Inflation’s next victim? The dreaded ‘friend zone’ that hopeful daters never want to be

Friendzoned? In this economy? It’s the dreaded, no-sex space that young, hopeful daters say they never want to be — but even those willing to practice patience are saying that the price of sitting tight is simply too high in this inflation-ravaged era. Romantic hopefuls online are sharing their sad truth: “staying in the friend zone” — aka wading through the murky space between platonic friendship and official dating until you figure out if there’s real relationship potential — is now financially irresponsible.Young males are warning other Gen Z daters not to blow money on “unknown odds.” That overpriced coffee…

Money & Business.

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…

Sports Roundup.

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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POLITICS.

Socialist tenant organizer who blasted ‘sell-out Democrats’ loses Midwest primary

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jordan Herrera, an attorney, Air Force veteran and former Missouri assistant attorney general, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday in Missouri’s newly redrawn 4th Congressional District, defeating better-funded democratic socialist Hartzell Gray in a seven-way primary.Herrera prevailed over Gray, the 33-year-old former Kansas…

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LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT.

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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Which city could become Japan’s ‘second capital’?

A heated race is currently underway in Japan. The prize? The honour of being crowned the Japanese secondary capital. With Japanese lawmakers approving a bill to designate at least one more destination as a backup capital, soon, Tokyo will be joined by another political and economic centre. Why the need…