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    There's a growing epidemic among people addicted to anti-anxiety medication. reports in a new on .

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    “Night sweats, night terrors [and] massive rebound panic attacks,” is how Grace O'Keefe describes her withdrawal from Xanax, which she says she was taking on doctors orders. We reached out to her former doctor but did not receive a response.

    “Night sweats, night terrors [and] massive rebound panic attacks."
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  3. 3 hours ago

    Bill Whitaker reports on conservation efforts that have led to grizzly recovery, and the farmers, ranchers and residents now encountering these ferocious animals.

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  4. 3 hours ago

    Boston Dynamics gave 60 Minutes a rare look into how it created some of the most agile robots in the world.

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  5. 3 hours ago

    David Martin speaks with troops who were there as an Iranian ballistic missile attack rained down on Al Asad Airbase in Iraq, part of six days that saw the U.S. and Iran go to the brink of war.

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  6. Aug 4

    Smokejumper Tim Hart died in June after being injured in a hard landing while fighting fires in New Mexico. His death has been a call to action for his wife, Michelle.

    Wife of deceased smokejumper calls on Congress for change
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  7. Aug 4

    Bill Moody is a legendary figure among smokejumpers. He held the record for most jumps for decades, with more than 615 in total, and he is an authority on the history of smokejumping.

    "I've had a very intimate and long-term relationship with fire."
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  8. Aug 4

    Sarah Berns was a smokejumper in the early 2000’s. She told 60 Minutes+ about a time when she had to fight a fire with a broken pelvis.

    Former smokejumper describes fighting fire with a broken pelvis
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  9. Aug 4

    In June, President Biden promised to increase wages for federal firefighters. Until now, their pay can be as low as $13/hour, which Mr. Biden called “unacceptable”.

    Federal firefighters making as little as $13/hour
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  10. Aug 4

    This week, 60 Minutes+ reports on smokejumpers, the elite federal firefighters who skydive out of planes to quickly access and extinguish emerging forest fires.

    60 Minutes+ reports on smokejumpers
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  11. Aug 3

    “There was an abundance of love. There just wasn't any money,” says Ford Foundation president Darren Walker about his childhood home, which he toured virtually with Lesley Stahl.

    Ford Foundation president Darren Walker returns to his Texas roots
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  12. Aug 3

    In April, NASA's 'Ingenuity' aircraft made history when it became the first drone to take-off, fly, and land in the atmosphere of another planet. Watch fly the terrestrial version:

    How NASA flew a drone on Mars
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  13. Aug 3

    Figuring out how to fly a helicopter on Mars was “very, very, very hard” in an atmosphere much thinner than Earth’s, says the engineer who has been leading the project for six years.

    Flying a helicopter on Mars “very, very, very hard” says NASA engineer
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  14. Aug 3

    10 years ago, for a military research project, AeroVironment created a robotic hummingbird with a tiny camera onboard. The company also helped create the helicopter Ingenuity that’s currently flying in Mars’ atmosphere.

    Tiny robotic hummingbird equipped with camera
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  15. Aug 3

    In February, Simone Biles told Sharyn Alfonsi what she's optimistic about, what lesson she learned watching sports documentaries, and how many moves in gymnastics are named after her.

    60 Seconds with Simone Biles
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  16. Aug 2

    Smokejumper Tim Hart died in June after being injured in a hard landing while fighting fires in New Mexico. His death has been a call to action for his wife, Michelle.

    Wife of deceased smokejumper calls on Congress for change
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    Aug 2

    After observing some of the training techniques and some of the equipment used by the smokejumpers, the Army deployed the first U.S. paratroopers in North Africa in 1942. Eighty years later their base in Winthrop and the tools they use haven’t changed much, but fighting fire has.

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    Bill Moody is a legendary figure among smokejumpers. He held the record for most jumps for decades, with more than 615 in total, and he is an authority on the history of smokejumping.
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  18. Aug 2

    Bill Moody is a legendary figure among smokejumpers. He held the record for most jumps for decades, with more than 615 in total, and he is an authority on the history of smokejumping.

    "I've had a very intimate and long-term relationship with fire."
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    Aug 2

    Even with the low pay and all the risks involved, elite firefighters like the smokejumpers are not officially called firefigthers. They're classified as "Forestry Technicians" which means healthcare benefits like mental health services and smoke exposure programs are lacking.

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    In June, President Biden promised to increase wages for federal firefighters. Until now, their pay can be as low as $13/hour, which Mr. Biden called “unacceptable”.
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  20. Aug 2

    Sarah Berns was a smokejumper in the early 2000’s. She told 60 Minutes+ about a time when she had to fight a fire with a broken pelvis.

    Former smokejumper describes fighting fire with a broken pelvis
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