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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close November 24 – December 24, 2024 1219 stories · Vol. 24 · Catalogue 52 · Issue 359 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

7-year-old killed in Croatia knife attack

The 15-year-old girl who police say killed a teacher and teen student in a shooting at a Christian school Wisconsin was in her first semester at the school and the attack lasted eight minutes, school officials say.

FOX · 4 sources

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What dominated December

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Technology

    Orion – From idea to launch in 45 days

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Technology

    The Luon programming language

    4 of 30 days · 4 articles

  3. Technology

    QEMU with VirtIO GPU Vulkan Support

    3 of 30 days · 4 articles

Top Stories 64 stories

  1. Government shutdown averted at last minute

    NYT · 5 outlets

    President Biden’s signature, while technically coming after the midnight deadline for a shutdown, ensured that there would be no lapse in government funding.

  2. Biden Weighs Commuting Sentences of Death Row Inmates

    FOX · 3 outlets

  3. Read the full Matt Gaetz ethics report

    FOX · 3 outlets

  4. Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to State Murder Charges

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. TikTok asks Supreme Court to block ban

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. Trump Names Richard Grenell for "Special Missions" Role

    FOX · 2 outlets

  3. How Hezbollah's losses have weakened Iran's power and influence

    CBS · 1 outlets

  4. June 10, 2024 Israel-Hamas war

    FOX · 3 outlets

  5. After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins

    ABC · 1 outlets

  6. Lawsuit Reveals How Colleges Really Talk About Rich Applicants

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  7. D.C. Police Officer Convicted Over Leaks to Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio

    NYT · 2 outlets

  8. Trump wants mass deportations. For the agents removing immigrants, it\'s a painstaking process

    FOX · 2 outlets

Business 51 stories

  1. America’s Chip War With China Will Spread

    WSJ · 1 outlets

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency didn’t impose a fine in the settlement over sanctions compliance, suspicious activity monitoring and other alleged issues.

  2. Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. Driving an EV? Big Oil Hopes You Don’t Cut Down on Plastic Too

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 0.24% to 102.33

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Why You May Want to Cheer for Money-Market Funds

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  2. These Are the Wildest, Weirdest Stock-Market Prices We’ve Ever Seen

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. The Investing Cult Fueling MicroStrategy’s Ascent: ‘Have Fun Staying Poor’

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. The Social Security Fairness Act is incredibly irresponsible

    · 0 outlets

  5. Three Big Banks Sued by CFPB Over Zelle Scams

    · 0 outlets

  6. Tesla’s stock surge means even the biggest bulls are showing some restraint

    · 0 outlets

  7. A Third TD Bank Employee Is Charged in Money Laundering Case

    · 0 outlets

  8. Broadcom is having its own ‘Nvidia moment’ as stock swells further

    · 0 outlets

  9. Markets: World Indexes, Futures, Bonds, Currencies, Stocks & ETFs - Yahoo Finance - Yahoo! Finance Canada

    Yahoo · 1 outlets

  10. What we know about CEO shooting suspect

    bbc.com · 1 outlets

Sports 48 stories

  1. Wichita State Shockers vs. Kansas City Roos: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, start time, TV channel

    CBS · 1 outlets

  2. Monday Night Football: Falcons hold off Raiders 15-9

    PFT · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Raheem Morris on Kirk Cousins: "He\'s got to play better"

    PFT · 3 outlets

  2. Schrager's Cheat Sheet: What's next for Sam Darnold? Who wants Jets' GM job?

    FOX · 1 outlets

  3. 2024 NFL Draft redo: Bears take a QB at No. 1 ... but not Caleb Williams

    FOX · 1 outlets

  4. The best high school boys\' basketball teams in 2024-25

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  5. MMA 2024 awards: Alex Pereira and Max Holloway shine

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  6. Bill Belichick officially named the next head coach at UNC

    FOX · 2 outlets

Technology 560 stories

  1. Gemini app on iPhone update adds model picker for 2.0 Flash

    9to5 · 1 outlets

    iOS 18.2 is now available to everyone. The update comes with big changes for iPhone users, including new Apple Intelligence features, upgrades to the Find My app, and changes to the Photos app. After…

  2. Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions target devs, crypto community

    Bleeping · 1 outlets

  3. Four advantages iPhone 17 Air will have over the iPhone 17 Pro

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Apple Vision Pro just got a planetarium, and it’s friggin’ awesome

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  2. 2024 Apple hardware: year in review

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  3. How to use AirTag sharing when travelling with family and friends

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. These are the top 10 Apple TV+ shows coming soon in 2025

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  5. All the changes Apple has made to the Photos app since iOS 18

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. Another major US hospital hacked, data on 1.4 million patients leaked

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. PSA: iPadOS 18.3 and macOS 15.3 betas still don’t have the redesigned Mail app

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  8. Marshall Brain died hours after alleging retaliation at NC State

    wral.com · 2 outlets

  9. MagSafe Monday: LISEN for Qi2 MagSafe delivers a nearly perfect travel charger

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 119 stories

  1. Breaking Down Blake Lively’s Accusations Against Justin Baldoni

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. This Celebrity Personally Thanked Reddit Users For Sharing How Nice He (And 39 Other Celebrities) Are To Absolutely Everyone

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Zendaya and Tom Holland’s Relationship Timeline

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Eat Some Food And I’ll Recommend You A Gracie Abrams Song To Listen To

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  3. 19 Underrated Movies That Deserve All The Hype This Year

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Floral Designer and Unwilted Founder Liz Carter Shares Her Holiday Party Must-Haves

    ET · 1 outlets

  5. Kim Zolciak Says Life With Ex Kroy Biermann Was \'Torture\

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. Here's How Scarlett Johansson Reacted To Her Husband Colin Jost's Jaw-Dropping Dirty Joke About Her On “Saturday Night Live”

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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