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Tuscaloosa County voters favor incumbents in Super Tuesday results

On a no-surprises Super Tuesday in Tuscaloosa County, a slightly better than average turnout leaned heavily on incumbents and front-runners. In Tuscaloosa County’s unofficial results, President Joe Biden got 6,150 votes (92.13%) for the Democratic nomination, while Donald Trump drew 14,928 (83.16%) on the Republican side. His closest rival, Nikki Haley, got 2,469 votes (13.7%). […]

Market prophet Gary Shilling warns stocks could crash 30% — and says the odds are ‘very much in favor of a recession’

Gary Shilling.Bloomberg Stocks may crash 30% and a recession could hit within months, Gary Shilling said. The star forecaster said stocks are super pricey and flagged several signs of economic strain. Shilling predicted the housing market would rebound in time, and dismissed de-dollarization fears. A legendary market prophet has warned that overpriced stocks may come […]

Trump wins Idaho GOP caucus with overwhelming support; many participants favor returning to primary

Mar. 2—North Idaho Republican voters escaped the late-winter chill and trickled into a warm Coeur d’Alene hotel Saturday to help select the Republican presidential nominee. The vast majority, like those statewide, appeared to support former President Donald Trump, though many wished they could have voted in primary instead of participating Saturday caucus. Trump overwhelmingly won […]

Union households favor Biden — but by closer margin than in 2020, poll finds

President Joe Biden is besting former President Donald Trump among union-household voters, according to merged data from the most recent national NBC News polls. But Biden’s support from the key demographic group is down slightly from where it was in the 2020 presidential election. Biden and Trump have battled for union support, especially in battleground […]

Montana Supreme Court rules in favor of major copper mine

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Stalled work on a major copper mine proposed in central Montana can proceed after the state’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that officials had adequately reviewed the project’s environmental effects. The court’s 5-2 decision overturns a 2022 lower court ruling that effectively blocked work on the Black Butte mine north of White […]

Economists Favor Jokowi Critic as Top Choice to Lead Indonesia

(Bloomberg) — Economists gave top marks to a dark horse candidate in Indonesia’s presidential race, favoring former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan to oversee Southeast Asia’s largest economy, according to a Bloomberg survey. Most Read from Bloomberg Baswedan, a prominent critic of President Joko Widodo got the highest score of 33 from the 17 economists and […]

Virginia County Admits 2020 Vote-Count Error … In Trump’s Favor

MANASSAS, Va. — A northern Virginia county is acknowledging that it underreported President Joe Biden’s margin of victory over Donald Trump there in the 2020 presidential election by about 4,000 votes, the first detailed accounting of errors that came to light in 2022 as part of a criminal case. The admission Thursday from the Prince […]