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HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<div class="container text-center">
  <div id="news-container" class="col-md-offset-3 col-md-6 shadow">
    <div class="fbNews">
      <div id="1" class="news">
        <p>
          Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata
          sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et
          ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
        </p>
      </div>
      <div id="2" class="news">
        <p>
          Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata
          sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et
          ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
        </p>
      </div>
      <div id="3" class="news">
        <p>
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          sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit...

CSS

#news-container {
  background-color: #1B95E0;
  overflow-x: scroll;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  height: 500px;
  width: 500px;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}

.fbNews {
  background-color: #DAA520;
  text-align: center;
  display: inline-flex;
  position: absolute;
  border: black thin
}

.container {
  background-color: green;
}

.news {
  background-color: white;
  width: 500px;
  height: 490px;
  float: left;
  /*newly added above*/
  color: #DAA520;
  padding: 15px;
  margin: 10px;
}

.shadow {
  border: 2px solid black;
  -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 0px 10px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.15) !important;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.15) !important;
  box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.15) !important;
}

JavaScript

var lastLeftLocation = 0;
   var left = false;
   var focusedNews = 1;

   /*$(".fbNews").animate({
     left: -(focusedNews - 1) * 500
   }, 500);*/

   $("#news-container").on("scroll", function(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
     if (lastLeftLocation > $(this).scrollLeft()) {
       console.log('It goes left');
       left = true;
     } else {
       console.log('It goes right');
       left = false;
     }

     $(".fbNews").animate({
       left: -(focusedNews - 1) * 500
     }, 500, function() {
       // Animation complete.
       if (left) {
         focusedNews--;
         if (focusedNews < 1) focusedNews = 1;
       } else {
         focusedNews++;
         var offset = $(".fbNews").children().length;
         if (focusedNews > offset) focusedNews = offset;
       }
     });

     lastLeftLocation = e.currentTarget.scrollLeft;
   });