Blue state mocked after ‘Sex and the City’ actress tapped to recommend top judges

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York State is drawing mockery after the chief judge of its highest court appointed “Sex and the City” actress Cynthia Nixon to a commission that screens and recommends candidates for the state’s top judicial posts.Nixon, who played attorney Miranda Hobbes on the 2000s hit series, will be one of four members of the 12-seat Commission on Judicial Nomination that are required to not be licensed members of the New York State Bar to practice law in the Empire State.She was appointed Thursday by Chief Judge Rowan Wilson.”Only in Kathy Hochul’s New…

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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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DOJ opens probe into Harvard’s financial aid for alleged discrimination against American students

The Justice Department is reviewing whether Harvard University accepted foreign donations that improperly favored students from China and other countries over American students. The department said Monday that Harvard’s foreign-funding disclosures raised concerns that some donors imposed nationality-based restrictions on financial aid. Officials are examining whether those arrangements violate Title VI of…

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Army IDs 2 victims killed in enemy attack on Jordan air base

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The War Department has identified two active-duty Army soldiers killed during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan last week as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas.They…

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BookTok is making these seemingly boring old books surprisingly popular

A 1992 guide to building sheds and barns has become an unlikely hit. Thanks to a handful of BookTokers — influencers who review and recommend titles on the platform — Monte Burch’s “How to Build Small Barns & Outbuildings” is having a moment. Sales of the book, published by Hachette Book Group’s Storey Publishing imprint, recently spiked after creators @onedopepawpaw, @toddcawood and @masked_gamer_ caught on to the title and praised it in viral videos. A single 36-second post from @onedopepawpaw alone garnered 1.3 million views, telling viewers “All you guys who want to look like a man to your wife, but…

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Revealed: The European islands set to be 2026’s hottest escapes

As travellers look beyond Europe’s busiest beach destinations, a new wave of lesser-known islands are having a moment. From the golden sands of Porto Santo near Madeira to the foodie favourite of Syros in Greece and Norway’s dramatic Lofoten Islands, these under-the-radar escapes are seeing a surge in popularity as…