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60 Minutes correspondent fired after clashing with bosses over US show

CBS News has terminated the โ contract of 60 Minutes correspondent โ Scott Pelley, two sources at โ the network said on Tuesday, joining more than half a dozen departures in recent weeks. โ€œYour antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear. And I have heard you,โ€ the showโ€™s โ€Œexecutive producer, Nick Bilton, wrote in a Tuesday email to Pelley that was seen by Reuters. โ€œI therefore write on behalf of CBS News, Inc. (โ€œCBSโ€) to inform you that your employment with CBS is...