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Mouth & Foot Painting Artists

Lee Cowan introduces us to two talented artists, Alana Tillman and Brom Wikstrom, who paint without hands. They are members of Mouth & Foot Painting Artists, an association of about 800 artists who are empowered through their artistry despite disabilities. Source

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Passage: Danny Aiello, Pete Frates and Paul Volcker

“Sunday Morning” remembers three notable individuals who left us this week: Pete Frates, who battled Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and who helped inspire the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that raised hundreds of millions for research; Paul Volcker, who fought inflation as chairman of the Federal Reserve during the 1970s and ’80s; and actor Danny Aiello, who earned an Oscar nomination for the Spike Lee film “Do the Right Thing.” Source

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Holiday gift ideas from Techno Claus

The jolly old man in red who looks suspiciously like “Sunday Morning” contributor David Pogue (but sounds like no one else) delivers some gift suggestions for those on your holiday list who love gadgets Source

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Nordstrom opens a NYC flagship store

At a time when department stories are struggling, Nordstrom has just opened its first-ever New York City store. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks about Nordstrom’s history and longevity with some of the fourth-generation family members who have been minding the store. Source

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The enduring classic “Little Women”

Correspondent Rita Braver visits the Concord, Mass., home of Louisa May Alcott to explore the story behind her classic novel “Little Women,” about the artistic March sisters. She also talks with director Greta Gerwig and actress Saoirse Ronan about the latest movie version of the beloved tale, and with author Anne Boyd Rioux about why we’re still talking about “Little Women” 150 years after its publication. Source

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Can delivery drones and robots make it in “the last mile”?

Today, delivery is a bigger business than ever, with more than two billion packages being delivered this holiday season. John Blackstone got access to the testing of delivery drones that may replace many of those truck deliveries. And then there are the Kiwibots – four-wheeled robots that navigate sidewalks to bring food to hungry college students in Berkeley, Calif. Blackstone also witnessed something somewhat anachronistic in these times: organic dairy products delivered by a milkman. Source

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