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Sharon Stone, artist

The Oscar-nominated actress and activist has returned to her love of painting; this past year she’s had two gallery shows in the U.S., with a third about to open in Berlin. Source

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Bishop Gene Robinson: “God called me out of the closet”

In 2003 he became the first openly gay bishop in all of Christendom, when the Episcopal Church consecrated Gene Robinson the 9th bishop of New Hampshire. Death threats followed, but so did a shift in the relationship between the LGBTQ community and the church. “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with Bishop Robinson about his quest to live an authentic life; and with other gay bishops serving today whom Robinson calls his legacy. Source

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Emma Stone, director Yorgos Lanthimos on “Poor Things”

Emma Stone, the Oscar-winning star of “La La Land,” and Yorgos Lanthimos, director of such acclaimed films as “The Lobster” and “The Favourite,” have teamed up on several projects, including “Poor Things,” a phantasmagorical “Frankenstein”-like tale of a baby experiencing the world in a grown woman’s body. And there are more Stone-Lanthimos films on the way. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with the two who appear, professionally, to be joined at the hip. Source

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Behind the Houthis’ missile, drone attacks on shipping in the Red Sea

The Houthis, an armed political and religious group in Yemen with close ties to Iran, have cast themselves on social media as champions of the besieged people of Gaza, and are deploying Iranian-supplied weapons to disrupt global commerce and take on the U.S. military. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin explains why Hamas’ incursion into Israel on October 7 has led the Houthis to widen the war over Gaza. Source

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Ancient earthen structures in Ohio become a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Scattered throughout Central Ohio are earthworks that are believed to have been constructed by ancient indigenous people for ceremonial or spiritual purposes up to two thousand years ago. Several, including some burial mounds, are protected as part of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. And now, they have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Correspondent Conor Knighton explores the grandeur of these mysterious complexes. Source

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