2026 Midterms State of Play: Key races unfold as Stevens, El-Sayed battle in Michigan

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 2026 midterms kicked into high gear Tuesday as voters headed to the polls across five states, with Michigan’s marquee Democratic Senate primary leading a slate of closely watched contests.The contest between Rep. Haley Stevens and former public health official Abdul El-Sayed has become the marquee race of the night, drawing millions of dollars in outside spending and attention from top Democratic figures.The winner will face Republican Mike Rogers in November in one of the country’s most competitive Senate races and a contest that could help determine control of the chamber.2026 MIDTERMS:…

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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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Los Angeles FC Co-Owner Larry Berg Appointed As Next MLS Commissioner

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Larry Berg, co-owner of Los Angeles FC, will be the next commissioner of Major League Soccer, the league announced Monday.At the start of the new year, Berg will take over for Don Garber, who has served as the league’s commissioner since 1999.The…

Commanders cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon retires from football at 31

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Washington Commanders cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon is retiring from the NFL at 31 years old.The team announced Tuesday that they placed Witherspoon on the Reserve/Retired List and signed cornerback Fabian Moreau to take his place. Witherspoon practiced Monday and informed the team Tuesday…

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POLITICS.

Socialist House candidate says he agrees with Republicans on ‘one issue’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A socialist candidate vying to unseat a sitting House Democrat says there is “one issue” he agrees with Republicans on.Michigan state lawmaker Donavan McKinney is among the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members giving establishment Democrats a run for their money across…

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Parent believe children should be taught digital literacy at an early age, new survey shows

As screens become a bigger part of childhood, the average parent says digital literacy education should start before kindergarten, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 parents of children aged 0–5 years found that, on average, parents believe digital literacy should be taught starting at the age of four. And despite nearly nine in 10 parents (86%) being familiar with the term “digital literacy,” 76% say they’re figuring out how to teach responsible technology habits as they go — wishing they had a parenting handbook to guide them (66%). Commissioned by Primrose Schools and conducted by Talker Research, the…

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