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Faith Salie on the Gen Z putdown “OK, Boomer”

For the young people of Generation Z, who have inherited from their elders a world full of rising waters, disappearing species, crippling debt and crumbling democracies, a cheeky retaliatory phrase is more than warranted, says “Sunday Morning” contributor Faith Salie. Source

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Passage: “Sunday Morning” remembers

“Sunday Morning” looks back at three notable figures who passed this week, including William Ruckelshaus (remembered from the Watergate era “Saturday Night Massacre”), acerbic theatre and film critic John Simon; and Donald “Nick” Clifford, believed to be the last surviving member of the team that carved Mount Rushmore. Lee Cowan reports. Source

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The Cemetery Angel

When the AIDS crisis hit in the 1980s, Ruth Coker Burks – who’d inherited a family cemetery in Hot Springs, Arkansas – became a mother of sorts to countless sons, many abandoned by families and churches because they suffering from what was called the “gay cancer” Source

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Nature: Bear vs. fish

“Sunday Morning” takes you to Taylor Creek in the Lake Tahoe Basin, where bears are fishing. Videographer: Derek Reich. Source

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Almanac: The 1969 draft lottery

As the war in Vietnam raged on and anger about U.S. involvement burned in protests across the country, a lottery was held on December 1, 1969 in order to address perceived inequities in military conscription. Lee Cowan reports. Source

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Preparing the next generation of GPS

Originally developed by the U.S. military, the Global Positioning System – now vital to nearly every facet of modern life – is being upgraded to GPS III, whose satellites will be better protected from cyber threats and signal jamming Source

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