Thanks in part to increased health consciousness, sales of carbonated water are bubbling over Source
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Almanac: New York City’s Central Park
On July 21, 1853, hundreds of acres of land in the center of Manhattan were set aside for parkland, ultimately developed into one of the world’s most glorious public spaces. Lee Cowan reports. Source
Heat wave grips much of the U.S.
From Texas to the Great Lakes, and east to New England, a heat wave – in some areas in triple digits – is broiling the nation. So far, it’s blamed for at least six deaths. Meg Oliver reports. Source
“Mike Wallace is here”
A new documentary depicts the dramatic life and career of the legendary CBS News correspondent, whose no-holds-barred interview style and indefatigable showmanship helped make “60 Minutes” must-see TV Source
Chris Wallace on Mike Wallace stealing interviews
In this web exclusive, Chris Wallace, host of “Fox News Sunday,” talks with Rita Braver about his father, legendary CBS newsman Mike Wallace, whose competitiveness for interviews stretched even to stealing an interview with comedian Chris Rock from his own son. Source
New York’s Central Park
America’s first major landscaped public park, the 840-acre park in Manhattan welcomes more than 37 million visitors every year Source
Experts say cigarette butts are largest human-caused pollutant
Plastic straws are losing popularity but cigarette butts are the real environmental problem Source
In The Name of Hate
A brilliant Ivy League student is murdered after he went to a California park with a former high school classmate. Was he killed because he was gay and Jewish? “48 Hours” correspondent Tracy Smith investigates. Source
Former boxer marked for murder fakes death in undercover sting
“I’m the only person alive that has ever walked out of his own grave” murder-for-hire target tells “48 Hours” Source
Was an Ivy League student slain in the name of hate?
The stabbing death of a bright college student raises troubling questions concerning anti-Semitism and homophobia — issues that are at the heart of the nation’s current struggle to define itself Source