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Human skull found in box donated to Goodwill, police say

Goodyear police are investigating what led up to a human skull being put in a box of donated items at Goodwill.

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Robin Thicke, Girlfriend Expecting a Baby

Robin Thicke is set to be a father again. The "Blurred Lines" singer's girlfriend April Love Geary announced the news on Instagram Thursday and posted a sonogram photo.

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Minimum Wages Tick Up in Many Cities With New Fiscal Year

Higher minimum wages go into effect across the country this week, boosting many low-wage workers' paychecks — and the blood pressures of some employers and economists.

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Governor Abbott Statement On WOTUS Withdrawal Proposal

Governor Greg Abbott released a statement after EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced today that he will propose to withdraw the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. This rule was implemented under President Obama and allowed the Army Corps of Engineers to monitor irrigation ditches – including on private land.

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Federal Government To Fund Texas Border Security Operation

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas will receive funding from the federal government in support of Operation Secure Texas. With today’s announcement, Texas National Guardsmen and women currently serving in support of Operation Secure Texas will transition to federal orders beginning in late July.

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Jay Z To Headline V Festival In August

Jay-Z is heading to the UK to headline the V Festival.

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Meet The First Black Woman to Own a NASCAR Team

Diversity in sports racing is lacking, as only a few people of color are part of racing organizations such as the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).

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'This Is Us' Star Justin Hartley Marries Chrishell Stause

Justin Hartley is officially off the market. Hartley, who plays Kevin Pearson on the hit NBC show, "This Is Us," married his longtime girlfriend, Chrishell Stause on Saturday.

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Robbyn Traylor, MD, Named Among Top 25 Women in Healthcare

Chief Medical Officer of Next Level Urgent Care, LLC, Robbyn Traylor, MD, is named among the Texas Healthcare Diversity Council’s Top 25 Women in Healthcare 2019.

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Additional Disaster Relief Assistance to Texas for Hurricane Harvey Recovery

The U.S. Department of Labor has approved additional funding for the Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) awarded to the Texas Workforce Commission in response to Hurricane Harvey.

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In tell-all book, Michael Cohen says Trump hired a 'Faux-Bama' before White House run

Before Donald Trump ever sought the Oval Office, he was preoccupied by its occupant President Barack Obama, publicly questioning his birthplace and privately describing him as "a Manchurian candidate" who obtained his Ivy League degrees only by way of affirmative action, according to a new book by Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen.

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Denver Broncos Head Coach Gary Kubiak Announces Retirement

Less than a year after winning the Super Bowl, Gary Kubiak is leaving his position as Denver Broncos head coach. In a press conference on Monday, an emotional Kubiak said that he was retiring from coaching because the demands of the job were becoming too much for him.

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Still Proving Them Wrong

After busy off-season Texans Tytus Howard is ready to focus on football

A lot has changed over the past year for Houston Texans offensive lineman Tytus Howard. He got married to his college sweetheart, Chelsea over the off-season and the two will welcome their first child in the world this coming October. Something I am sure the two are very excited about.

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Houston Introduces Faith-Based Film into the Market to Break All Social Boundaries

Educating through Entertainment with American Black Film Festival Nominee Canal Street Movie”

It’s common to bypass convicts who claim “it wasn’t me” and deem it as an expression used to escape their consequences. However, more often those words are a cry for help, which typically goes unnoticed. Filmmaker Rhyan LaMarr addresses social injustices and wrongful convictions by introducing faith-driven film “Canal Street,” a movie crossing economic, racial, religious and social boundaries to get at the broken heart of modern America.

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Court Delays Abortion for Undocumented Teen in Detention

A federal appeals court Friday ruled that an undocumented teenage immigrant held in detention in Texas may obtain an abortion, but it delayed the process, giving the Trump administration 11 days to find a sponsor to take custody of the girl beforehand.

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Caliente: The Houston Astros are blazing through the rest of the AL

They say history has a strange way of repeating itself. If that is true, then some Astros fans need to be putting in for vacation days from work in October for the World Series parade in downtown Houston. The Astros became the first team to reach 70-wins in the American League this year after defeating the Cleveland Indians on last Thursday. They are currently on pace to go over 100 wins for the third straight year and would be the first team since the 2002-04 Yankees to do so. Having won 14 of their last 17 games and 8-2 in their last 10, they also hold a very sizeable lead in the AL West at 8.5.

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Elizabeth Warren finally explained why she took a DNA test

Elizabeth Warren was in Iowa this weekend -- SHE'S RUNNING!! -- and played to generally positive reviews. But there was one moment that stood out to me as awkward and confusing. And yes, it had to do with her October announcement regarding her Native American heritage.

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Trump rollbacks leave more than 100,000 people waiting on student loan relief

It's been five months since a federal court ordered Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to give defrauded student loan borrowers relief, but more than 100,000 people are still waiting to hear whether their debt will be canceled.

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Madagascar Plague Outbreak Has Killed 133, May Be Slowing Down

The spread of a plague outbreak in Madagascar may finally be slowing down. The epidemic, which began in August, has taken the lives of 133 people and resulted in 1,836 suspected or confirmed cases.

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The network America relies on celebrates Hispanic Heritage today and every day

Verizon honors the Hispanic community with free calling to Latin America, exclusive events and on-going access to device financing for new to the country customers

Hispanic Heritage month is officially observed starting today, September 15th, through October 15th, but Verizon recognizes and celebrates the contributions of the community every day, all year long. There are 62 million people of Hispanic descent living in the United States, including Verizon’s Hispanic employees, customers and the communities we serve and we make it a priority to provide the best value, offers and experiences to them all year round.