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[ad_1] Coronation of King Charles III approaches What to expect at the coronation of King Charles III 04:59 London —  A large majority of younger British people — 70% between the ages of 18 and 35 — say they're "not interested" in their own country's royal family , according to a new poll commissioned by CBS News partner network BBC News. The poll, conducted by U.K. polling company YouGov for the BBC, sought to gauge attitudes toward the monarchy in Britain ahead of the coronation of King Charles III on May 6. One of the questions was: "How interested are you in the royal family?"  ...

[ad_1] For nearly all of the Biden presidency, Americans have generally felt that things in the country are going badly — seven in 10 say so today — and related to this, they say that the economy is not in good shape . Sentiment on these two questions is very intertwined, as shown in the chart below. Except for a brief honeymoon in early 2021, driven by Democrats and independents, no more than a third of the public has felt that things are going well. The same is true of the share saying the economy is good. While there's no doubt these views have become increasingly colored by partisanship in recent decades, only about half of Democrats and a quarter of independents have rated the economy positively for the last couple of years. And there's been no sign of improvement — at least not in public perceptions — since Biden's first six months in office. However, there's a different story when examining people'...

[ad_1] Views of the nation's economy have ticked back up — though they remain a long way from good. And amid mixed economic messages and reports, there's little consensus among Americans on which way the economy is headed from here.  In another sign of uncertainty as debt ceiling talks continue, Americans' views on the debt limit are tied to how likely they think an economic downturn is if it isn't raised.  The uptick in economic views puts them back a bit above where they started 2023, varying a bit perhaps in another sign of collective uncertainty. Alongside that, President Biden's overall job approval now heading into his State of the Union address Tuesday is at 45%. It's been relatively stable and is a point higher than at the start of this year among Americans overall. His ratings for handling the economy are still far from positive, but a little higher than they were last summer.  ...