NJ diners fume over new ‘Skip the Stuff’ law affecting take-out orders: ‘Next will be toilet paper in public bathrooms’

Get the fork outta here! New Jersey takeout customers must now request single-use plastic items — like utensils, straws and even condiment packets — under a new law that social media users are sounding off against. The “Skip the Stuff” law puts an end to the longstanding practice of eateries automatically loading up to-go bags with extras that many New Jerseyans have come to take for granted. The law — signed by former Gov. Phil Murphy in January — took effect Aug. 1 as the Garden State looks to further reduce plastic waste and reduce the environmental footprint of food…

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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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Chelsea Green captures WWE gold at SummerSlam in ladder match

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chelsea Green’s resume as a professional wrestler is nearly incomparable to anyone on the WWE women’s roster.She was the first WWE women’s United States champion, she was a WWE women’s tag team champion, she won the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) Knockouts…

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Entire Squad endorses Abdul El-Sayed days before Michigan Democratic Senate primary

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Every member of the “Squad,” an informal left-wing congressional caucus, has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed ahead of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, according to his campaign website.The Squad is made up of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Rashida Tlaib,…

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Ariana Grande to ‘Step Back From Visibility’ After Wrapping Tour Amid Public Scrutiny, Rep Says

Ariana Grande plans on stepping away from the spotlight after she ends her Eternal Sunshine Tour amid public scrutiny over the singer’s body. “Ariana will be taking a step back from visibility after she completes the Eternal Sunshine Tour,” a rep for Grande, 33, told People in a statement on Sunday, August 2. “She looks forward to finishing the tour and ending it on a high note, both healthily and happily.” Grande will close out her tour in September with 10 dates at London’s O2 Arena. Her spokesperson told the outlet that the Wicked actress plans to enjoy a “much-deserved…

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