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A 101-year-old lobster lady

Virginia Oliver has been lobstering on and off since the age of seven – and is now, at 101, Maine’s oldest lobster trapper. Three days a week, May through November, she is out working on Penobscot Bay, tackling one of the most hazardous jobs there is, alongside her 78-year-old son, Max. Steve Hartman joined the pair of old salts at sea. Source

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A ghost town’s caretaker

The mining town of Cerro Gordo, in the Inyo Mountains above Death Valley, was formed in the 1860s after silver was discovered there. Long abandoned, the ghost town is now home to Brent Underwood. Source

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New England braces for Henri impact

Dangerous storm surges, flash flooding and power outages are the prospect for New England residents Sunday as Henri approaches. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli reports the latest from Long Island. Source

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Remembering artist Chuck Close

“Sunday Morning” looks back at the life and work of the portraitist whose pixelated squares illuminated the human face in oversized proportions. Source

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An antique store like no other

In the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter is a small sign for a store with a big reputation. Owner Bill Rau wants nothing less than for M.S. Rau Antiques to be the best art, antique and jewelry gallery in the world. Correspondent Anna Werner checks out some of the priceless objects that can be found there. Source

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The father of the cellphone

In the 1970s engineer Marty Cooper, an executive at Motorola, fought against archrival AT&T by leading a team that designed the cordless device that made possible the explosion in cellphones. Now 92, he has never lost his unbridled optimism for the future. Source

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