With television in its infancy, CBS and NBC fought their first all-out war for supremacy in 1953 to screen the pageantry of the coronation to a post-war America. Source
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Hundreds of U.S. citizens evacuated from Khartoum
Several hundred U.S. citizens were evacuated from Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum on Friday amid escalating violence in the country. Ramy Inocencio has the latest. Source
Suspected drone attack causes fire at Crimea fuel depot
A suspected drone attack caused a fire at a fuel depot in Russian-occupied Crimea. There was no official claim of responsibility from Ukraine. Charlie D’Agata reports from Dnipro. Source
Bipartisan bill would ban kids under age 13 from using social media
The bill would also require children ages 13 to 17 to receive parental consent to create a social media account. Source
“CBS Weekend News” headlines for Saturday, April 29, 2023
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Weekend News” with Errol Barnett. Source
2 struck, killed by Amtrak train in Pennsylvania
No one aboard the train was hurt, officials said. Source
Titans Select UT-Martin WR Colton Dowell in the Seventh Round of Saturday’s NFL Draft
In his final season at UT-Martin in 2022, Dowell caught 67 passes for 1,036 yards and six touchdowns. Dowell had six 100-yard games in 2022, including a seven-catch, 112-yard performance against Tennessee in October. Source
U.S., Canada agree to share data on guns, drug smuggling
Canadian Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Ottawa signed four new or updated agreements with Washington. Source
Titans Select Maryland OT Jaelyn Duncan in Sixth Round of Saturday’s NFL Draft
The 6-foot-6, 306-pound Duncan made an official visit to the Titans leading up to the NFL Draft, and he also participated in the Senior Bowl. Source
“Life of Pi” comes to Broadway
It’s a story like no other, where a shipwreck forces a boy named Pi and a tiger named Richard Parker onto a small lifeboat where they co-exist to survive. Now, with state-of-the-art puppetry and stagecraft, that story is on Broadway. Source