This week on “Sunday Morning” (Nov. 8)

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COVER STORY: Seeking relief from chronic pain
About one in four American adults lives with chronic pain, defined as pain lasting more than three months. Most are still suffering for a year or longer. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook examines some of the current treatments aimed at alleviating chronic pain, from medications and surgery, to nerve stimulation, biofeedback and self-hypnosis.

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ALMANAC: November 8
“Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.

     
ELECTIONS: Midterms aftermath
“Sunday Morning” national correspondent Robert Costa reports on the fallout of Tuesday’s midterm elections, in which Democrats re-gained control of both houses of Congress.

     
U.S.: The SS United States and her final destination
She was the fastest ocean liner in history, widely known as America’s flagship, and in her nearly two decades in service, the elegant SS United States carried four presidents, countless celebrities, and tens of thousands of happy voyagers. But the jet age took her out of service, and she eventually wound up docked at a Philadelphia berth for close to 30 years. Now, the SS United States is scheduled to sink off the coast of Florida, to become the world’s largest artificial reef. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks back on the history and future of a maritime legend.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The SS United States (Video)
Watch Mark Strassmann’s Feb. 17, 2013 “Sunday Morning” report about the glamorous history of the ship – longer than the Titanic, faster than any ocean liner, ever – and how it came to inhabit a berth in Philadelphia.

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TV: “The Altruists” actor Julia Garner on surprising herself
In the new Netflix series “The Altruists,” three-time Emmy Award-winner Julia Garner (“Ozark,” “Inventing Anna”) stars as Caroline Ellison, girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried and business partner in a multi-billion-dollar cryptocurrency fraud. Garner talks with correspondent Anthony Mason about being hired to play “the most unhinged people,” and why watching a movie can give her an “endless sense of hope.”

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PASSAGE: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week.

ARTS: Rick Lowe: Turning data and social research into art
In his latest exhibition, at the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor, artist Rick Lowe explores a complex, untold story of Black America, by translating socio-economic data about progress made by Black Americans into art. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Lowe about his own life’s upward trajectory.

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HARTMAN: Love at long last
In Bay City, Michigan, 65-year-old Al Sager and 76-year-old Susan Guc were both content with being single their whole lives – committed to being uncommitted – until they both underwent heart procedures and were placed in the same cardiac rehab program. Steve Hartman reports on how true love took the long way ’round, proving that it’s never too late to find love.      

BOOKS: Judi Dench on an actor’s life
A film producer once told Judi Dench she had “everything wrong with her face.” Eight Academy Award nominations, one Oscar, and a Damehood later, she’s had the last laugh. The actress, now 91, talks with correspondent Seth Doane about her extraordinary career, losing much of her eyesight, and her new memoir, “Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?,” co-written with friend and fellow actor Brendan O’Hea.

READ AN EXCERPT: “Is It Too Late to Make a Run For It?” by Judi Dench with Brendan O’Hea
The celebrated actress’ latest book – conversations with friend and fellow actor Brendan O’Hea – revisits an extraordinary career and a remarkable life, from Shakespeare to Bond.

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COMMENTARY: Jon Meacham on the midterms and America’s “better angels”
Reflecting on this week’s historic midterm elections, in which voters were asked to weigh in on whether our nation will maintain the ideals of equality, dignity, fair play, and the rule of law, historian Jon Meacham says that Americans overwhelmingly answered – and that democracy has prevailed.

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MUSIC: With “Thrasher,” Brandon Flowers returns home
Small town Nephi, Utah, was where the musical sensibilities of Brandon Flowers, frontman of The Killers, started to take form, before being seduced by the bright lights of Las Vegas. Now he’s released his third solo album, “Thrasher,” filled with country-western songs like those beloved by his dad. Flowers talks with correspondent Luke Burbank about storytelling, family, and what true success feels like.

You can stream the Brandon Flowers album “Thrasher” by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full):

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GALLERY: Photos of the week
“Sunday Morning” looks at some of the most evocative images captured the week of Nov. 1-7, 2026.

     
NATURE: Fall colors in Texas
We leave you this Sunday in the peace and quiet of the Lost Maples State Natural Area in Vanderpool, Texas. Videographer: Scot Miller.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Nonagenarian conductor Herbert Blomstedt (YouTube Video)
Conductor Herbert Blomstedt, who died on Nov. 4, 2026 at 99, was still leading major symphony orchestras around the world as recently as last Spring, at the age of 98. In this July 20, 2025 “Sunday Morning” profile, Blomstedt spoke with correspondent Martha Teichner about his endurance – cheating time, while keeping time, at the podium.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: How wildlife crossings protect both animals and people (YouTube Video)
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing near Los Angeles will soon be officially opened. In 2024 Conor Knighton visited the project, which will help animals cross one of the busiest highways in the country.

MARATHON: Electricity, power and energy (YouTube Video)
This “CBS Sunday Morning” marathon examines all things energy, from the lineworkers keeping towns powered to the scientists experimenting with new technology. 

• Giving thanks to linemen 
• Powering the future: The drive for lithium 
• Bill Gates on next-generation nuclear power technology
• Tim Cook on Apple’s clean energy future
• Electric planes: The future of aviation?
• Big Tech’s big bet on nuclear power
• Fusion energy: Unlocking the power of the stars
• Chinese electric vehicles pull into the lead
• Using the ocean to power data centers  

GALLERY: Notable deaths in 2026
A look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity. By CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan. 

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