In the U.S. trade war with China, rare earths are a critical battleground. Jon Wertheim reports from the only active rare earth mine in the US that is challenging China’s near-monopoly over the strategic metals that are key components in smartphones, robotics, fighter jets, and drones. Sunday. Source link
Last year, 60 Minutes reported that scientists were sounding an alarm that we were living in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. Biologist Paul Ehrlich told Scott Pelley that humans would need “five more Earths” to maintain our current way of life. Source link
The smartest dog in the world | 60 Minutes Archive – CBS News Watch CBS News In 2014, 60 Minutes first attempted to answer the age-old question: does your dog really love you? Source link
Jamie Lee Curtis doesn’t “think it’s possible to have a perfect union” | 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News The Constitution aims for “a more perfect union.” Jamie Lee Curtis doesn’t “think there is a perfect union. I think there’s an imperfect union, and I think that’s what makes America so special.” Source … Read more
Cargo and tanker ship crews trapped, stranded by Strait of Hormuz closure | 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News The unprecedented Strait of Hormuz closure amid the Iran war has spiked the price of oil and gas. It’s also left thousands of crew members stranded on ships as the war rages on. Source … Read more
The Iran war is testing the U.S. military’s ability to combat Iran’s drones in a cost-effective way. Emerging laser tech, designed to zap drones out of the sky, may help. Source link
They call it asymmetric warfare: Iran uses cheap, low-tech drones across the Persian Gulf, while the U.S. tries to shoot them down with interceptors that cost millions. Could this weapon be the answer? 60 Minutes reports, tonight. Source link
Iranian attacks on tankers and cargo ships have choked the flow of oil and goods through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage connecting Persian Gulf oil producers to global markets. The disruption threatens to drive U.S. gas prices to record highs. Source link
In 1971, Mike Wallace reported on the Middle East oil tanker business, noting that “the oil tanker may just be the single most remarkable money-making instrument in the world today.” Source link
A U.S. fugitive was captured in Mexico just over an hour after being added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, making it the fastest arrest time in the history of the list and breaking a record set over 55 years ago. Samuel Ramirez Jr., 33, was wanted for his … Read more