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Life-saving generic drugs with low profit margins getting harder to procure; Students and parents from five Chicago high schools getting sent to college for free; Opera star Jonas Kaufmann speaks with Norah O’Donnell
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Jonas Kaufmann: Opera's star tenor
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5/22/2022: 60 Minutes Presents – Cheers!
Europe’s wine industry being altered by climate change; Inside the English pub's comeback from COVID.
5/22/2022: In Short Supply, Hope Chicago, Jonas Kaufmann
Life-saving generic drugs with low profit margins getting harder to procure; Students and parents from five Chicago high schools getting sent to college for free; Opera star Jonas Kaufmann speaks with Norah O’Donnell
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Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper talks with Norah O’Donnell; U.S. kids grappling with mental health crisis made worse by the pandemic; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine scrambles global ballet community into action.
5/1/2022: Harvest of War, Eurovision, Birds Aren’t Real
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