McConnell’s absence puts Trump agenda at risk as Kentucky succession questions grow

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A deadline that could have determined Sen. Mitch McConnell’s future in the Senate has come and gone as the timeline for the Kentucky Republican’s return remains in the air.Speculation swirled over Aug. 3 and its ramifications for McConnell’s winnowing tenure in the Senate, given that he’s been absent from the public eye since early June and is slated to retire at the end of this year.Armchair election quarterbacks suggested that Monday was the day for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, to have called a special election to replace McConnell.MCCONNELL OUT OF…

There are certain destinations around the world everyone wants to visit at least once: Venice. Lake Como. Saint-Tropez. But overtourism in many of these top spots is becoming a huge problem, and not everyone has the luxury of being able to travel in shoulder- or off-season to dodge the crowds.…

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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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Padres Add More Pitching Help, Reportedly Adding Tigers RHP Casey Mize

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…

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NYC’s hottest cocktail bar is flying to LA for a boozy two-night takeover

Double Chicken Please is bringing its bizarrely brilliant food-inspired cocktails, hot honey chicken and buzzed-about bartending magic to West Hollywood this month. New York’s cocktail crown jewel is packing its shakers and heading west — giving Angelenos a taste of its wildly inventive booze-fueled madness. The wildly inventive Lower East Side bar ranked among the World’s 50 Best Bars, is packing up its cocktail wizardry for a two-night-only takeover at Ardor (9040 Sunset Blvd) on Aug. 13 and 14. From 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., the acclaimed Gotham watering hole will take over the upscale spot’s menu with six exclusive…

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