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“60 Minutes” returns to CBS this Sunday at 7:00 Pm with another compelling episode that dives deep into the stories shaping the world. Known for its investigative journalism and in-depth features, this iconic newsmagazine continues to shed light on the people and events making headlines.

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Cuban Spycraft – For decades, prolific Cuban spies working in the U.S. government, serving in high-profile positions with top security clearances, have evaded American intelligence officials. Correspondent Cecilia Vega reports from Washington, D.C., and Miami on the stories of two such undercover agents, former U.S. ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha and onetime Pentagon official Ana Montes. Cuba continues to supply one of the most dangerous exports to American adversaries around the world: American secrets. Michael Rey is the producer.

Robo – For centuries, the giants of the art world, like Michelangelo, have made a...

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A total of three new channels from Blue Ant Media are available to MyFree Directv users now. If you don’t see the new channels quite yet,...

This Sunday, December 29, 2024, from 7:00 to 8:00 Pm Et/Pt, 60 Minutes offers an in-depth look at three captivating and timely stories.

Cuban Spycraft

In the first segment, correspondent Cecilia Vega investigates the longstanding issue of Cuban spies operating within the U.S. government. For decades, spies working in high-profile positions, including former U.S. ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha and former Pentagon official Ana Montes, have managed to evade American intelligence officials. This 60 Minutes report explores how Cuba has been able to supply American secrets to adversaries around the world, making it one of the most dangerous exports the U.S. faces today. The segment is produced by Michael Rey.

Nvidia

Next, correspondent Bill Whitaker explores the remarkable rise of Nvidia, the computer chip maker that briefly surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable public company this year. Nvidia is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, with...

Few filmmakers working today make movies as sensual — or as sensuous — as Luca Guadagnino. From the sun-ripened romance of Call Me By Your Name, to the cannibal carnalism of Bones And All and the mouth-watering ménage à trois at the centre of this year’s Challengers, the Italian auteur has been making movies sexy again since long before sex (or a lack thereof) in cinema became a daily discourse driver. And his latest, a long-gestating adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ semi-autobiographical book Queer — in which Daniel Craig plays a lustful American ex-pat who falls head-over-heels for a young buck (Drew Starkey) in mid-century Mexico City — could well be his most smouldering work to date.

For Daniel Craig, whose path first crossed with Guadagnino’s some 20 years ago, just before a little franchise called James Bond catapulted him into the global spotlight, an opportunity to work with the Suspiria filmmaker at...

On Sunday, May 12, 2024, “60 Minutes” offers viewers two compelling segments that delve into pressing issues around the globe.

Pope Francis

Norah O’Donnell sits down for a rare and historic interview with Pope Francis at his home, the Santa Marta guest house in Vatican City. The 87-year-old pontiff discusses a wide range of topics, including the wars in Israel and Gaza, Ukraine, migration crises, and the Church’s handling of sexual abuse scandals. The interview also delves into Francis’ commitment to inclusiveness within the Church, his relationship with certain corners of U.S. Catholicism, and his thoughts on surrogate parenthood.

Cuban Spycraft

Correspondent Cecilia Vega investigates the stories of two prolific Cuban spies who worked within the U.S. government, holding high-profile positions with top security clearances. Despite American intelligence efforts, these undercover agents evaded detection for decades, highlighting the ongoing threat posed by Cuban espionage and its impact on U.S.

Quantum Leap's action-packed, double-episode finale was a fitting end to a season that was heavy on explosions, paradoxes, and the 1970s.

Perhaps to make up for a second season that stumbled at times in its pacing, the finale kicked things into overdrive with non-stop action set pieces and bombshell revelations.

So! Let's dig into what happened this season, where it left, and what it all means for Ben and the rest of the Quantum Leap team. 

The majority of Quantum Leap Season 2 took place in or around the 1970s, but the episodes featuring Hannah moved beyond that decade and were almost cinematic in their look, feel, and subject matter (Aliens in New Mexico! Nazis at Princeton! Spycraft in Cairo!).

Ben and Hannah may not have enjoyed much time together during his leaps, but they more than made up for that in adrenaline.

The finale finally brought together this season's...

The bestselling author of hit novel series The Thursday Murder Club has revealed that he was approached by the security services and interviewed for the role of spy.

Richard Osman, who is a TV personality in the UK as well as the bestselling author of the record-breaking crime fiction series, told The Guardian newspaper that he received the traditional “tap on the shoulder” from MI6 – the Secret Intelligence Service which runs espionage operations overseas, as the UK equivalent of the CIA – during his time as a student at Cambridge University.

Osman revealed that he had proceeded to the interview stage but had failed the tests he was set by a series of strangers “who got older and posher throughout the day.”

“They just said, ‘No, it’s fine’,” he said of the end of the process. And he added: “I would have been terrible. I’m too tall [6ft 7in], not bright enough,...

When a Soviet submarine carrying nuclear warheads sunk into the north Pacific in 1968, the CIA took on a hugely ambitious project to recover it.

To keep it all a secret, the agency enlisted the help of Howard Hughes, who provided the agency cover, the guise being that the deep ocean activity was part of his company’s mining exploration.

The six-year CIA project — called Project Azorian — is one of the episodes of the new Netflix series Spy Ops, which looks at some of the most notorious spy operations in history.

The agency is collaborating with the producer of the series, Big Media, often shedding new light on Cold War-era and more recent operations that involve Argo-like risks and secrecy, while certain details still remain classified.

Other episodes delve into the intrigue surrounding the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II in 1981, and another in 2001 to sneak a CIA team into...

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier introduced an intriguing new character in episode five, Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. The Contessa has a long, important history in Marvel Comics, known mainly as a member of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a world-class spy. But there are many other spies in the Marvel Universe, some of whom she has strong ties to.

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Spycraft has been an important element of the Marvel Universe for most of its existence in the comics and in the MCU. Though the purpose and the opponents sometimes shift over time, the object always remains the same for the best of the best. Get in, get the information, and get out without a trace.

Photo: 'Spycraft'/Netflix The Netflix home page has become the modern-day version of channel surfing. Before the streaming service became a household name, we would use that coveted remote to scroll through daytime soap operas, news channels, and whatever fascinating-sounding show they were airing on The Discovery Channel. Netflix’s new docuseries, ‘Spycraft’, feels as though it has been pulled right out of that final category. The show consists of eight, dense, well-researched episodes that each focus on a different area in the craft of espionage. Detailing the years from World War I until today, the show is an engaging combination of expert interviews, reenactments, and archival footage all expertly cut to move the pace along without ever losing its audience. Related article: Remembering Sean Connery: A Tribute to a Legend Who Launched the James Bond Franchise Related article: James Bond Books and Movies: The Evolution of...