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Americans wrongfully detained by foreign governments

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Vulnerable U.S. electric grid facing threats from Russia and domestic terrorists
Wrongful Detainees: Americans unjustly held abroad by foreign governments
"An attack on our democracy": Financial firms gutting some local newsrooms

U.S. electric grid faces Russian and domestic threats

Bill Whitaker reports that a coordinated attack on a relatively small number of critical substations could plunge the U.S. into darkness.

Americans unjustly held abroad by foreign governments

The vast majority of Americans wrongfully imprisoned abroad today are not held by terrorist groups, but by foreign governments. Lesley Stahl reports.

Local newsrooms strained by budget-slashing financial firms

Newsrooms in U.S. cities were already suffering a declining audience and lost revenue to Facebook and Google, now some face takeover from opportunistic hedge funds. Jon Wertheim reports.

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Danny Fenster on life inside Myanmar's notorious Insein Prison

The American journalist was held captive in Myanmar for almost six months. He told 60 Minutes what his days were like inside the infamous lockup known for holding political prisoners.

How Congress could intervene to aid struggling local news outlets

Legislation introduced at the federal and state levels aims to help local news publications through tax credits and antitrust policy.

Ukraine showing determined resistance

"In the months leading up to this invasion many ordinary Ukrainians told us they'd lay down their lives to protect their country… and now it appears they were deadly serious." Holly Williams reports from Ukraine.