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Economist Who Accurately Predicted 312-226 Outcome Makes Next PredictionToday's fortune: Dec. 29, 2024 Published: 29 Dec. 2024, 07:00 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Read what today holds in store for you under the 12 signs of the zodiac, each represented by an animal. Our astrologer Cho Ku-moon explores saju (the four pillars of destiny) and geomancy for your prospects on wealth, health and love while offering advice on the direction of your luck and fortune. Check the year of your birth for today’s prediction. Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 (Nov. 29 on the lunar calendar) Rat Wealth: fair Health: good Love: social Lucky direction: south 1936: News about relatives may come your way. 1948: You might acquire something new. 1960: Both spending and gains are likely today. 1972: Go on a family outing or shopping trip. 1984: Enjoy watching a movie or attending a performance. 1996: A cheerful, refreshing day awaits. Ox Wealth: fair Health: good Love: joyful Lucky direction: west 1937: Familiar routines bring comfort and peace. 1949: Large families bring joy and energy. 1961: You might have a chance to enjoy good food. 1973: Prioritize family over external matters. 1985: A physically tiring but mentally satisfying day. 1997: Meet friends or spend time with your partner. Tiger Wealth: average Health: average Love: generous Lucky direction: east 1938: Place valuable items where they’re easily visible. 1950: Choose vegetables and fruits over meat today. 1962: Avoid sensitive topics like marriage or career in discussions. 1974: Spend a relaxing day at home. 1986: You might have to work instead of relaxing. 1998: The day may feel dull or uneventful. Rabbit Wealth: average Health: average Love: generous Lucky direction: north 1939: Keep yourself hydrated with warm drinks. 1951: Appreciate traditional values and local goods. 1963: Older possessions may feel more reliable today. 1975: Relationships and items improve with time. 1987: People rarely change — adjust your expectations. 1999: Neither thrilling nor disappointing. Dragon Wealth: fair Health: good Love: joyful Lucky direction: south 1940: Everything has its rightful place. 1952: A fulfilling and rewarding day awaits. 1964: Expect a day filled with purpose and meaning. 1976: Small joys may turn into big smiles. 1988: Capture special moments with photos. 2000: A day full of energy and excitement. Snake Wealth: average Health: average Love: jealous Lucky direction: north 1941: A compliment can make someone’s day brighter. 1953: Sometimes ignorance can bring peace of mind. 1965: Slowing down might yield better results. 1977: Avoid comparing yourself to others. 1989: Choosing a second-best option might be wise. 2001: Focus on your progress instead of other people's. Horse Wealth: excellent Health: strong Love: united Lucky direction: south 1942: Everything may feel perfectly aligned. 1954: Engage your family to share the workload. 1966: Success often requires collective effort. 1978: Family bonds and loyalties run deep. 1990: Unity brings strength. 2002: Your relationships may deepen and thrive. Sheep Wealth: fair Health: good Love: joyful Lucky direction: west 1943: A day filled with happiness and satisfaction. 1955: Achieve goals and savor the results. 1967: Treasure special moments and document them. 1979: You might feel physically drained but mentally content. 1991: Spending on joyful experiences could feel rewarding. 2003: A day of optimism and enthusiasm awaits. Monkey Wealth: spending Health: average Love: strained Lucky direction: south 1944: Sometimes speaking less is better. 1956: Your children’s lives are not yours. 1968: Taking your time may yield better outcomes. 1980: Life’s ups and downs balance out, eventually. 1992: Spend time in solitude for self-reflection. 2004: Recognize the difference between dreams and reality. Rooster Wealth: spending Health: cautious Love: strained Lucky direction: south 1945: Avoid meddling in matters that don’t concern you. 1957: People rarely change, so manage expectations wisely. 1969: Teach independence rather than providing everything. 1981: Reality may differ from your original plans. 1993: Be wary of forming the wrong connections. 2005: Alone time may help clarify your thoughts. Dog Wealth: average Health: average Love: fleeting Lucky direction: east 1946: Avoid favoritism and keep your emotions balanced. 1958: Appearances might not reflect the truth — dig deeper. 1970: Spend time at home resting instead of working. 1982: Do not set unrealistic expectations. 1994: The outcome may fall short of what you anticipated. 2006: Not everything is as it seems. Pig Wealth: fair Health: good Love: joyful Lucky direction: south 1935: A fulfilling and satisfying day awaits. 1947: Emotional bonds outweigh material wealth today. 1959: Progress may align with your plans. 1971: Moderate spending enhances life’s joy. 1983: Create memories with your family. 1995: You may feel emotionally recharged today. 2007: An opportunity to enjoy delicious food awaits.Inside OnlyFans: The Rise, Influence, and Controversies of the Billion-Dollar Adult Platform
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Joe Biden ends his presidency with voters by a 30-point margin saying they have been hurt rather than helped by his economic policies. In addition, a new Fox News national survey finds that most voters not only have negative views of the economy (77% negative) and their personal financial situation (62% negative) — they also feel things are getting worse (64%). Three-quarters say inflation has caused them financial hardship over the last six months, including about one-third who call it a "serious" hardship, and those numbers have held steady for more than two years. Views on the economy are in negative territory by 54 points (23% positive, 77% negative). That is worse than at the beginning of Biden’s term by 14 points, and that increase in pessimism comes a touch more from Democrats (16 points) than Republicans (13) and independents (11). While few Democrats say Biden’s economic policies have hurt them (17%), only one-third say they helped (33%), with half saying his policies didn’t make a difference either way (50%). Overall, nearly three times as many say the president’s economic policies have hurt (47%) rather than helped them (17%), while one-third say no difference (35%). FOX NEWS VOTER ANALYSIS: HOW TRUMP REGAINED THE WHITE HOUSE Big picture, 68% are unhappy with the direction of the country (up 3 points since August). That small increase comes mainly from a 20-point jump in dissatisfaction among Democrats, which is mostly offset by fewer Republicans being dissatisfied by 15-points — presumably both shifts can be attributed to Trump’s re-election. On the whole, only 1 in 4 think history will consider Biden an above-average president. One in 3 says he will be remembered as one of the country’s worst presidents, which is a touch better than the 4 in 10 who said the same about Trump at the end of his first term. Yet, in 2020, three times as many said Trump (22%) would be remembered as "one of the country’s greatest presidents" as feel that way about Biden today (7%). Looking ahead, 39% think the economy will get better in 2025. That’s up from 22% who felt that way a year ago. There is a significant partisan gap in views on the economy’s future, as Republicans (63%) are more than three times as likely as Democrats (17%) to say it will be better next year. "The election post-mortems have emphasized the role of the economy in shaping the outcome, and it’s obvious that bad economic vibes hurt the incumbent party," says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who helps run the Fox News Poll along with Democrat Chris Anderson. "What we’re seeing is a predictable shift toward optimism among Republicans and independents. We’ll see if Trump can sustain and perhaps even expand on that momentum with policies that lower prices and decrease taxes." Biden leaves office with a 41% job approval rating, just one point above his record low. Fifty-eight percent disapprove, including about 1 in 5 Democrats and most independents (76%). Disapproval is at all-time highs among voters under age 45, Hispanics and urban voters. Biden’s 41% approval is lower than Trump’s 47% approval at the end of his first term, former President Barack Obama’s 57% when he left office and former President Bill Clinton’s 62% approval in 2000, but higher than former President George W. Bush’s 34% approval at the end of his presidency. Overall, the president received his record high of 56% approval in June 2021 — one of only five times more voters than not rated him positively. His approval rating hit a record low of 40% in July 2022, November 2023 and October 2024. FOX NEWS POLL: VOTERS FEEL HOPEFUL POST-ELECTION, WANT TRUMP TO FOCUS ON INFLATION Biden ends his term with lopsided negative ratings on some key issues, as only about one-third approve of the job he’s doing on border security (31% approve-67% disapprove) and inflation (34%-64%). His marks on foreign policy are a bit better (37%-60%), but that is a record low, and he is still underwater by 23 points. Poll-pourri After repeatedly promising not to, Biden granted a presidential pardon to his son, Hunter, on Dec. 1 for multiple felony convictions. Sixty-three percent of voters disapprove of the pardon — about double the share who approve (32%). Six in 10 Democrats approve, while 7 in 10 independents and 9 in 10 Republicans disapprove. Overall, views are the same when voters are asked about Trump’s commitment to pardon people convicted for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol: 62% disapprove, 34% approve. The partisan dynamic here flips, as 9 in 10 Democrats and 7 in 10 Independents disapprove, while 6 in 10 Republicans approve. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Conducted Dec. 6-9 under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,015 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (125) and cellphones (699) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (191). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error associated with results among subgroup is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education and area variables to ensure the demographics of respondents are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis and voter file data. CLICK HERE FOR TOPLINES AND CROSSTABS Fox News’ Victoria Balara contributed to this report. As head of the polling unit, Dana Blanton runs the Fox News Poll and oversees the Fox News Voter Analysis election survey.Tesla considers multiple U.S. cities for driverless ride-hailing rolloutFAI chief defends season ticket price hike
Will New Year’s Eve be loud or quiet? What are the top 2025 resolutions? AP-NORC poll has answers‘We can make it if we try’Published 9:52 pm Tuesday, November 26, 2024 by Steve Flowers Our 45th President, Donald J. Trump, was elected as our 47th President on November 5. He not only won, he won overwhelmingly. Under the Electoral College system, our President is elected not by popular vote, but by a system where each state casts the same number of votes as they have Representatives and Senators in Congress. We, in Alabama, have seven Congressmen and two Senators. Therefore, we have nine electoral votes. National voters and the media knew in this 2024 Presidential election, there were seven pivotal battleground states that would determine the outcome of the Presidential race. They were Georgia and North Carolina in the south, both with 16 electoral votes – pretty good prizes, Arizona and Nevada in the West, and the ultimate battleground Rust Belt states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania in the Midwest. There were all kinds of formulas and scenarios as to how these states would fall and which ones Trump or his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, would win. Polls revealed all seven states were showing dead even contests leading up to the election. According to all polls, no winner could be projected. Not even the Las Vegas oddsmakers could predict a clear winner. Trump claimed a tremendous triumph on election night. He won all seven of the battleground states, including the Blue Wall big three of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. It was like a giant red wave that swept those three pivotal states, as well as every red state, which was the vast majority of the rest of the country. Email newsletter signup Trump’s triumph was so prolific that he had coattails which enabled the Republicans to garner a majority in the U.S. Senate. They were expected to pick up seats in West Virginia and Montana, but Trump’s triumphant journey gave them two more seats in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Going into November 5th, Democrats had a majority in the Senate of 51 to 49. In January when Trump is inaugurated and the Senate organizes, there will be a Republican majority of 53 to 47. This is a mandate for Trump, which will allow him to enact his legislative agenda –but more importantly, appointments, and advise and consent of federal judges and the U.S. Supreme Court. Speaking of courts, the federal courts gave the Democrats one of Alabama’s Congressional Seats. Currently, we have six Republicans and one Democrat. Last year, federal judges handed the Democrats a seat and re-drew Alabama’s congressional lines from the bench. They made the new 2nd Congressional District in south Alabama a seat that should vote 60% for a Democrat. The race for this seat was the only good, contested race on the Alabama ballot this year. It featured Democrat Shomari Figures and an impressive new Republican first time candidate, Caroleene Dobson. She made it a close race. Figures, the Democrat, won with 55% of the vote. You may not have heard the last of this race or the last of Caroleene Dobson on the Alabama political scene. Our five incumbent Republican Congressmen, Robert Aderholt, Mike Rogers, Gary Palmer, Dale Strong, and Barry Moore were overwhelmingly reelected with no or token opposition, as was Democrat Terri Sewell. Figures will join Sewell when they organize. We will have two Democrats and five Republicans on the Potomac. Alabama did its part in electing Donald Trump. He carried 65% of the vote in the Heart of Dixie. His best yet. He got 63% four years ago. This was Trump’s third triumph in Alabama. The Republican candidate for President has carried our state in the last 12 Presidential races going back 48 years. Trump’s triumph is good for Alabama. With us being a Republican state and having both our U.S. Senators as Republicans and five of our seven Congressmen in the GOP with Trump, we should be in the “catbird” seat. Both of our Senators, Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt, are in very good graces with Trump. Tuberville is especially close to Trump. In fact, Tuberville is probably Trump’s closest friend and ally in the Senate. They golf regularly together at Mar-a-Lago. It was expected that if Harris had won and Republicans remained in the minority in the Senate, that Tuberville was eyeing running for Governor in 2026, rather than reelection to his Senate seat, which is up in the same year. However, with Trump in the White House and Republicans in the majority, Tuberville would probably like to remain in the Senate. Steve Flowers served 16 years in the state legislature. He may be reached at steve@steveflowers.us. (Column) Big mules ain’t all bad (Column) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Will he make America healthy again? (Dave says) Your income is the key (Column) Alabama vs. Auburn, a house divided