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CBS News says Trump campaign had 'shifting explanations' for why he snubbed '60 Minutes'
Read full article: CBS News says Trump campaign had 'shifting explanations' for why he snubbed '60 Minutes'CBS News' Scott Pelley said the Trump campaign offered “shifting explanations” for why it backed out of a planned interview the show aired on Monday.
Ex-Saudi official claims damaging intel against crown prince
Read full article: Ex-Saudi official claims damaging intel against crown princeA former senior Saudi security official who helped oversee joint counter-terrorism efforts with the U.S. claims the kingdom’s crown prince once spoke of killing a sitting Saudi monarch before his own father was crowned king.
'60 Minutes' will have streaming spinoff on Paramount Plus
Read full article: '60 Minutes' will have streaming spinoff on Paramount PlusCBS News says it is launching a streaming version of "60 Minutes" on the new Paramount Plus service, starting next week. The “60 Minutes Plus” program will debut March 4 with three separate episodes, the network announced Wednesday. For “60 Minutes Plus,” CBS is repurposing a team put together last year for a similar program, “60 in 6,” on the ill-fated Quibi platform. AdWhile “60 in 6” had shorter stories than the TV version of “60 Minutes,” the Paramount version will go longer. The stories and topics on the new streaming show will be geared to a younger, more diverse diverse audience.
'60 Minutes' keeps on the news and is rewarded by viewers
Read full article: '60 Minutes' keeps on the news and is rewarded by viewersFILE - "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl poses for a photo in her office at the "60 Minutes" offices, in New York on Sept. 12, 2017. It's not the first time that's been said about “60 Minutes” since its 1968 debut. After executive producer Bill Owens turned the show primarily over to COVID-19 coverage last spring, “60 Minutes” has returned to its traditional format while being focused on being timely. “60 Minutes” this fall has featured interviews with fired government cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs, former President Barack Obama and poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Original executive producer Don Hewitt often ran “60 Minutes” as an island unto itself.