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Flags of the European Union and Great Britain are flown during a demonstration in London on Feb. 27. A key vote is to take place in Parliament on Tuesday.

This Week Will Mark A Turning Point For Britain And Brexit. Really!

Yes, it's been said before, but this time it looks to be real. Britain's Parliament is scheduled to hold crucial votes that will clarify what happens next. Here's what to know.

Florida State Prison in Raiford, Fla., where Mark James Asay was held after being sentenced to die for two murders he committed in 1987.

Florida Man Is First To Die Under New Lethal Injection Protocol

Mark James Asay was convicted of killing two people in 1987. He was the first white person to be executed in Florida for killing a black person.

After 45 Years, Late Anti-Apartheid Activist Could Get Another Chance In Court

Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol died in police custody. Next week, a South African Court will consider reopening investigations into police misconduct from that era.

"Self-regulation is about identifying the causes and reducing the intensity of impulses and, when necessary, having the energy to resist," psychologist Stuart Shanker writes in his book, <em>Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life.</em>

Why It's 'Self-Reg,' Not Self-Control, That Matters Most For Kids

If hyper-arousal is a normal state for many children, how can we help our kids learn to be genuinely calm? Anthropologist Barbara J. King explores a new book on self-regulation.

Hillary Clinton walks to the podium to address the Children's Defense Fund in Washington on Wednesday.

Hillary Clinton Speaks Of Disappointment, Persistence In First Post-Election Address

She acknowledged wanting to "never leave the house again" and subtly criticized Donald Trump in a speech Wednesday as she was being honored by the Children's Defense Fund.

The Packhorse is a pub in the village of South Stoke, in the west of England. Villagers came together to buy back the pub after it had been sold for development into residential and office space.

It Takes A Village To Save A British Pub

Many U.K. pubs are struggling to stay in business, so concerned villagers are banding together to stage a takeover.

The 2018 Oscar nominations had enough freshness and enough room for new voices that they didn't feel rote.

'Shape Of Water,' 'Dunkirk' And 'Three Billboards' Lead Oscar Nominations

This year's Academy Award nominations include a lot of old favorites, but also some new voices — including the first women ever nominated for cinematography.

The Black Panther, At Odds With Himself And His Country In 'A Nation Under Our Feet'

Ta-Nehisi Coates continues his tangled, philosophical (and big-selling) superhero tale with Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet. Coates' storytelling resonates, but his character can often ramble.

For decades the same test has been used to convict drunk drivers, but defense lawyers argue, science has yet to prove that flunking the standard field sobriety test actually means that a person is high, the way its been proven to measure drunkenness.

Can Sobriety Tests Weed Out Drivers Who've Smoked Too Much Weed?

Massachusetts' highest court is considering whether roadside sobriety tests for marijuana can be used as evidence of driving stoned in the same way they are used to determine if a driver is drunk.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, hosted President Trump and first lady Melania Trump during a tour of the Forbidden City in Beijing on Wednesday at the start of the third leg of Trump's Asian tour.

China Lavishes Red-Carpet Treatment On Trump As He Arrives For Talks With Xi Jinping

China is managing the potential challenges Trump presents to U.S.-China ties with grand gestures and lavish hospitality. Wednesday marked the start of what Chinese officials term a "state visit plus."

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