For more than 30 years, MIT has been recruiting people with crazy ideas to work in their Media Lab, where life-changing inventions are created. “60 Minutes” got a peek at what they’re working on now Source
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At least 9 people killed and 27 people injured in Dayton shooting; U.S. mourns victims of mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton Source
What we know about El Paso shooting victims
Twenty people were killed and more than two dozen were injured Saturday, some of them Mexican citizens Source
At least 9 people killed and 27 people injured in Dayton shooting
Early this morning, at least nine people were killed and 27 injured in Dayton, Ohio before police officers shot the gunman to death. Dean Reynolds reports. Source
Neil deGrasse Tyson faces backlash for tweet about shootings
The astrophysicist tweeted that, “often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data” in the wake of two mass shooting that left at least 29 dead Source
Parkland victim’s parent uses art to advocate for gun control
A father who lost his son during the Parkland massacre has turned his grief into a singular mission. Manuel Oliver uses the power of his art to advocate for gun control. Jonathon Vigliotti reports. Source
MLB scores: Cubs finish sweep against Brewers; Shane Bieber throws another complete game
Here is everything you need to know about the day in baseball Source
What lies at the bottom of one of the deepest holes ever dug by man?
A South African gold mine that goes two miles beneath the Earth’s surface holds far more than just precious metals. Source
Parents of a 2012 Aurora, Colorado, shooting victim travel the country to help others impacted by mass shootings
Sandy and Lonnie Phillips have gone to the site of nearly every mass shooting since their daughter’s death to support people affected by the tragedies, drawing from their own personal experiences. Source
Shootings raise questions about potential rise in white terrorism
The shootings this weekend are raising serious questions about a rise of what’s called white terrorism. Former Homeland Security Adviser Fran Townsend is now a senior national security analyst for CBS News. She discussed the recent shootings in El Paso and Dayton. Source