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- The beautiful mind of Peyton ManningPeyton Manning has dramatically reshaped the NFL through his mental approach to the game.
- How Peyton Manning changed football, everywhereLook past Peyton Manning's record-setting 71,940 passing yards over 18 seasons. Focus on how he changed the way football was played.聽
- Boston Marathon movie can't film at bomber's former universityThe suburb of Watertown has also declined to give the filmmakers of "Patriots Day," about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and starring Mark Wahlberg, to film scenes on location.
- Peyton Manning to retire after 18 NFL seasonsAfter a trying season that culminated with his second Super Bowl win, the Denver Broncos quarterback retires as the NFLs all-time leading passer and its only 200-win quarterback.聽
- Denver to evict homeless from makeshift campsDenver officials say improvised campsites on downtown sidewalks and other public properties pose a health and safety risk.
- First LookWhy N.Y.C. Mayor de Blasio will now march in St. Patrick's Day paradeNow that parade organizers have dropped its ban on gay and lesbian groups to openly march, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to participate in the 255-year-old tradition for the first time.聽
- First LookWhy Mississippi AG will defend Confederate emblem on state flagA lawsuit is challenging the presence of the Confederate battle emblem in Mississippi's state flag. But the state government is defending it.
- Violence against KKK shows rift among new civil rights protestersNonviolence still holds sway, and data suggest it is most effective, but there's impatience with the status quo and a push for more aggressive tactics.聽
- First LookMLB shift? Yankee pitcher gets 30-game suspension for domestic violence.New York Yankees Aroldis Chapman has received a 30-game suspension under a new MLB policy that reflects a toughening standard on domestic violence.
- First LookCatholic Church's disapproval boosts Girl Scout donations in St. LouisWhen it comes to Girl Scout fund-raising and聽cookie sales, critics can bring out customers.
- First LookJudge yanks teeth out of New York salt law, one day before fines were to beginJust days after a judge struck down聽a restaurant trade group鈥檚 challenge to the new sodium-labeling law, another judge boosted the group's case today by聽temporarily halting its enforcement, which would have started tomorrow.
- Mark Zuckerberg confronts 'hate speech' in Germany and at FacebookMark Zuckerberg examined hate-speech and free-speech restrictions, both at home and away, as he responded to Black Lives Matter issues at Facebook and anti-refugee commentary in Germany this week.聽
- First LookTent city evictions highlight San Francisco's homelessness problemCity officials set a Friday deadline to clear out a tent city due to health concerns. San Francisco's streets are home to thousands of homeless people.
- First LookParental support is key for emotional health of transgender youthA new study refutes the perception that transgender children who change their appearance are bound to suffer from mental illness.
- First LookRecreational pot gains legislative ground in Vermont and MichiganBills have been introduced in both states to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. Neither is a shoe-in just yet, but if passed, these could become the first states to legalize marijuana through the legislature rather than a public vote.
- Oscars 2016: How to change the face of HollywoodOne of the nominees in the middle of the Academy Awards controversy shows how Hollywood can better value diversity.
- FocusIs this the future of zoos?As Americans rethink how animals should be treated 鈥 from food production to SeaWorld shows 鈥 zoos face an uncertain future. New ideas are emerging.
- First LookHow a Starbucks barista made one deaf man's dayA barista's attempt to learn American Sign Language to communicate with a regular customer highlights the deaf community's challenges. But technology is also breaking down barriers.聽
- First LookLabrador reigns supreme: What makes lovable lab America's top dog?A German short-haired pointer may have won the Westminster Dog Show, but its got nothing on the labrador retriever when it comes to popularity, according to聽the聽American Kennel Club.
- Taylor Swift's $250,000 donation to Kesha: An act of feminism?Female artists rally behind Kesha as her legal battle against producer Dr. Luke drags on.聽