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Texas is leading the country in early voting totals, with more than 4 million ballots already cast as of Tuesday.  The Lone Star State has already topped 4.6 million votes with more weeks of voting still to come, according to the U.S. Elections Project, a turnout-tracking database run by University of Florida political scientist Michael McDonald.That represents more than 50% of the nearly 9 million ballots counted during the 2016 presidential election.

Texas saw a huge turnout on the first day of early voting Tuesday, with some of the state's biggest counties reporting a record number of ballots cast.  The Lone Star State has already topped 1.1 million votes with more weeks of voting still to come -- a record, according to the Houston Chronicle. Early voting in Texas started on Tuesday, Oct.

 Oprah Winfrey  to motivate you to vote? That’s exactly what recently happened to a few Texas residents. Winfrey partnered with Beto O’Rourke’s Powered By People organization to surprise United States citizens and urge them to vote during the upcoming presidential election on November 3rd or drop off their absentee ballots.

Marsai Martin's makeup routine is as fun as you'd expect. The star reveals her beauty tips as she creates a bold, bright green cat-eye look for ET's while talking about the legacy she wants to build.«My makeup routine usually takes me — I wanna say it gives me, like, a good 30, 40 minutes just because I'm a perfectionist and I want everything to look good,» Martin tells ET via video chat from her home.The 16-year-old, Texas-born actress and producer (she became Hollywood's youngest producer at

Rebecca Davis editorIn a combative conversation with Megyn Kelly, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban condemned China for its human rights violations but declined to make a full, direct statement singling out Beijing for its campaign against its ethnic minority Uighur population — highlighting the tricky politics of doing ethical business with China.Their discussion came just two days after the Chinese national broadcaster CCTV resumed its broadcast of NBA games after a year of keeping them off

Oprah Winfrey recently summoned her cold-calling chops in order to encourage Texas voters to get to the polls -- and the effort surprised the media mogul.  Winfrey, 66, partnered with Beto O’Rourke’s Powered by People organization.  In her first dial-out, the caller, named Christian, left Oprah nearly speechless, which she shared to Instagram on Tuesday.  After being taken aback that he wasn’t a victim of an elaborate prank phone call, Christian hit it out of the park.  In the clip, Oprah wasted

Netflix boss Ted Sarandos has defended Cuties, calling the film “misunderstood”.Following an indictment from a Texas grand jury for the film’s “lewd” depiction of children, Sarandos said Cuties was “very misunderstood” in the US.The film, released last month, focuses on 11-year-old Amy who finds herself caught between the traditional Muslim values of her family and her newfound ambition to join an all-girls dance troupe.Speaking at the virtual Mipcom market, Sarandos said, per Deadline: “It’s a

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has brushed off a Texas grand jury indictment of Cuties (Mignonnes), French director Maïmouna Doucouré's indie film that has generated controversy on the streaming platform for its depiction of prepubescent girls. "Frankly, I'm surprised there hasn't been more discussion about the First Amendment implications of this film.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorNetflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos has voiced shock that a censorship debate has sprung up around the controversial Cuties film after a Texas grand jury indicted the streamer over the feature.In comments at the virtual Mipcom market on Monday, Sarandos said Cuties was misunderstood in America after the indictment claimed it “appeals to the prurient interest in sex, and has no serious, literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.”Defending the Maïmouna

The Los Angeles Lakers‘ fight for the 2019-20 NBA championship was a long, heartfelt journey. But, with one goal in mind — to win the title for Lakers legend Kobe Bryant — LeBron James and the Lakers stayed locked in to “finish the job,” as Kobe always said. LeBron, who was crowned as the bubble’s Finals MVP, reflected on the team’s journey to victory in a post-game interview.

Sen.Ted Cruz, R-Texas, mocked former Sen. Al Franken after Franken advertised a satirical “I hate Ted Cruz” pint glass in a promotion for his new podcast.

AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas grand jury has indicted streaming giant Netflix for promoting French film “Mignonnes,” or “Cuties,” which the court says depicts lewd visuals of children.The movie received backlash before its release because of a movie poster that went viral for its provocative depiction of its young female actors. The criticism continued after its release in September, including outrage from U.S.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorGame 4 of the NBA Finals on ABC dominated Tuesday night in the primetime ratings, delivering a 1.9 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.27 million viewers — both numbers rising from Sunday’s Game 3.

A grand jury in Texas has indicted Netflix over its controversial film, “Cuties”. The streaming service is being charged with promotion of lewd visual material depicting children, ET confirms.

Netflix is facing criminal charges in Texas for the “lewd” depiction of children in Maïmouna Doucouré’s film Cuties.The film, released last month, focuses on 11-year-old Amy who finds herself caught between the traditional Muslim values of her family and her newfound ambition to join an all-girls dance troupe.Netflix has been indicted by the state of Texas, as confirmed in a document shared by State Representative Matt Schaefer on Twitter.His description reads: “Netflix, Inc.

Netflix has been indicted by aTyler County, Texas grand jury in connection with its Cuties film.

Texas is taking Netflix to court.

Netflix has said it is standing by the controversial film Cuties after it emerged the streaming giant is facing a criminal charge in Texas over the movie’s alleged “lewd” depiction of children.

responded to backlash that the movie's marketing sexualized the young actresses. «We're sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for this film,» they said in a statement to ET at the time.