Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Trump’s attorney general in 50-49 vote

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was narrowly confirmed by the Senate on Saturday to lead the Justice Department on a permanent basis under President Trump. Blanche’s nomination was approved in a 50-49 vote, with two Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), voting with all Democrats against his confirmation.  “Mr. Blanche is nominated to one of the most important offices in our country, and he has shown that he’s up to that task,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said ahead of the vote. “His impressive background and the presentation at our hearing in the Judiciary Committee…

A California mom’s disappearance took a horrifying turn when cops found her butchered inside her ex-boyfriend’s home, after the suspect allegedly skipped town before finally surrendering to police. Tatiana McIntyre, who also used the name Alison Riley, 29, vanished Tuesday after going to Jeffrey Vernon Michaels’ Fresno home to visit…

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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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GOP senator breaks with Trump over ‘woke’ Smithsonian history battle

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is splitting from the majority of Republicans on the GOP’s pushback against the Smithsonian Institution’s teaching of American history.The moderate Republican senator sent a letter to the Trump administration alongside Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., asking for more information…

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American Airlines makes another change — leaving loyal flyers frustrated: ‘Lost a customer’

Another new American Airlines policy is taking off — and loyal flyers aren’t thrilled about where it’s landing. Beginning Aug. 25, elite AAdvantage members flying on some of the most popular three-cabin domestic routes will no longer be eligible for complimentary upgrades from the main cabin to business class. Instead, their free upgrade will only bump them up to premium economy, according to the airline. The change will affect nine routes — including flights between New York and Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, Boston and Los Angeles and select flights to Hawaii. American Airlines said the change comes as it…

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