Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Weekend News” with Jericka Duncan.
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The U.S. economy is on shaky footing. The Trump administration calls it a “detox period” as it overhauls the federal government with layoffs, funding cuts and new tariffs. For markets, it’s bruising. Ali Bauman has more details.
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Cati Blauvelt was discovered in an abandoned South Carolina farmhouse in 2016 — a broken knife blade inside her body. Almost immediately, her friends had one suspect in mind: John Blauvelt, her estranged husband, a once-respected Army recruiter.
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Today marks 75 years since Volkswagen first began manufacturing its beetle-based “bus.” For those of a certain generation, the microbus is one of the most recognizable and beloved vehicles to ever roll down the road. Carter Evans reports that some are charged up about a revival.
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International Women’s Day is commemorated in different ways and to varying degrees in places around the world.
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Jeffrey Collins was one of three media witnesses for the firing squad execution of Brad Sigmon. He has been a witness to 11 South Carolina executions.
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The dogs’ kidnappers tried to ransom the animals for over $1,135,000, Swiss police said Saturday.
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South Carolina has conducted the first firing squad execution in the U.S. in over a decade. Brad Sigmon was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. last night, three minutes after sharpshooters fired their rifles. Here’s why he chose this method of execution.
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Plumpynut is a life-saving food product that can bring a malnourished child back to health in just weeks. But the Trump administration’s cuts to USAID essentially canceled funding to two American suppliers. The White House said Friday that the deals have been reinstated but those suppliers are still wondering when – or if – the food will reach those who need it most.
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Police said three armed individuals entered the pub and “opened fire indiscriminately on the people sitting inside.”
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