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6/21: Prime Time with John Dickerson

John Dickerson reports on new developments in the search for the missing Titan submersible, why your brain might be tricking you into thinking everything is worse, and what we’ve learned about autism decades after the first diagnosis. Source

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What House Republicans looked for from John Durham’s testimony

Special counsel John Durham testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday about his FBI report. Then-Attorney General Bill Barr appointed Durham in 2019 to review the origins of the FBI’s investigation into potential ties between Russia and former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports. Source

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The legacy of Donald Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism

Donald Triplett — the first person to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder — died last week at the age of 89. Triplett had an enormous influence on the treatment and study of autism. Journalists Caren Zucker and John Donvan produced a documentary about Triplett’s life and joined CBS News to discuss his legacy. Source

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The science behind thinking things are worse than they really are

An article in the journal “Nature” titled “The Illusion of Moral Decline” argues that the perception that things are going downhill is heavily influenced by the way our brains work, particularly, two well-established psychological phenomena. Adam Mastroianni, experimental psychologist and author of the piece, joins CBS News to break down his findings. Source

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Search intensifies for missing Titan submersible

Search crews detected banging noises in the Atlantic Ocean as they continue to scour for the five-passenger Titan submersible which went missing during an expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic. But as the multinational search coalition scours the North Atlantic — time is running out. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi reports. Source

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