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Fat Bear Week 2022 is here. Meet this year's contenders

The annual competition hosted by Alaska's Katmai National Park celebrates the brown bears bulking up for winter hibernation.

U.K. government drops plan to cut income tax for high earners

The U.K. government is abandoning a plan to cut income taxes for the wealthy. The move was wildly unpopular, and even sent the value of the pound tumbling when it was first announced last month. John Quelch, dean of the Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami, joined CBS News' John Dickerson for his analysis.

Occupant's phone alerts responders to car crash that killed 6 in their 20s

The car hit a tree in Lincoln, Neb. Police said an iPhone detected the impact and called responders automatically when the phone's owner didn't respond.

Sacheen Littlefeather, who declined Brando's "Godfather" Oscar, dead at 75

The motion pictures academy recently apologized to the Native American civil rights activist for the way she was treated since rejecting the award on Brando's behalf in 1973.

CBS Weekend News, October 2, 2022

Florida communities reeling from Hurricane Ian; Ortonville’s vintage motorcycle heritage

Siya Kolisi: The first Black captain of South Africa’s national rugby team | 60 Minutes

Jon Wertheim meets Siya Kolisi, the first Black captain of the Springboks, South Africa’s national rugby team.

The toll of Russia’s war on the children of Ukraine | 60 Minutes

Three Ukrainian children were among those sheltering in public schools when they became victims of Russian bomb attacks. They share their stories — and their song — with 60 Minutes.

Fishing competition rocked by cheating scandal

Two fisherman were disqualified from a competition in Ohio after tournament officials discovered their fish had been stuffed with weights.

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska's extended 60 Minutes interview in Ukrainian

As a service to Ukrainian speakers, we are posting an extended version of our interview.

10/2/2022: Olena Zelenska, What Happened at Grizzly Flats, Captain Kolisi

First Lady Olena Zelenska says the Russians who invaded her country are engaged in terrorism; Evidence shows U.S. Forest Service mismanagement contributed to California wildfire; Siya Kolisi and South Africa’s rugby team.