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10/13/2024: Pennsylvania Counts, The Vatican's Orphans, Ballmer's Ballgame

2024/10/14
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Cecilia Vega travels to the pivotal battleground state of Pennsylvania for an in-depth interview with Secretary of State Al Schmidt, a key figure in the election process.

From 1950 to 1970, the Vatican sent thousands of Italian children to American Catholics for adoption. The children came on orphan visas — but most of them were not orphans; they were the children of unwed mothers, many of whom were alive. Bill Whitaker speaks with the American adoptees still searching for their Italian families.

Jon Wertheim profiles Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft who is now the basketball baron of the LA Clippers. Wertheim goes inside the gleaming Intuit Dome and delves into Ballmer's love of basketball and drive to win a championship. 

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