The Tasmanian Devil has been wiped out on the Australian mainland, and on its namesake island the species has been decimated by a rare cancer. As Chip Reid reports, the organization Aussie Ark is working to restore the Tasmianian Devil population. Source
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Surfside death toll reaches 90, including 3 more children
More than two dozen people are still listed as missing; Miami-Dade fire chief says recovery phase may take two to three weeks. Source
Robots to the rescue after nuclear disaster
More than 10 years after a powerful earthquake and tsunami caused a massive nuclear meltdown in the Daiichi Power Plant, Lesley Stahl reports on the unprecedented cleanup effort. Source
Colson Whitehead speaks with 60 Minutes
The two-time Pulitzer-winner opens up to John Dickerson about his writing process, his wide variety of interests, getting rejected and “the space of very little hope” he found himself working in when he wrote “The Underground Railroad” and “The Nickel Boys.” Source
Denver officials say “no ongoing threat” after arrests near site of MLB All-Star Game
Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock and Police Chief Paul Pazen held a briefing about the arrests of 4 people on drug and weapons charges at a hotel near the site of MLB All-Star Game festivities. “We want to reassure everyone, reassure our public, that there is no ongoing threat,” Hancock said. Watch their remarks. Source
Italy beats England to win Euro 2020
The tournament had been delayed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Source
60 Minutes’ reporting from Fukushima
The broadcast has been covering Japan’s nuclear accident since it occurred in 2011. The latest report: robots aiding in the cleanup of nuclear fuel Source
Former President Trump to headline final day of CPAC
The Conservative Political Action Conference will wrap up Sunday with a speech from former President Donald Trump. The three-day event in Dallas largely focused on “cancel culture,” President Biden and the Democrats. Jacob Vaughn, a staff writer at the Dallas Observer, joined CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the convention. Source
2 firefighters killed as plane crashes while responding to wildfire
The aircraft was helping perform reconnaissance and command and control over the Cedar Basin Fire when it crashed. Source
Kirby predicts federal mask mandate on planes will expire September 13
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby tells “Face the Nation” that he thinks “business demand is really going to pick up in September as most of these schools are back in.” Source