from the Isle of Man on the longest-running and most dangerous motorcycle race on earth: The Isle of Man TT. Once the seat of a Viking Kingdom, the 30 mile-long island sits in the middle of the Irish Sea, with England to the east and Ireland to the west. Whitaker examines the distinct Manx identity and the role a collision of cultures played in shaping such a wild and improbable race.

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As the Israel-Hamas war intensifies and Russia's assault on Ukraine continues, Scott Pelley meets with President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss the United States' role in these raging conflicts, efforts to locate American hostages, the brutality discovered in Israel and Gaza, and the state of the war in Ukraine. Lesley Stahl returns to Israel to meet the family behind the heroic rescue effort at kibbutz ?Nahal Oz after it was attacked by Hamas. 60 Minutes revisits the story of 50 migrants who arrived in the United States through Texas in 2022 and were transported to Martha's Vineyard by Florida officials. Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the investigation into those flights by a Texas Sheriff who calls what happened a ?covert criminal operation.?

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60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley interviews the "Godfather of AI," Geoffrey Hinton, who is speaking out about the promise and risks of advanced artificial intelligence his research helped make possible. As the nation's highest ranking military officer steps down, Norah O'Donnell profiles General Mark Milley. From inside the Pentagon, aboard the USS Constitution, and in his hometown of Winchester, Massachusetts, O'Donnell speaks with Milley about his four years as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, his differences with former President Donald Trump, the military challenge of China and why America should support Ukraine in their war against Russia. In a broadcast exclusive, Bill Whitaker profiles mega sports agent Rich Paul ahead of his new memoir. The founder and CEO of Klutch Sports Group represents NBA sensations like LeBron James and Draymond Green and negotiated almost $900 million in deals this past summer alone. Whitaker traces Paul's unlikely journey from the east side of Cleveland to his glittering life today and scores an invite to the Klutch All-Star Game party, one of the hottest tickets in the NBA.

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Correspondent Scott Pelley sits down with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in Washington D.C. Pelley speaks with the head of the Justice Department about the indictments of former President Donald Trump, the Hunter Biden probe, and the January 6th indictments. Days before FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried is set to go to trial, 60 MINUTES conducts the exclusive first interview with author and financial journalist Michael Lewis who had a front row seat to Bankman-Fried's rise and fall. Correspondent Jon Wertheim speaks with Lewis, ahead of his GOING INFINITE book release, about Bankman-Fried at the height of his empire, the collapse of crypto, and whether the FTX wunderkind believes he's innocent.

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Cecilia Vega reports from California on Governor Gavin Newsom's CARE Court - a bold, new strategy set to revolutionize the state?s approach to homelessness and the mentally ill with court-ordered treatment plans. Vega interviews Gov. Newsom on his passion project, investigates the broken system it hopes to mend and looks at the controversy surrounding it. As Congress considers financing another $20 billion in aid to Ukraine, Holly Williams reports on the impact and oversight of U.S. tax dollars in the country as it fights to survive. Sharyn Alfonsi reports from Costa Rica on sloths and their superpower of slowing down. Alfonsi examines how these mammals have mastered the art of survival for more than 60 million years and the new threats of climate change to the species.

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Ahead of his visit to the United States, Scott Pelley speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Presidential Offices in Kyiv as Ukraine continues its counteroffensive and Russia's war wages on. In a wide-ranging interview, Pelley speaks with Zelenskyy about U.S. aid, drone strikes in Russia, and the possibility of territorial concessions. Lesley Stahl reports from Israel on Brothers and Sisters in Arms ? a group of military reservists, including commando soldiers and pilots, who are at the forefront of the huge rallies in the country. They?ve been protesting for months over a far-reaching plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to weaken Israel's Supreme Court. They say it?ll pave the way to autocracy. It?s already caused arguably the biggest domestic crisis in the nation?s history. Jon Wertheim heads to the field at the University of Colorado where new head football coach Deion Sanders, aka "Prime Time," is leading a college football shakeup. The controversial and legendary Pro Football Hall of Famer has overhauled the Colorado team roster and led them to victory in their 2023 home opener. Wertheim sits down with Sanders to talk about his path from transforming the football program at Jackson State University, an HBCU, to taking the top coaching job at University of Colorado and what's next for "Coach Prime."

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While the nation remembers the terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans more than 20 years ago, New York City firefighters who survived after being sent to rescue victims at the World Trade Center will relive a life-changing experience that?s now a part of who they are. ?It?s a day that will never leave you,? former Fire Department of New York Commissioner Dan Nigro tells Scott Pelley. Nigro and other firefighters who were at Ground Zero, many of whom fill the top ranks of the FDNY, recall the men, their sacrifices and the tragedy of losing 343 of their colleagues. This segment runs the full hour. Maria Gavrilovic is the producer.

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The U.S. government has moved to seize more than $1 billion in sanctioned Russian assets since the start of the war in Ukraine. Sharyn Alfonsi meets with the officials following an international trail that leads to the island of Cyprus. Mason Cox, the lone American in the Australian rules football league, is the subject of a profile by correspondent Jon Wertheim. Cox, who is nearly seven feet tall, is a native Texan who had never heard of football before moving to Australia to play for the legendary Collingwood Magpies. Famous for his giant sculptures, Jeff Koons holds the record for the highest price ever paid at auction for a work by a living artist. He shares his next big idea with Anderson Cooper.

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Cyber con artists are using artificial intelligence, apps and social engineering to scam Americans out of $10 billion dollars a year. Sharyn Alfonsi reports. Four years after the Cathedral of Notre Dame was nearly destroyed by fire, Bill Whitaker returns to Paris to witness the resurrection of the medieval structure and powerful symbol of France. With brains six times larger than humans and most of their lives spent in the darkest depths of the ocean, sperm whales are largely misunderstood. Cecilia Vega searches the Caribbean Sea to find these massive mammals. 

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Ray Epps is notorious among consumers of right-wing media as the man who initiated the Jan. 6 attack to undermine President Trump. The United States is in the middle of a maternal health crisis ? a woman in the U.S. is twice as likely to die from pregnancy today than her mother was a generation ago. Correspondent Jon Wertheim interviews conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director of three major orchestras: in Philadelphia, in his hometown of Montreal and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, which has tasked him with the bold revamping of its artistic mission. 

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Why were live spiders, cockroaches and a funeral wreath sent to the home of a Massachusetts couple that published a newsletter about eBay? Sharyn Alfonsi reports. Bill Whitaker looks at a non-profit called American Prairie that wants a reserve on the American grasslands where bison could roam once again, and that the public can enjoy. However, some local ranchers aren?t convinced the organization is helping. Photographer James Nachtwey has made a career covering the world?s most violent conflicts. He tells Anderson Cooper why documenting acts of compassion in the darkest times makes him believe in humanity.

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. is sending scientists to disease hotspots. Bill Whitaker joins them in Uganda. Lesley Stahl profiles Sona Jobarteh, the first female virtuoso player of a centuries-old West African instrument called the kora. As soccer fans gear up for the World Cup, many will be sifting through packs of stickers. Think of them as soccer?s answer to baseball cards. Jon Wertheim meets Panini sticker enthusiasts to find out why these collectibles inspire such a frenzy.

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The segregated cemeteries of Clearwater, FL were sacred ground until the ground became valuable. Scott Pelley speaks with residents who saw the cemeteries built over. Bill Whitaker investigates what happens when the main source of water for the US southwest begins to run dry. Charles Barkley?s unique style as a basketball commentator seems cancel-proof. Jon Wertheim asks Barkley about his candid style.

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Sharyn Alfonsi travels to the coast of Grimsby, England, where the world's largest offshore wind farm now powers millions of homes a day in the U.K. Bill Whitaker reports on the Lourdes Office of Medical Observations where world-renowned doctors and researchers conduct decade-long investigations into the countless claims of cures. Jon Wertheim profiles Shane Van Boening, the top-ranked pool player in the world for 2022, and explores how pool is trying to shed its rambling, gambling image and thrive as a proper professional sport.

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Experimental artificial limbs allow amputees a sense of touch. Scott Pelley shows the advanced technology. After U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the country fell to the Taliban, Afghan girls have been barred from school beyond 6th grade. Lesley Stahl travels to meet a group of Afghan girls who are continuing their education in an unlikely place, the African nation of Rwanda. The girls are students of a school called SOLA, led by a remarkable Afghan woman whose commitment to educating girls began under the first Taliban regime, when she attended a secret school disguised as a boy.  

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Scott Pelley is given access to Google's campus in Mountain View, California, and its AI lab in London to examine its new slate of technologies. Actor Nicolas Cage invites 60 MINUTES into his eclectic Las Vegas home to meet his African crow Huginn and discuss his over 40 years of making movies, including his latest role as Count Dracula in Renfield. Sharyn Alfonsi speaks with Cage about his love of cinema, his wide-ranging catalog of inspiration and the ups and downs along the way.

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Norah O?Donnell is aboard the USS Nimitz, a United States Navy aircraft carrier operating southeast of Taiwan and China in the Western Pacific. She reports on the state of the Navy amid threats of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan - an important American ally - and speaks with the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Admiral Samuel Paparo at sea. Florence?s ACF Fiorentina soccer team hasn?t won a championship in decades. The club?s fans ran their last owner out of town, but Rocco Commisso says he?s here to stay, on one condition ? ?I control, or no money from Rocco.? Sharyn Alfonsi reports.

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Scott Pelley is given access to Google's campus in Mountain View, California, and its AI lab in London to examine its new slate of technologies. Anderson Cooper profiles David Byrne, the lead singer and songwriter of Talking Heads, the influential post-punk rock band of the late 1970s and 80s. The band broke up more than thirty years ago, and ever since, Byrne has been on his own eclectic journey blurring the boundaries of music, theater, and art. At 70, he?s as creative, energetic, and unusual as ever.

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Sharyn Alfonsi reports on how new legal challenges against Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat may alter the future landscape of social media. Prince Harry?s marriage to Meghan Markle and fractured relationships with members of the British royal family have been the subject of press coverage for years. He speaks with Anderson Cooper about his life and the death of his mother Princess Diana.

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An investigation exposed that the Pentagon, and taxpayers, get taken advantage of by U.S. defense contractors. Bill Whitaker sits down with a former top contract negotiator who says the accountability system is broken. Cyber con artists are using artificial intelligence, apps and social engineering to scam Americans out of $10 billion dollars a year. Sharyn Alfonsi reports. Famous for his giant sculptures, Jeff Koons holds the record for the highest price ever paid at auction for a work by a living artist. He shares his next big idea with Anderson Cooper.

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A whistleblower says the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? investment firm has over $100 billion ? more than any religious fund in America. Instead of doing good, the church is bending the law, said a whistleblower. Sharyn Alfonsi reports. With brains six times larger than humans and most of their lives spent in the darkest depths of the ocean, sperm whales are largely misunderstood. Cecilia Vega searches the Caribbean Sea to find these massive mammals. Grammy Award-winning conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, is obliterating the stereotype of the strict, unapproachable maestro and reimagining the role of a modern orchestra. He sits down with Jon Wertheim. 

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A Nebraska middle school?s concerns about the safety of its students led to one of the largest investigations into illegal child labor in this country. Scott Pelley reports. Bill Whitaker visits California?s massive lithium reserve to see why some are calling this the next phase of the Industrial Revolution. Photographer James Nachtwey has made a career covering the world?s most violent conflicts. He tells Anderson Cooper why documenting acts of compassion in the darkest times makes him believe in humanity.

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THE DOMINO EFFECT ? A woman in the United States is currently twice as likely to die during pregnancy as her mother was a generation ago, indicating that the country is experiencing a maternal health crisis. Sharyn Alfonsi visits Louisiana to report on the state of maternal healthcare in the United States, which has some of the highest maternal mortality rates and where women already face additional obstacles to care due to the state?s abortion ban. The producer is Ashley Velie.

OUT OF THIN AIR ? Carbon dioxide?s heat-trapping effects are worse than anyone expected, according to a 2023 United Nations climate report, as oil and gas emissions hit record highs. Bill Whitaker visits Iceland to observe the first commercial direct air capture plant, which could help solve climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it underground. Whether or not a climate disaster occurs depends on how quickly this new industry can expand. Heather Abbott is the producer.

AN AMERICAN DOWN UNDER ? Mason Cox, the lone American in the Australian rules football league, is the subject of a profile by correspondent Jon Wertheim. Cox, who is nearly seven feet tall, is a native Texan who had never heard of football before moving to Australia to play for the legendary Collingwood Magpies. Jacqueline Williams is the producer

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After catastrophic earthquakes devastated war-torn northwest Syria in February, Scott Pelley travels to the battleground to meet an American medical charity and volunteers for the White Helmets who braved the odds. Pelley speaks with healthcare workers, survivors and first responders about the earthquakes and the constant attacks on healthcare ordered by Syria?s Bashar Al-Assad and his ally, Russia?s Vladimir Putin. Bill Whitaker meets with Ray Epps and his wife Robyn. Epps is notorious among consumers of right-wing media as the man who initiated the January 6th attack to undermine President Trump. The convoluted theory posits Epps was a secret agent of the "deep state,? and it has been promoted by members of Congress. Death threats and harassment forced Epps and his wife Robyn to sell their Arizona ranch and go into hiding. So who is Ray Epps? Actor Nicolas Cage invites 60 MINUTES into his eclectic Las Vegas home to meet his African crow Huginn and discuss his over 40 years of making movies, including his latest role as Count Dracula in Renfield. Sharyn Alfonsi speaks with Cage about his love of cinema, his wide-ranging catalog of inspiration and the ups and downs along the way.

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Scott Pelley is given exclusive access to Google?s AI lab in London and their Mountain View, California, headquarters as society moves closer to embracing the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence. How quickly machines can learn and teach themselves in the real world, the future of the artificial intelligence revolution, and other questions are discussed during Pelley?s interview with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and other senior executives in charge of these systems. The Wager tells the true story of an open-water adventure in the 18th century that turns into a saga of shipwreck, anarchy, betrayal, and murder. Bestselling author and darling of Hollywood developers David Grann sits down with 60 Minutes before the release of his new book.

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Scott Pelley explores images captured by NASA?s James Webb Space Telescope, the world?s most powerful space telescope. Speaking with astrophysicists and astronomers, Pelley reports on the telescope?s discoveries of distant galaxies, including one that?s over 33 billion light years away, and an observation that, if confirmed, could upend the belief on how the universe formed and more. In the days of the Roman Coliseum, they called it ?Bread and Circuses??leaders using entertainment to distract citizens from genuine problems. Today, Saudi Arabia is accused of using the same tactic with a different name: "sportswashing." Is the Kingdom diversifying its economy, as they insist, or covering up human rights abuses and political repression? Jon Wertheim traveled to Saudi Arabia to find out. Four years after the Cathedral of Notre Dame was nearly destroyed by fire, Bill Whitaker returns to Paris to witness the resurrection of the medieval structure and powerful symbol of France.

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Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, nicknamed MTG, isn?t afraid to share her opinions, no matter how intense and in-your-face they are. She sits down with Lesley Stahl. Following his testimony before two Senate committees this week, United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas talks with Sharyn Alfonsi. They discussed the record numbers of migrants trying to cross the U.S. border with Mexico and why he refuses to describe the situation there as a ?crisis.? Bill Whitaker explores the discoveries Icelandic scientists have made in forecasting eruptions like we forecast the weather and could apply to similar volcanoes in the United States, Japan, or Russia.

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Experimental artificial limbs allow amputees a sense of touch. Scott Pelley shows the advanced technology. Why were live spiders, cockroaches and a funeral wreath sent to the home of a Massachusetts couple that published a newsletter about eBay? Sharyn Alfonsi reports. Witty, blunt, and provocative: Charles Barkley?s unique style as a basketball commentator seems cancel-proof. Jon Wertheim asks Barkley about his candid style.

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Norah O?Donnell is aboard the USS Nimitz, a United States Navy aircraft carrier operating southeast of Taiwan and China in the Western Pacific. She reports on the state of the Navy amid threats of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan - an important American ally - and speaks with the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Admiral Samuel Paparo at sea. Florence?s ACF Fiorentina soccer team hasn?t won a championship in decades. The club?s fans ran their last owner out of town, but Rocco Commisso says he?s here to stay, on one condition ? ?I control, or no money from Rocco.? Sharyn Alfonsi reports.

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It is widely known dogs evolved from wolves, but how did they become so friendly? Anderson Cooper meets with an evolutionary biologist and geneticist to find out. Sharyn Alfonsi visits the Wyoming Honor Farm, a state-run minimum-security prison in the middle of horse country doing its part to help with the wild horse population through a program where inmates train the horses.

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Thousands of Ukrainians are being held captive by Russia as prisoners of war, and, according to the UN, many are being tortured. Scott Pelley interviewed three women soldiers who were recently released including a military doctor who was pregnant during captivity. The soldiers share their harrowing, heart breaking and heroic stories of life in prison as well as the first moments of freedom. Lesley Stahl explores the potential benefits and threats of AI-powered chatbots. Stahl meets with Microsoft?s Brad Smith to learn more about their newly launched AI search engine and chatbot, Bing. Anderson Cooper profiles David Byrne, the lead singer and songwriter of Talking Heads, the influential post-punk rock band of the late 1970s and 80s. The band broke up more than thirty years ago, and ever since, Byrne has been on his own eclectic journey blurring the boundaries of music, theater, and art. At 70, he?s as creative, energetic, and unusual as ever.

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One year after Russia?s invasion of Ukraine, Holly Williams is in Kherson, the first major Ukrainian city and only regional capital captured by the Russian Army. Residents of Kherson endured a brutal occupation until the Ukrainian army forced the Russians to retreat. After U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan and the country fell to the Taliban, Afghan girls have been barred from school beyond 6th grade. Lesley Stahl travels to meet a group of Afghan girls who are continuing their education in an unlikely place, the African nation of Rwanda. The girls are students of a school called SOLA, led by a remarkable Afghan woman whose commitment to educating girls began under the first Taliban regime, when she attended a secret school disguised as a boy.  

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Anderson Cooper investigates the brutal past of Canada?s ?residential school system.? Leslie Stahl talks with the Miller family, who purchased a large house for family celebrations. Little did they know that property had a secret.

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A former member of SEAL Team 6, Mark Owen, recounts the raid that killed the world's most wanted man: Osama bin Laden. Owen, now retired, says the SEALs trained for the mission using a full-size replica of the bin Laden compound, and that a dress rehearsal was held for military top brass. And Owen refutes charges that he's trying to make a political statement with his book, "No Easy Day." Scott Pelley reports. This episode originally aired in September 2012.

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In 1904. Andrew Carnegie donated millions of dollars to recognize heroes in the U.S. and Canada. Scott Pelley meets some of the recipients of the Carnegie Hero medal and finds out what neuroscience is revealing about their brains. Russia's attack on Ukraine is affecting every industry, including ballet companies in both countries. Jon Wertheim speaks with dance exiles and hears the difficulties they have faced. Freeride skiing is no easy feat. Instead of following runs that avoid obstacles, you ski towards obstacles. 15-year-old Jacob Smith is a freerider and is legally blind. Sharyn Alfonsi meets Smith to learn how he completes these treacherous runs.

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If nuclear fusion becomes commercial power one day, it could mean endless and carbon-free energy for the world. Scott Pelley reports on a recent breakthrough that could herald the beginning of a new era for clean energy. The U.S. government has moved to seize more than $1 billion in sanctioned Russian assets since the start of the war in Ukraine. Sharyn Alfonsi meets with the officials following an international trail that leads to the island of Cyprus. Rick Rubin is one of the most successful and respected music producers of all time, although he claims to have no technical ability and says he knows nothing about music. Anderson Cooper reports.

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Prince Harry?s marriage to Meghan Markle and fractured relationships with members of the British royal family have been the subject of press coverage for years. He speaks with Anderson Cooper about his life and the death of his mother Princess Diana. Lesley Stahl profiles Hans Zimmer, one of Hollywood?s most in-demand composers, who will go on tour this spring to perform new arrangements of his iconic film scores.

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