A desperate search in Georgia is underway Sunday for four missing sailors who were aboard a huge cargo ship that capsized and caught fire. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
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Dorian leaves behind destruction and many without homes
Dorian is still doing a lot of damage, toppling a huge construction crane in Halifax, Nova Scotia, before storming into Newfoundland. The worst devastation is still in the Bahamas where thousands of people are homeless and at least 43 are dead. Nikki Battiste reports. Source
Trump criticized over canceling meeting with Taliban leaders
President Trump is facing sharp criticism after revealing and scuttling peace talks with Taliban leaders and Afghanistan’s president at Camp David. Mr. Trump has blamed surging Taliban violence. CBS News has learned the president’s Taliban talks were tightly held even within administration and among lawmakers. Natalie Brand reports. Source
28 Pages
In 2016, former Sen. Bob Graham and others urged the Obama administration to declassify redacted pages of a report that holds 9/11 secrets Source
Congress: Trading stock on inside information?
In 2011, Steve Kroft reported that members of Congress could legally trade stock based on non-public information from Capitol Hill Source
Contractors in Iraq: All in the family
Steve Kroft’s 2003 report on allegations of political influence as a factor in billions of dollars in government contracts awarded to rebuild Iraq. Source
The $353 million con
Ed Reiners and John Ruffo borrowed millions of dollars from banks, claiming that they were buying computers for Philip Morris, Kroft reported in 1999 Source
The cost of dying: end-of-life care
A 2009 report on the procedures and surgeries that often prolong patients’ lives—and how Medicare paid $50 billion for it in one year alone Source
Battleground Tracker: What does Warren’s gain mean for Biden?
CBS News elections and surveys director Anthony Salvanto explains what new CBS News Battleground Tracker poll results mean for Joe Biden. Source
Surrendering the badge
Steve Kroft had one last piece of company business to take care of before retiring from CBS News. Source