Trump ads taken down by Google, YouTube

60 Minutes finds over 300 video ads for President Trump were taken down, mostly over the summer, for violating company policy | Continue reading


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How does YouTube handle the site's misinformation, conspiracy theories and hate?

YouTube's mission is to give everyone a voice, but the site's open platform has opened the door to hate. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki tells Lesley Stahl what the company's doing about it | Continue reading


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Actor and model Godfrey Gao dies at 35 after apparent heart attack in China

The Taiwanese-Canadian who became Louis Vuitton's first male Asian model reportedly collapsed during filming for a Chinese reality show. | Continue reading


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U.S. missing out on race to mine $trillions worth of rare metals

Rare earth elements and metals used in cell phones, supercomputers and more are sitting on the ocean floor, ready to be mined by multiple countries. So why is the U.S. on the sidelines? | Continue reading


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Smooth Operator: Steadicam Inventor Garrett Brown

The look of cinema was forever changed with a motion picture camera that glided through space without a shake or stumble | Continue reading


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Russian intelligence officers interfered in the 2016 election

Twelve Russian military officers have been indicted for breaking into the Democratic Party's computers, stealing compromising information and selectively releasing it to undermine candidates. Bill Whitaker reports on the case against them | Continue reading


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Scientists are using MRI scans to reveal the makeup of our thoughts and feelings

Ten years ago, 60 Minutes met a team of scientists at Carnegie Mellon University who had begun to decode simple thoughts inside the brain. Now they've moved on to identifying complex thoughts from spirituality to suicide | Continue reading


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U.S. national debt tops $22T for first time in history

The debt has ballooned by more than $2 trillion in the two years since President Trump took office | Continue reading


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Popular Remington 700 rifle linked to potentially deadly defect (2017)

Thousands of gun owners claim Remington 700 rifles have fired without the trigger being pulled. Now, with a class-action lawsuit and recall, why do most gun owners still have the controversial trigger? | Continue reading


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AI poses greater threat to college grads than people without degrees

White-collar workers are among the most vulnerable to being replaced by artificial intelligence, research finds | Continue reading


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Scientists decode human thoughts and emotions using MRI and computer analysis

Scientists at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University have found a way to map brain activation patterns using MRI scans to read peoples' thoughts and emotions. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday | Continue reading


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Sondland has emerged as the central figure in the campaign to get Ukraine to investigate President Trump's rivals | Continue reading


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Former FDA adviser: LASIK eye surgery should be taken off market

An estimated 20 million Americans have undergone the procedure to correct nearsightedness and improve distance vision | Continue reading


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A mega-bank's data-driven investment in Detroit

JPMorgan Chase is using data to invest more efficiently, helping entrepreneurs open businesses in parts of the city that most need their services | Continue reading


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Company accused of selling Chinese-made security equipment to U.S. military

The equipment had known cyber-security vulnerabilities and could have been hacked by the Chinese | Continue reading


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In 4 Americans defaulted on their student loans

Many people also end up owing more than they originally borrowed, according to analysis by Pew Charitable Trusts | Continue reading


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Earth just experienced its hottest-ever October

October follows the hottest-ever September and a record-setting summer | Continue reading


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Blizzard president apologizes for Hong Kong player ban: “We moved too quickly”

Some video game players on Twitter have already slammed the executive's apology as "empty words" | Continue reading


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Krispy Kreme tells student to stop donut reselling service in Minnesota

Jayson Gonzalez, a college senior, was selling up to 100 boxes a week and using the profits to pay off his student debt | Continue reading


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Apple to donate $2.5B to combat California housing crisis

"Affordable housing means stability and dignity, opportunity and pride. ... Apple is committed to being part of the solution," CEO Tim Cook says | Continue reading


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Can plastic pavement curb the world's epidemic of plastic waste?

A Scottish firm has created a way to recycle plastic trash into asphalt | Continue reading


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Racial bias found in health care algorithm

New York insurance regulators are opening an investigation into UnitedHealth Group over allegations it uses a racially biased algorithm. A new study says the software led to lower levels of care for black patients than white patients. Wall Street Journal reporter Melanie Evans jo … | Continue reading


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Dozens of Boeing 737NG jetliners grounded worldwide due to cracks

Boeing insists passengers needn't be concerned but fears are increasing that the extent of the plane's problems may have been underestimated | Continue reading


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Life expectancy for American men drops for a third year

Many men are dying earlier due to "deaths of despair" linked to drugs, suicide and ill health | Continue reading


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Uber paid $100k ransom and had hackers sign NDAs after data breach

There's "no way to know definitively" that the stolen data was deleted, U.S. attorney for Northern California Dave Anderson said | Continue reading


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There's a teacher shortage in Arizona – and teachers from overseas fill the gap

The average public school teacher in America makes $60,000 a year. In Tucson, it's $42,000 | Continue reading


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One shrinking Japanese town's plan: Give away houses for free

As the country's population ages and birthrate declines, drastic measures are being implemented to address a demographic time bomb that is already going off | Continue reading


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Air Force spaceplane returns to Earth after 780-day mission

The fifth flight of an X-37B spaceplane set a new endurance record for the secretive program | Continue reading


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Columbus

Copies of a letter written by Christopher Columbus describing his first impressions of the Americas have become so rare and valuable, they're being stolen and replaced with forgeries at some of the world's most prestigious libraries | Continue reading


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Long-delayed American Dream mall is opening, but will shoppers come?

The project, which broke ground more than two decades ago, is opening at a time when shoppers are snubbing malls | Continue reading


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Egypt reveals details about 30 ancient coffins found with mummies inside

On Saturday, the coffins were opened to reveal perfectly preserved mummies | Continue reading


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China’s facial recognition cameras installed in Serbia

Some Serbians fear 1,000 Huawei cameras installed in Belgrade could help their government curtail freedoms, leading to a 'big brother society' | Continue reading


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Elijah Cummings spoke to Steve Kroft in January about his life and the power he held as House Oversight and Reform Committee chairman | Continue reading


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Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space, has died at age 85

Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died Friday in Moscow aged 85, his assistant said | Continue reading


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The U.S. economy's hidden problem: Men without jobs

1 in 7 men in their prime working years aren't employed, leading to stigma and an increase in "deaths of despair" | Continue reading


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Walrus Sinks Russian Navy Boat in Arctic Ocean

Moral of the story: Don't mess with a mother walrus | Continue reading


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American “economic refugees” are increasingly retiring abroad

With many Americans financially unprepared for retirement, a growing number are moving abroad — and loving it | Continue reading


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Three Mile Island Closes for Goof

The infamous nuclear reactor shuts down on the day of a mass walkout pushing for an end to fossil-fuel reliance | Continue reading


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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Facing Resignation

Trudeau was a 29-year-old teacher at West Point Grey Academy and was attending a party with an "Arabian Nights" theme | Continue reading


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200k people applied for jobs at Amazon in a single week

While New Yorkers repelled the ecommerce giant's expansion plans, job applications are flying in from other places | Continue reading


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Scientific breakthrough may eventually allow many blind people to see

A handful of volunteers are already seeing the promise of a new device, about 18 months into a five-year clinical study | Continue reading


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The US NAVY just confirmed these UFO videos as real, and not for public release

The admission comes after apparently declassified videos were made public in recent years | Continue reading


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Edward Snowden wants to come home: “What I'm asking for is a fair trial”

The former NSA contractor is shedding new light on his decision to reveal classified documents about the U.S. government's mass surveillance program | Continue reading


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Most Americans say climate change should be addressed now – CBS News poll

Most Americans consider climate change to be at least a serious problem — including more than a quarter who say it is a crisis | Continue reading


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How we have failed our teachers

Since 1996 inflation-adjusted pay for public school teachers has fallen, and one in five takes a second job to make ends meet, forcing tens of thousands of teachers to leave their profession - but many are fighting for change | Continue reading


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Hackers could target Internet-connected gas pumps with cyberattacks

The burgeoning "Internet of Things" connects consumers to the web through everyday devices — where hackers lurk | Continue reading


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T. Boone Pickens, Texas oil tycoon, has died at age 91

After making his fortune drilling for oil, the business magnate championed renewable energy including wind power | Continue reading


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Napping a few times per week could help you live longer

New study finds one or two naps a week may be beneficial for heart health – but more isn't better | Continue reading


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