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From Georgia Public Broadcasting, Chase McGee reports.

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Many governments around the globe simply give people cash to reduce poverty.

As NPR's Jonathan Lampert reports, a new study in The Lancet finds those programs can substantially improve maternal and child health.

Major League Baseball is moving to limit pitch-specific bets after two players for the Cleveland Guardians were charged in a scheme to rig bets on pitches during games.

MLB said Monday that authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude those bets from parlays.

MLB says the limits were agreed to by sportsbook operators representing more than 98% of the U.S.

betting market.

Despite a potential deal to reopen the government at a Monday rally on Wall Street, overseas financial markets are mostly lower in Tuesday trading.

Japan's benchmark is down a tenth of a percent.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune dismissed the chamber following a late-night vote that could lead to an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S.

history.

After six excruciating weeks.

I will stop talking and let all of you get some rest.

The Senate voted Monday night 60 to 40 on a stopgap measure that keeps the government open until the end of January after a small group of Democrats and an independent cut a deal with Republicans.

However, the agreement does not include the extension of health care subsidies that Democrats sought.

The next step is up to the House.

House Speaker Mike Johnson calling lawmakers back to Washington with an eye toward a potential vote as soon as Wednesday.