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Trump Just Won't Stop Talking About Russia

There was a line of thinking in Washington this week that President Donald Trump might scale back his rhetoric on the ongoing special counsel investigation into Russia, the result of a new White House chief of staff in John Kelly and a reshuffled legal team.

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Sounding the Alarm on School Schedules

American schools are raising a generation of dreamers -- daydreamers, that is. Fully 10 percent of teenage students say they are "disengaged" and "discouraged" in the classroom.

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Texas Bill Would Let Adoption Agencies Refuse Parents On Religious Grounds

Texas lawmakers are poised to vote on a bill that would allow adoption agencies to turn away potential parents they find objectionable on religious grounds.

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Mayor Turner Breaks 16-Year Logjam as Houston Pension Passes Last Step in Legislative Process

Mayor Sylvester Turner: “Today’s significance is not marked merely by what we have accomplished, but by what we can accomplish now that we have lifted a significant barrier to progress in our city.”

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Guy Who Fought Wells Fargo Is Angry About Attack On CFPB

But Los Angeles City Attorney Feuer would be the first to say that teaming up with the nation's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was what widened the scope of the investigation into the bank's widespread sordid practices. That cooperation created the heft and breadth that led Wells Fargo to admit to firing 5,300 employees and creating 2 million fake accounts nationwide. It also got Wells Fargo to pay $185 million in penalties and $5 million in refunds to wronged customers.

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Stem Cells Offer Hope for Autism

Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg shows off a freezer deep inside the bowels of the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank at Duke University Medical Center. Known as a thermogenesis freezer, it stores up to 3,640 units of cord blood -- left over from babies' umbilical cords and placenta -- at minus 196 degrees Celsius.

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South African Winemaker Ntsiki Biyela Debuts Aslina Wine Collection

Ntsiki Biyela, South Africa’s first black female wine creator, debuted her new wine collection, Aslina, in Houston recently. Four wines are included in the Aslina collection - Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a Bordeaux blend.

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MD Anderson and nation’s Cancer Centers Jointly Endorse Updated HPV Vaccine Recommendations

Statement supports fewer vaccinations, urges action to increase national vaccination rates

As national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV) remain low, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has again united with the 68 other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers in issuing a joint statement endorsing the recently revised vaccination recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Confirmation Hearing; Yellen Talks To Congress; Even More Earnings

Trump tapped Puzder in December, saying he has an "extensive record fighting for workers." But his nomination remains controversial.

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Nick Cannon Says He's Leaving 'Americas Got Talent'

Nick Cannon's got some beef with his "America's Got Talent" bosses, and he's leaving the show as a result.

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Ensure Super Bowl LI Tickets Are Authentic, Purchase Verified Tickets From Ticketmaster And The NFL Ticket Exchange

ENSURE SUPER BOWL LI TICKETS ARE AUTHENTIC, PURCHASE 100% VERIFIED TICKETS FROM TICKETMASTER AND THE NFL TICKET EXCHANGE

– The NFL and Ticketmaster Encourage All Fans Shopping for Super Bowl LI Tickets to Purchase only from Reputable Sources, Including Ticketmaster and the NFL Tick​et Exchange, the Official Ticket Exchange of the NFL

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Man Convicted Of Killing 2 At Texas Sandwich Shop Executed

A man convicted of a fatal robbery at a Dallas-area Subway shop just weeks after he was fired from his job there was executed Thursday night.

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Business Owners Stand by Decision to Fire Workers Who Protested

Jim Serowski said his employees told him they planned to skip work on Thursday to participate in "A Day Without Immigrants," the nationwide day of protest.

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It Was 'Moonlight,' Not 'La La Land': A Timeline Of A Historic Oscars Blunder

Director Barry Jenkins said he was "speechless" after his movie "Moonlight" was announced as the winner of best picture on Sunday night, following an unprecedented moment in Oscars history. And he wasn't the only one.

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Beyond the Rhetoric: 2017 Is Going To Be Fantastic!

Look forward to the new year, 2017, as light years better than 2016. The former year’s economy was challenging. Here in Chevy Chase, Maryland, one of the wealthiest communities in the nation, high end department stores closed their doors in mass

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South Carolina Women Run Away From Mississippi State For First National Title

A’ja Wilson scored 23 points to help coach Staley and South Carolina win their first national championship with a 67-55 victory over Mississippi State on Sunday night.

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The Facebook Victim was a Granddad Walking Home After Easter meal

He was walking home from an Easter meal with his family when the stranger walked up to Robert Godwin, Sr.

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Facebook Launches Tools To Combat Revenge Porn

And on Wednesday, the company said it would apply photo-matching to ensure intimate, nonconsensual images that are reported once aren't able to be uploaded again through Facebook's properties, including Messenger and Instagram.

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'El Chapo' Guzman Suffering Effects of Solitary Confinement, His Lawyers Say

Documents filed Monday by court-appointed defense attorneys representing drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman offered a glimpse into his isolated life behind bars.

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3 Dead in California Plane Crash

Three people were killed and two injured Monday when a small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in Riverside, California, said the city's Fire Chief Michael Moore.