Trump-backed incumbent loses primary after super PAC bankrolled by Dems meddled in race

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., was defeated in a primary challenge on Thursday evening by Republican challenger Charlie Hatcher, a farmer and the state’s former commissioner of agriculture.Although the primary was far from a top-watched contest coming into the 2026 primaries, it served as a microcosm of larger forces at play in the Republican Party. From a break in endorsements between President Donald Trump and Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee to millions being pumped into the district over environmental policy, the race attracted attention well beyond its borders.The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition super…

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10 Ways Small Businesses Can Use AI To Grow–And Even Hire More Workers

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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Californians revealed as awfully cheap tippers in new national rankings

Golden State diners may be all about sunshine — but when it comes to tipping, they’re leaving servers in the shade. California diners tipped less than any other state in the nation, according to a new report that ranked the Bear Flag State dead last in restaurant generosity. The state’s overall tip rate came in at 17.3%, about 1.5 percentage points below the national average of 18.8%, according to Toast’s Q1 2026 Restaurant Tipping Trends report. That means Cali’s customers were the biggest wallet squeezers at the table — at least when it comes to card and digital payments tracked…

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