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Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained 13 academics, businesspeople and journalists as part of an investigation into an association that was headed by a jailed prominent businessman and activist

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joost Vles, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York(THE CONVERSATION) Warning: After reading this article, you will never again stand in a line without thinking about how to make your wait time shorter. And as an expert in operations management, I’m here to spread the word that sometimes a longer line may actually be a good thing.My family is used to my preaching. On

The Kenyan soccer federation has lost its appeal to be reinstated into the African Women's Cup of Nations ahead of Equatorial Guinea, which had been excluded because of an ineligible player

Officials say they have contained almost half of a Northern California deadly blaze that razed a town and killed at least 63 people

Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men" William Goldman has died

Christopher Bell's last race could prove more daunting than his next one

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.

An Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body has been found competent to stand trial

U.S. stock indexes are mostly lower in early trading, erasing some of the market's gains from a day earlier

Judge: White House must immediately return press credentials of CNN's Jim Acosta

As Cabinet ministers quit and lawmakers called for her resignation, cricket-loving British Prime Minister Theresa May summoned the spirit of one of her sports heroes

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Michael Carolan, Colorado State University(THE CONVERSATION) Intensive livestock farming is a huge global industry that serves up millions of tons of beef, pork and poultry every year. When I asked one producer recently to name something his industry thinks about that consumers don’t, he replied, “Beaks and butts.” This was his shorthand for animal parts that consumers – especially

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sarah B Shear, Pennsylvania State University(THE CONVERSATION) Thanksgiving is an important time, when schools teach the story of who we are and where we come from as a nation. My own students have told me about the Thanksgiving story they learned in school, which focused solely on the survival of the Pilgrims and the friendly meal shared with “Indians.”In my research and experience

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Samantha N. N. Cross, Iowa State University(THE CONVERSATION) I have always been intrigued by Thanksgiving – the traditions, the meal, the idea of a holiday that is simply about being thankful. For my family, Thanksgiving is all about the food. Some foods, like turkey and mashed potatoes, may be familiar. But there are a few twists. Since I grew up in the Caribbean, I’m allowed a

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Julie Lesnik, Wayne State University(THE CONVERSATION) Most Americans probably don’t realize that we have a very limited understanding of the first Thanksgiving, which took place in 1621 in Massachusetts. Indeed, few of our present-day traditions resemble what happened almost 400 years ago, and there’s only one original account of the feast.As an anthropologist who specializes in

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Helen Zoe Veit, Michigan State University(THE CONVERSATION) At the end of “Over the River and Through the Wood” – Lydia Maria Child’s classic Thanksgiving poem – the narrator finally gets to his grandfather’s house for Thanksgiving dinner and settles down to eat. “Hurrah for the fun!” the small boy exclaims. “Is the pudding done? Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!”Pumpkin pie sounds

A U.S. State Department official says Washington sees 'great promise' in developing energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean as ExxonMobil began exploratory drilling off Cyprus' southwestern coast