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Seventy-five percent of microchips, the tiny operating brains in just about every modern device, are manufactured in Asia. Lesley Stahl talks with leading-edge chip manufacturers, TSMC and Intel, about the global chip shortage and the future of the industry. Bill Whitaker reports on the regular sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP, that have spurred a report due to Congress. And Norah O'Donnell talks to Washington Football Team QB Alex Smith, about his comeback from nearly losing his leg.

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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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On this week's "60 Minutes," after passengers on the Costa Luminosa cruise ship fell ill with COVID-19 in March 2020, Americans were flown to Atlanta after reaching Europe. Passengers say what happened next was nothing short of a nightmare -- Sharyn Alfonsi reports. In 46 prisons across Kenya and Uganda, the Justice Defenders organization is training hundreds of inmates, many of whom don't have their own lawyer, to become paralegals and attorneys -- Anderson Cooper has the story. Companies are already testing driverless trucks on America's roads. The technology will bring untold profits, but it may cost thousands of truckers their livelihoods -- Jon Wertheim reports.

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On this week's "60 Minutes," Anderson Cooper reports on the nerve-wracking Mars landing of the rover Perseverance, the painstaking process of launching the tiny helicopter Ingenuity, and the extraordinary images the two have already sent back to Earth. In his new book, Michael Lewis profiles people who tried to sound the alarm about COVID-19 as officials failed to act. John Dickerson tells us more. And Lesley Stahl profiles Darren Walker, a gay, African American man, and Founder of one of this country's largest and most storied philanthropies, the Ford Foundation.

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On this week's "60 Minutes," Scott Pelley hears how families are remembering loved ones lost to COVID-19. Many adults with autism are having a hard time finding a job, but more companies are discovering the unique skills and potential people with autism offer. Anderson Cooper tells us more. And Holly Williams reports on how a group of schoolboys worked together to survive 15 months stranded on an island.

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On this week's "60 Minutes," evidence of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime's legacy of war crimes. Scott Pelley reports on the effort to gather and maintain evidence against President Assad, for the acts of terror he perpetrated against his own people during Syria's civil war. Ten year after a powerful earthquake and tsunami caused a massive nuclear meltdown in the Daiichi Power Plant, Lesley Stahl reports on the unprecedented cleanup efforts. And two-time Pulitzer-winner Colson Whitehead opens up to John Dickerson about his writing process, his wide variety of interests, getting rejected and "the space of very little hope" he found himself working in when he wrote "The Underground Railroad" and "The Nickel Boys."

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Bill Whitaker reports on how Russian spies used a popular piece of software to unleash a virus that spread to 18,000 government and private computer networks. Ken Burns, the filmmaker known for his exhaustive documentaries on American subjects, gives Scott Pelley a glimpse into how his films are made, the message he wants to convey with them and how he became the person he is today. Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the band that desegregated Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and is now playing through the pandemic.

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Brain trauma suffered by U.S. diplomats abroad could be work of hostile foreign government. Scott Pelley reports. Lesley Stahl talks to Ben Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor, about his far-reaching message of peace for today’s world. Bill Whitaker talks with the host of CBS's "The Late Late Show" about his favorite Carpool Karaoke guest, changing his show due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and his new Netflix project with Meryl Streep. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

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Low wage workers are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus recession. Scott Pelley travels to Ohio and talks to people who have lost their income and homes. A 40-year-old antidepressant and a California horse track are connected in what could be another treatment of COVID19. Sharyn Alfonsi tells us more. And Bill Whitaker introduces us to NASA engineer, Jodie Singer, who is in charge of building the rocket aimed at putting first woman on the moon. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

In his first television interview since joining the Biden administration, Coronavirus Coordinator, Jeff Zients tells Bill Whitaker the administration is doing all it can to increase vaccinations. David Martin reports on the attack that nearly caused war between the U.S. and Iran. And John Dickerson interviews two time Pulitzer winning novelist Colson Whitehead about his own "existential terror" of being descended from slaves and how it shapes his writing. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

In an interview with Bill Whitaker, U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, whose son was killed, says FBI evidence found suggested the gunman was also targeting Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Scott Pelley reports on the efforts to hold Syrian President Bashar Assad accountable for the atrocities committed against his own people in Syria's civil war. And DHS official Elizabeth Neumann tells Lesley Stahl hate groups are targeting disillusioned QAnon followers. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

On this week's "60 Minutes," Investigators believe Russia is behind a massive cyber hack that hit several federal agencies, including the Treasury, Commerce, and Justice Departments. Bill Whitaker has the story. In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Microsoft founder Bill Gates says climate change is biggest challenge ever faced by humanity. And Decorated Olympian Simone Biles talks to Sharyn Alfonsi about the cancellation of the 2020 Olympics, and her doubts about competing again.

Scott Pelley speaks to the bereaved families of some of the 400,000 Americans who perished in the pandemic. And In a two-part story, Jon Wetheim reports that Chinese company, BGI Group, offered to build COVID labs in at least six states and U.S. intelligence officials issued warnings not to share health data with BGI.

With "60 Minutes" off for the AFC Championship Game this week, in its place, CBS Audio presents a special broadcast of "The Debrief with Major Garrett," a weekly politics-focused audio documentary. Major looks back at the Capitol siege and how those in and around the Capitol experienced it. Plus: President Joe Biden’s Inauguration was unlike any other…..or was it? Major examines both atypical and traditional transfers-of-power over the course of U.S. History.