By Neeraj Dhankher -- hindustantimes.com --

Aries: You may expect positive consequences in every area of your life. Your job will finally begin to meet all of your hopes. You will become financially secure and make no compromises in your efforts to do so. But you need to watch what you say and do, or you'll only make things more tense for yourself. You will fill your partner's life with joy. There is a good probability that you will be married this year if you are single. Students will be able to pursue higher education opportunities overseas.

Taurus: Your perseverance will be rewarded with several accomplishments. Some emotional stress at the start of the year might impair your judgement. You will get a chance to travel overseas and may be required to make extended business travels. There won't be any money problems, but there may be some extra expenses. Avoid letting stress take over your life by taking care of your health. If single, you'll meet interesting people and set the stage for tying the knot.

Gemini: All of the stumbling blocks in your life will vanish, ushering in a fresh start. Situations will improve for the better. The return of your previous investments will go well, strengthening your financial status. You will get opportunities for a new job. If working with the government, there can be a transfer. Long journeys are possible, as are overseas excursions. You'll have a focused, open, and receptive mind for spiritual endeavours. There will be joy, serenity, and harmony in the home.

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by cnbc.com -- Cheyenne DeVon -- Billionaires have had a bad year. Globally, the world’s billionaires lost nearly $2 trillion, combined, in 2022, according to Forbes. The United States’ billionaires lost $660 billion collectively, the highest of any country by Forbes’s count, as tech stock prices took a nosedive fueled by rising interest rates, soaring inflation and a worsening economy. Of America’s billionaires, Tesla, SpaceX, and newly minted Twitter CEO Elon Musk saw his fortune diminish the most. Musk’s net worth dipped by about $115 billion this year, according to Forbes.

In October, when Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, he sold off about $23 billion in Tesla shares to fund the acquisition. He has since acknowledged this deal was an “obvious” overpayment. More recently, he confirmed his plans to step down as CEO of the social media platform once he finds a suitable replacement. Tesla’s stock price is down nearly 70% year-to-date, as of Dec. 27. Longtime Tesla investors are calling on its board of directors to get Musk to refocus on the electric vehicle company. Although Musk lost his spot as the richest person in the world this year, he’s still the wealthiest person in the United States, with a net worth of nearly $139 billion as of Dec. 27, according to Forbes. And while Musk is “the biggest loser of 2022,” according to that publication, he’s not the only billionaire whose net worth took a hit. Here’s how much five other U.S. billionaires lost in 2022 according to Forbes.

1. Jeff Bezos Title: Founder and chair, Amazon Estimated 2022 losses: -$80 billion Net worth: $106.8 billion as of Dec. 27

2. Mark Zuckerberg Title: Co-founder, Meta Platforms (Facebook’s parent company) Estimated 2022 losses: -$78 billion Net worth: $42.7 billion as of Dec. 27

3. Larry Page Title: Co-founder and board member, Google Estimated 2022 losses: -$40 billion Net worth: $76.8 billion as of Dec. 27

4. Phil Knight Title: Chair, Nike Estimated 2022 losses: -$18.3 billion Net worth: $45.2 billion as of Dec. 27

5. Leonard Lauder Title: Chair emeritus , The Estée Lauder Companies Estimated 2022 losses: -$9.8 billion Net worth: $22 billion as of Dec. 27

by catholicnewsagency.com -- Joe Bukuras -- Phoenix, Ariz. Dafne Gutierrez, of Phoenix, Arizona, will never forget the traumatic experience of gradually losing her vision. The 37-year-old mother of five was declared legally blind in 2014 after two years of gradual sight loss caused by chronic brain swelling. When she couldn’t see at all, she was devastated. Describing the experience of total blindness, she told CNA,"You don’t see anything. You just don’t." “What hurt the most is that I had little ones, and I had to depend on them,” she told CNA in a Sept. 30 interview at St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church in Phoenix.

Gutierrez, who was not fully committed to her Catholic faith before losing her vision, soon found herself desperately seeking the restoration of her sight through healing Masses at several Catholic churches in the Phoenix area. None of those healing Masses brought her sight back, and she was losing hope. But her sister-in-law pushed Gutierrez to give it one more try: this time, at a Maronite Catholic church where a relic of the famous Lebanese hermit, St. Charbel Makhlouf, was on display for veneration. As a woman of Mexican descent, Gutierrez says she would never have thought of going to what is largely a Lebanese-populated church. But now, with her 20/20 vision restored, she knows why she was there.

Living life without sight

By Najia Houssari -- arabnews.com -- BEIRUT: Stray bullets injured three people in Beirut and Tripoli, and damaged two passenger jets at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport as the Lebanese welcomed the new year in traditional style with celebratory gunfire. Another man miraculously survived a random bullet that struck his phone while he was wheeling his baggage trolley out of the airport. With a single bullet costing up to $1, traditional celebrations proved expensive in a country ravaged by economic hardship and currency depreciation, but even the high cost of ammunition failed to dampen the new year festivities, with heavy gunfire heard in many Lebanese regions at midnight, including poor airport neighborhoods inhabited by people forced out of their rural homes. Stray gunshots caused minor damage to two Middle East Airlines Airbus A321Neo aircraft.

Security services earlier issued warnings against shooting near the airport, and erected checkpoints around its perimeter, as well as in areas where restaurants, cafes and bars are scattered. Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi oversaw the deployment of extra security patrols. He also visited checkpoints, and praised security forces for their efforts and sacrifices, especially amid the growing crises. Mawlawi asked security personnel to remain alert to protect tourists and Lebanese returning for family gatherings. “I urge you to maintain security and order, and enforce the law firmly without renouncing your humanity and the principle of human rights,” he said. In the lead-up to the celebrations, Mawlawi described “random shootings” as a crime and promised to carry out strict punishments. The Internal Security Forces directorate-general said that it is working to identify suspected shooters. A total of 116 people have been identified so far and now face arrest, it said.