A U.S. delegation met with the Kurds Monday, in an effort to repair relations with the abandoned U.S. allies. The U.S. is struggling to redefine its role in the region, after President Trump said the priority now is for U.S. troops to protect oil wells in Syria. Charlie D’Agata reports from Iraq. Source
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Ex-Ukraine ambassador says Giuliani led charge to get her replaced
Marie Yovanovitch testified that Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s personal attorney, worked to have her removed from her post Source
Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates locked up for low-level crimes released
Freedom came early for hundreds of inmates in Oklahoma. It was the largest single mass-release in U.S. history and all had been locked up for low-level crimes. Omar Villafranca reports. Source
Microsoft tried a 4-day work week — and productivity soared
A range of companies are experimenting with ways to help employees balance personal life and work, work, work Source
“In Search of the Jaguar” update
Bob Simon gives an update on a story first reported in January 2011, when 60 Minutes went to the jungles of Brazil — “In Search of the Jaguar.” Source
Kids of immigrants show greater economic gains than U.S.-born
Mobility for recent immigrants is just as high as those who moved from Western Europe a century ago, researchers found Source
1968: The New Hampshire presidential primary
John Dickerson looks back on one of the most monumental political contests in U.S. history: The first Democratic presidential primary in 1968, in New Hampshire, at which a political upstart, the anti-war candidate Sen. Eugene McCarthy, took on a sitting president, and drove Lyndon B. Johnson to a decision that shocked the political world. Source
Dad gets to see son graduate high school from hospice bed
A California dad in hospice had a dying wish of seeing his son graduate. So, his son’s high school created an honorary graduation ceremony at his bedside. Source
Fresh Del Monte Produce unit recalls 140 vegetable products over listeria fears
Fresh Del Monte Produce division notified by fed officials of possible contamination of veggie trays, mixes and bowls Source
NYPD commissioner James O’Neill steps down
“Jimmy can be proud of the fact that crime in New York City today is at the lowest level its been since the 1950s,” NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said. “I’m gonna miss him” Source