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No one got "Punk'd" Wednesday morning when Ashton Kutcher came to Capitol Hill. 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 to build software to…

David Beckham has hit out at claims that he used his children’s charity work as part of a cynical campaign to win a knighthood. The former England captain has angrily denied getting involved with Unicef’s campaigns and projects only in order to build a favorable public image and present himself as a fitting candidate for…

The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, the nonprofit medical research organization launched by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his pediatrician wife, Priscilla Chan, has selected the first wave of applicants to receive funding for their research into deadly diseases. The organization announced Wednesday an initial investment of $50 million, which will support 47 researchers from the University…

Actor and former White House staffer Kal Penn has raised more than $500,000 for Syrian refugees after a person left a message on one of his Instagram posts saying that he "[doesn't] belong in this country." Penn posted an image of the comment on Saturday accompanied with a link to a crowdfunding page. "To the…

Following the Christmas morning death of superstar George Michael, 53, many have revealed that the late singer donated millions of pounds anonymously throughout his life. The Wham! star was found dead Sunday morning in his home, and the cause of death was attributed to heart failure. His longtime manager, Michael Lippman, announced his death Monday…

There can’t be many Jeopardy! champions easier to root for than Cindy Stowell. Ms. Stowell has developed a fan base like few other contestants. But she is unable to enjoy her performance on TV, or the outpouring of love from “Jeopardy!” watchers. That’s because she died on Dec. 5, just over a week before her…

The NFL will discontinue its Breast Cancer Awareness initiative after next season, reports TheMMQB.com's Jenny Vrentas. For the last eight years, players wore pink during the month of October. Instead, the league will allow teams to choose their own causes to support in a campaign that will be called, "A Crucial Catch." More from Vrentas:…

Remember when Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham tried to take part in the "My Cause, My Cleats" campaign by wearing cleats representing the fictional Kanye West "Yeezy Foundation?" Well, as expected, the NFL didn't like it, and fined Green-Beckham $6,076...

It's a sunny day in Southern California. At One Tiger Woods Way, four miles north of Disneyland in Anaheim, dozens of kids are streaming down a tree-lined path into an enormous glass and sandstone building called the TGR Learning Lab. Many of them don't fully understand who Tiger Woods is, although they see his name…

Last weekend, the NFL took a break from its rigid uniform policy and allowed players to wear custom cleats in support of their favorite charity or cause. Deemed #MyCauseMyCleats, the campaign was a hit with players, many of whom came up with creative ways to rep personal causes. Some players, however, got a little more, um, creative than others...