One Thing: Flag on the Sport: Football’s Safety Reckoning

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5 Good Things: A Rhode Island Community’s ‘Miracle on Ice’

A group of dads in London are learning a new skill to connect with their daughters and each other. Two pay phones nearly 3,000 miles apart are bridging a generational gap. A new breakthrough device is helping patients manage Parkinson’s disease in a more personalized way. After a ...  Show more

Pentagon Press Policy Ruling, Trump Downplays Ceasefire, CBS News Layoffs and more

We start with a major blow to the Defense secretary’s restrictive press policy he rolled out last year. President Donald Trump lashed out at NATO allies again over the Strait of Hormuz and weighed in on the prospects of a ceasefire with Iran. The Transportation secretary gave a b ...  Show more

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