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COVER STORY: The great electric scooter backlash | Watch Video
The electric scooters have become a familiar sight around the country – simple to operate, they give users the freedom of a car and the fresh air of a bicycle, for the price of taking the bus. So, why have so many cities banned them? David Pogue reports.

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THE NEW SEASON:
Movies | Watch Video
From Variety: Five highly-anticipated films of the fall season.

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Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch III (right) with CBS News correspondent Chip Reid.  CBS News

HISTORY: The Smithsonian's Lonnie Bunch: A passion for history | Watch Video
Lonnie Bunch is enamored of American history. Last June Bunch was named Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, which he calls "part of the glue that holds the country together." Bunch is in charge of 19 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, 7,000 employees, and a budget of $1.5 billion – and is on a mission that he believes is nothing short of monumental. Bunch, who oversaw the creation of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture, talked with CBS News national correspondent Chip Reid about the personal connections he has to some of most precious objects in the Smithsonian's collections.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Five objects: Extended commentary by the Smithsonian's Lonnie Bunch about his personal attachments to artifacts in the collection

BOOK EXCERPT: "A Fool's Errand" by Lonnie G. Bunch III

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LIFE:
Jim Gaffigan and Jeannie Gaffigan on making sense of life | Watch Video
The comedian and his better half (also his co-writer and the co-creator of their five children) talk about how their lives changed in the face of a frightening medical emergency, and how humor helped get them through it.

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PASSAGE:
Ventriloquist Jimmie Nelson (Video)
       

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An exhibit of "sand cast" glass art by Marlene Rose.  CBS News

ART: Glass cast in sand (Video)
Marlene Rose's glass art is seductive and ethereal. But to get the unique shapes of her works, she uses an ancient yet rare technique called sand casting. She demonstrated her art to correspondent Lee Cowan, and created her own glistening version of the "Sunday Morning" sun.

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HARTMAN: 
On her toes (Video)
Young children's passion for ballet often burns out, and even professional ballerinas are often done by 30. But Steve Hartman found a remarkable exception, in Dallas, Texas, where 79-year-old Suzelle Poole is still at the barre, teaching at the Royale Ballet Dance Academy.

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Olivia Newton-John at her home in California with "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King.  CBS News

SUNDAY PROFILE: Olivia Newton-John on finding joy in a life with cancer | Watch Video
Actress, author and singer Olivia Newton-John, 71, is battling breast cancer for the third time. "I'm happy. I'm lucky. I'm grateful. I have much to live for. And I intend to keep on living it," she tells "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King in an emotional interview at her Los Angeles home. Newton-John talks about her diagnosis two years ago and how, while the pain can be unbearable, her spirit remains unshakable.

READ A BOOK EXCERPT: "Don't Stop Believin': A Memoir" by Olivia Newton-John

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THE NEW SEASON: Art | Watch Video
From The Art Newspaper: Five highly-anticipated exhibitions at museums around the U.S. this fall season.

      

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Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton have co-authored "The Book of Gutsy Women," one of whose subjects is tennis great Billie Jean King, whose tennis racquet they show to "Sunday Morning' host Jane Pauley.  CBS News

Q&A: Hillary Rodham Clinton & Chelsea Clinton on "Gutsy Women" and Trump | Watch Video
A new book, "The Book of Gutsy Women" (published by CBS' Simon and Schuster), tells the stories of 103 inspirational women, from Amelia Earhart, Harriet Tubman and Eleanor Roosevelt, to Billie Jean King, Aly Raisman and Jackie Joyner-Kersee. The book was co-authored by a mother and daughter, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, who talk with Jane Pauley about who has inspired them. The former Secretary of State also talks with Pauley about President Trump, whom she calls "a clear and present danger" to the rule of law, and says that she supports an impeachment inquiry.

READ AN EXCERPT: "The Book of Gutsy Women"

VIDEO EXCERPT: Hillary Clinton: "Trump knows he's an illegitimate president"

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MILEPOST: Income inequality
The gap between richest and poorest Americans hit a new record in 2018, the largest in more than 50 years. Some of the worst inequality is found in California, New York, Connecticut, Louisiana and Puerto Rico. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

NATURE: Trout (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the John Muir Wilderness in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, awash with trout. Videographer: Scot Miller.

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CALENDAR: Week of September 30 | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports. 

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The sandhill crane, ready to pounce on the black bear.


NATURE UP CLOSE: Sandhill cranes vs. a black bear
An encounter in Yellowstone National Park results in an unexpected outcome. 
      


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