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The U.N. peacekeeping chief says there is a chance for peace in South Sudan, with more progress since the warring sides signed a new peace deal in September than at any time since the conflict erupted five years ago

Lawmakers visiting the Border Patrol station where a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl was taken hours before her death are demanding an investigation into the response by federal agents

Jared Kushner is being credited this week for helping to spearhead what could be the first major bipartisan legislative success of the Trump era: a first-in-a-generation criminal justice overhaul

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City lawmakers in Washington have voted to legalize sports betting, making the District of Columbia the first U.S. jurisdiction without casinos to authorize sports books

Nevada has become the first state in the country with an overall female-majority Legislature

Chicago Blackhawks dealt another blow with Corey Crawford's concussion

Street demonstrations against recent labor law changes in Hungary appear to wane on sixth day, but opposition lawmakers vow to pursue legal and parliamentary means to thwart government while allowing for holiday lull

FedEx Corp. delivered a disappointing earnings report Tuesday, and said it plans to offer buyouts and reduce spending to make up for weak international shipping, especially in Europe

A New York state senator has apologized for what he called a "poor choice of words" after sending a tweet to a legislative staffer urging her to kill herself

Attorneys for a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple on religious grounds say the state is punishing him again for not baking a cake celebrating a gender transition

South American champion River Plate was upset by Al Ain FC in the Club World Cup on Tuesday, losing in a penalty shootout after the semifinal finished 2-2 after added time

Football dominates television viewing this time of year, with four NFL games landing among Nielsen's top 20 shows last week

League Cup holder Paris Saint-Germain scraped through to the quarterfinals of the competition with a late goal in a 2-1 win at second division Orleans on Tuesday

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Peggy Albers, Georgia State University(THE CONVERSATION) Ever wondered why boys and girls choose particular toys, particular colors and particular stories? Why is it that girls want to dress in pink and to be princesses, or boys want to be Darth Vader, warriors and space adventurers? Stories told to children can make a difference. Scholars have found that stories have a strong

Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation has approved Uber's request to resume testing autonomous vehicles on public roads in the Pittsburgh area

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sabine Doebel, University of Colorado(THE CONVERSATION) Is self-control something you can acquire, like a new language or a taste for opera? Or is it one of those things you either have or don’t, like fashion sense or a knack for telling a good joke?Psychologist Walter Mischel’s famous results from the “marshmallow test” seem to suggest self-control is relatively stable and not

Promoted Fortuna Duesseldorf shocked Borussia Dortmund with a 2-1 win on Tuesday, dealing the leader its first Bundesliga loss of the season

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