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Kutcher Passionately Testifies On His Anti-Sex Trafficking Efforts

The actor testified Wednesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a hearing on progress in combating modern slavery. Kutcher spoke on behalf of Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children, an organization he co-founded with then-wife Demi Moore in 2009 that builds software to fight human trafficking.

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How Donald Trump's Tweets Are Helping To Fight His Travel Ban

Bennett was asking district court Judge James Robart to temporarily postpone proceedings concerning the President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration while a federal appeals court was still considering the issue.

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Details Of Rand Paul, Mark Sanford Obamacare Replacement Bill

The conservative House Freedom Caucus officially endorsed an Obamacare replacement bill introduced by Republican Rep. Mark Sanford and Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday, a move that puts considerable pressure on GOP party leaders to act quickly to overhaul the Affordable Care Act.

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More questions for President Donald Trump

Over the past 72 hours, reporters from a number of outlets -- including CNN -- have turned up new information on the Trump team's alleged conversations with Russians known to US intelligence.

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Trump, Rubio Set For White House Dinner

President Donald Trump continues his charm offensive with members of Congress Wednesday, breaking bread with one of his Republican primary rivals, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

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Lance Armstrong Loses Bid To Halt $100 Million Lawsuit

A federal judge on Monday refused to block the government's $100 million lawsuit against Lance Armstrong, putting the former cyclist on course for trial in a 2010 case stemming from his performance-enhancing drug use.

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HPD Chief To Unveil New 'Cite And Release' Marijuana Ticketing Policy

Small amounts of marijuana—mainly for personal use—have landed lots of people behind bars in Houston. But if HPD's top cop Chief Art Acevedo gets his way, things will change.

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Storm Toppled Trees, Damaged Property In Wharton

With the way trees were toppling over around Wharton, they had to hit something. They did—fences and power lines. But no people, and for that, they are truly grateful.

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Most Texas School Districts Have Scant Sex Education

More than four-fifths of school districts offer no sex education or only teach abstinence in Texas, which has one of the country's highest teen birth rates, according to a study released Tuesday.

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Tornado Hits Homes In Bridlewood Estates

ome residents in Rosenberg are still cleaning up after a tornado hit the Bridlewood Estates Subdivision damaging several homes. A two story garage was destroyed and the entire neighborhood went dark for hours.

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Family Of Inmate Who Died In Jail Doesn't Believe He Killed Himself

Investigators say 32-year-old Vincent Young, who was being held on felon in possession of a weapon charge, was found hanging by a bed sheet in the infirmary cell that he was in alone.

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New Texas Bill Would Make Divorce More Difficult

If you're stuck in a loveless marriage--a new bill would force you to keep at it without divorce as an option.

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Texas Legislature Tries New Anti-Abortion Strategy After Supreme Court Loss

- The long, bitter battle over Texas' new efforts to further restrict abortion has begun in the Republican-controlled Legislature.

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Mariah Carey Will Make First Post-NYE Performance On Kimmel

Mariah Carey will brave her first national television audience since suffering a lip-sync malfunction on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.

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New Nike Ad With Serena Williams And LeBron James Addresses Racial Inequality

Nike is standing up to racial inequality in this country with the help of some of the best Black athletes of our generation.

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Carlos Santana Enrages BeyHive Over Beyoncè Comments

After earlier making a comment about Beyoncè not winning a Grammy because she’s not a “singer, singer,” guitar master Carlos Santana finds himself walking back the statement.“I would like to clarify a comment that was reported when I was doing an interview for some upcoming shows in Australia & New Zealand.

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Cast Of ‘Married But Single Too’ Talks Getting In Those Jeans

Bill Bellamy, LisaRaye McCoy, Carl Payne, Ginuwine, Chante Moore, Lamiyah Good, Skye Griffin and Terrell Carter star in the Je’Caryous Johnson produced hit play, Married But Single Too, the story of love, sex and relationships that is sure to raise a few questions throughout the story line.

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‘Hidden Figures’ To Screen For Free For Black History Month

The Oscar-nominated film “Hidden Figures” about the untold story of the black women mathematicians who worked at NASA during the space race will screen for free in select U.S. cities in celebration of Black History Month.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabaar Takes Aim At La La Land In New Column

In his latest column for The Hollywood Reporter, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar pumps the breaks on “La La Land,” a film that has managed to dominate awards season, while simultaneously causing confusion as to what the fuss is all about.

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Local Leaders Unveil First-of-Its-Kind Partnership to Improve Access to Healthy Food in Houston’s Sunnyside Neighborhood

The Sunnyside neighborhood in South Houston will soon have better access to fresh, healthy food thanks to a new United Health Foundation $675,000 grant presented to the Recipe for Success Foundation. United Health Foundation unveiled the unique partnership at a ceremony at Hope Farms recently with retired NFL Wide Receiver Ricky Sanders serving as M.C..