NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate confirmed the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as viral outbreaks wreak havoc across the country, and as lawmakers worry whether they’ve found someone to stand up to President Donald Trump’s top health official.The upper chamber confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz to be the next CDC director on Wednesday along party lines. Her confirmation comes as a Cyclospora outbreak, commonly known as the diarrhea parasite, carves its way across the U.S. from contaminated lettuce.Schwartz is the latest person to lead the agency during Trump’s second term…
What would you do for fame, fortune or freedom? Those are the questions BritBox’s new shows are asking in August. The streamer specializes in programming the best Britain has to offer, and that’s exactly what you’ll find on Watch With Us’ best BritBox shows list. At the top is the…
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A quartet of witnesses testifying this week to the House Small Business Committee disputed the commonly-held belief that artificial intelligence will displace human workers and insisted that small businesses which use AI are likely to wind up having to hire more employees–because they’ll grow.Already, a majority of small businesses are…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Mets have traded one of their top starters, Clay Holmes, and sent outfielder Tyrone Taylor with him. The pair are headed to the Cubs, per the New York Post. Infielder Jefferson Rojas, the No. 2 prospect in the Cubs’ system, is…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Yankees are continuing to bolster their lineup in the final hour ahead of Monday’s MLB trade deadline. New York has agreed to a deal to acquire outfielder Heliot Ramos from the San Francisco Giants, ESPN reported. Ramos, 26, is putting up…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The San Diego Padres are going for it. Hours after agreeing to a trade for Robbie Ray, the Padres secured right-handed pitcher Casey Mize in a trade with the Detroit Tigers, according to multiple reports. The Tigers will get prospects Kash Mayfield and…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The highly anticipated major league debut for New York Yankees top prospect George Lombard Jr. couldn’t have gone any better on Tuesday night in the Bronx.And while it’s just one game, it may be hard for Yankees fans not to think the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Football is almost back. The NFL preseason gives fans their first live look at rosters before the games start to count, and it gives teams a chance to evaluate depth charts ahead of the regular season. Here is everything to know about the…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The far-left insurgency within the Democratic Party scored another victory on Tuesday night, with a co-founder of the progressive Sunrise Movement trouncing two establishment-backed Democrats in a contentious Michigan primary.William Lawrence defeated former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink and former Navy…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A comeback bid launched by former House “Squad” member Cori Bush was thwarted on Tuesday night, as establishment Democrats notched a key victory in the party’s civil war with the insurgent left.Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., defeated the former congresswoman and Democratic Socialists…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Shannon Taylor won the Democratic primary Tuesday in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District.The victory sets up a Nov. 3 showdown between the Democrat nominee vying to take out longtime Republican Rep. Rob Wittman, who has been in Congress since 2007.Although Republicans have long…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The polls are now closed in Virginia, one of five states from coast-to-coast holding primary elections on Tuesday.But the biggest spotlight is on Michigan, where the high-stakes fight between the left-wing and the center-left establishment for the future of the Democratic Party is…
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For passengers on the budget Australian airline Jetstar, the days of cramming your bag into an overhead locker already full of your seatmates’ full-sized suitcases are coming to an end, but there’s a catch. The carrier will charge passengers for stowing carry-on bags in the overhead compartments, beginning in February 2027. The move came after passengers and airline staff named “having bags weighed at the gate and struggling to find room in overhead lockers as the more stressful parts of the airport experience,” the carrier said in a statement on Wednesday. It makes Jetstar the latest low-cost carrier to introduce a payment…
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By Mike Starling & AFP Published on 05/08/2026 – 12:00 GMT+2 After delays related to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the first licensed casino in the United Arab Emirates is now set to open at Wynn Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah in September 2027. In a quarterly call with…
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