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This week on "Sunday Morning" (September 18)

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COVER STORY: Gimme shelter – Rebirth of a Cold War relic | Watch Video
With the tide of war in Ukraine turning against Putin and Russia, worries about a nuclear attack have increased interest in a fixture of the Cold War: underground bunkers. Correspondent Roxana Saberi looks at how builders of fallout shelters are finding a brisk business.

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Prince William, Prince of Wales (left) and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (right) hold a vigil at the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, lying in state in Westminster Hall in London, September 17, 2022, ahead of her funeral on Monday. AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

THE ROYALS: Solemnity and spectacle – Britain prepares for Queen Elizabeth's funeral | Watch Video
Great Britain has not buried a monarch since the death of King George VI in 1952. So, royal watchers anticipate Monday's funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will be a blend of grand spectacle and personal grief not seen in generations. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with former BBC anchor Jon Sopel and professor Pauline Maclaren about what to expect from Monday's service at Westminster Abbey, which has been decades in the planning.

Watch the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II live on CBS Monday, September 19 beginning at 5:30 a.m. ET, or online at cbsnews.com, and on the CBS News mobile app. You may also stream live via Paramount+. 

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THE ROYALS: King Charles III's charm offensive | Watch Video
Great Britain's new king has had a bumpy ride over the years, and so as Prince Charles assumed the throne he has quickly sought to project warmth and approachability. Correspondent Mark Phillips talks with royal historian Robert Lacey, and with Paddy Harverson, former communications director for the royal family, about the challenges King Charles III faces. 

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A 1924 issue of Better Homes & Gardens magazine.  CBS News

MAGAZINES: Better Homes & Gardens marks 100 years (Video)
This month Better Homes & Gardens is publishing its 100th anniversary commemorative issue, celebrating a century of creative cooking, gardening and style advice, in a magazine that has become a mainstay in American homes. Correspondent Serena Altschul visits BH&G's test garden and test kitchens in Des Moines, Iowa, where recipes and domestic how-to hints are dished up. 

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MOVIES: Billy Eichner on his gay rom-com "Bros" | Watch Video
Comedian Billy Eichner is the first openly gay man to co-write and star in a gay romantic comedy for a major movie studio. He talks with correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti about "Bros," and why it's taken so long for Hollywood to produce a rom-com featuring an all-LGBTQ principal cast.

To watch a trailer for "Bros" click on the video player below:

Bros | Official Trailer [HD] by Universal Pictures on YouTube

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PASSAGE: Remembering "Sunday Morning" editor David Small (Video)
We remember a cherished member of our "Sunday Morning" family: Longtime video editor David Small, who passed away in New York City after a brief illness. 

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Enterprise, Alabama, has been enterprising in honoring a pest that nearly destroyed the town's economy a century ago: the boll weevil.  CBS News

U.S.: Why one Alabama town erects monuments to the boll weevil | Watch Video
A century ago, cotton farmers in Enterprise, Ala., faced disaster when their crops were wiped out by an invasive species, the boll weevil. Rather than accept defeat, the farmers switched to growing peanuts, and the town was saved. Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at how, today, Enterprise honors the insect pest that not only failed to destroy the town, but allowed it to come back stronger.

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HARTMAN: A home rebuilt (Video)
Twenty-two-year-old Jaylan Gray had to quit college to take care of his 12-year-old brother, Julian, after their mother, a single parent, died. But things got worse, when their home in Katy, Texas, was severely damaged, and a contractor ran off with their life savings. That was when a non-profit called Katy Responds, a group that fixes up houses after natural disasters, heard of their plight. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports. 

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TV: "The Amazing Race" – And they're off, again! | Watch Video
For the past 21 years, the CBS competition series "The Amazing Race" has tested the endurance of intrepid contestants on a race around the world, a global odyssey with a $1 million prize at the finish line. And for the creators of the show, executive producers Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster, it's all still pretty amazing for them, too. Correspondent Tracy Smith tags along as the show's latest lineup of racers heads to Munich for the start of the show's 34th season, for a race in which there are no do-overs.

To watch a preview of the 34th season of "The Amazing Race," click on the video player below:

The Amazing Race Season 34 Preview (MIXED) by The Amazing Race on YouTube

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The Queen's Six, with a special performance for "Sunday Morning" viewers.  CBS News

MUSIC: The Queen's Six – Giving pop music the royal treatment | Watch Video
In 2008, six members of the Choir of St. George's Chapel, which has sung for services at Windsor Castle for nearly 700 years, formed The Queen's Six, a group that performs music you won't find in any hymnal, from pop to Broadway. Correspondent David Pogue talks with The Queen's Six about performing for Queen Elizabeth II, their upcoming album, and welcoming a female singer into the group for the first time.

WEB EXTRA: "Abblasen" performed by the Queen's Six (YouTube Video)
The "CBS Sunday Morning" theme music, in an arrangement by David Pogue, is performed by the Queen's Six – members of the Choir of St. George's Chapel – at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England. The Queen's Six consists of bass Simon Whiteley, baritone Andrew Thompson, alto Lissie Paul, countertenor Tom Lilburn, tenor Nick Madden, and tenor Dominic Bland.

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COMMENTARY: Rachel Aviv on how the stories we tell about mental disorders shape patients' lives | Watch Video
The New Yorker writer and author of "Strangers to Ourselves" says we can increase our understanding of mental illness by paying more attention to the stories patients tell about their individual experience to find meaning for themselves.

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NATURE: Ospreys (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us among ospreys feathering their nests at the Delaware Bay estuary, near Mauricetown, New Jersey. Videographer: Jeff Reisly.


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THE BOOK REPORT: Fall picks from Washington Post critic Ron Charles | Watch Video
Our critic offers some fall reading recommendations, from a new novel by a Nobel Prize-winner, to the latest page-turner from a bestselling author of political thrillers.

READ AN EXCERPT: "Afterlives" by Abdulrazak Gurnah
The latest novel by the Tanzanian author, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, offers an intimate look at village life in East Africa during the period of German colonialism in the early 20th century.

READ AN EXCERPT:  "The Marriage Portrait" by Maggie O'Farrell
The author of the acclaimed novel "Hamnet" returns with a historical thriller about a teenage girl, a member of the House of Medici, who fears her husband is plotting to kill her.

READ AN EXCERPT: "Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers"
This candid memoir by the daughter of Richard Rodgers, written with New York Times theater critic Jesse Green, is steeped in the stories and personalities of American musical theater.

READ AN EXCERPT: "Blowback" by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois
There's a narcissistic psychopath in the White House, and a pair of secret agents realizes he's about to destroy the country.

GALLERY: Notable deaths in 2022
A look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity. 

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Angela Davis.  CBS News

"HERE COMES THE SUN": Activist Angela Davis and surfboard design (Video)
Activist, professor and author Angela Davis sits down with Lilia Luciano to discuss how she has advocated against oppression, white supremacy and police violence for more than five decades. Also, Tracy Smith learns the history behind the surfboard. 


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