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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close December 18 – December 25, 2024 631 stories · Vol. 24 · Catalogue 52 · Issue 360 Get it by email ↓
The week's top story

Trump threatens to take over Panama Canal

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

NYT · 4 sources

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Top Stories 87 stories

  1. Biden Weighs Commuting Sentences of Death Row Inmates

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Storms bring dangerous surf conditions on the West Coast

    NYT · 3 outlets

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  1. Pope shares Christmas message, marking start of church's Holy Year

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. Read the full Matt Gaetz ethics report

    FOX · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 1 outlets

Business 41 stories

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    Stocks have seen a stellar 2024, but the S&P 500 is in danger of a rare December loss. It’s all riding on the so-called Santa Claus rally.

  2. Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. America’s Chip War With China Will Spread

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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  1. The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 0.04% to 102.37

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  2. Biggest banks sue the Federal Reserve over annual stress tests

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. The Fee We’re Paying for Stolen Packages

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. Multiple U.S. states consider strategic bitcoin reserves: CNBC Crypto World

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 16 stories

  1. Tom Brady's Power Rankings: Who made the GOAT's Top 5 teams entering Week 17?

    FOX · 1 outlets

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  1. Colorado adds record insurance coverage for Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders in Alamo Bowl

    FOX · 1 outlets

  2. Lamar Jackson is determined to see Beyoncé's Christmas show at halftime of Ravens-Texans

    FOX · 1 outlets

  3. Caitlin Clark honored as AP Female Athlete of the Year for impact on women's sports

    FOX · 1 outlets

Technology 114 stories

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  2. Mass production of microLED displays will begin next year, says Apple supplier Foxconn

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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  1. Apple raised $3M for World Aids Day, maxing out its donation [U]

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. Eddy Cue reveals the three reasons Apple won’t build a search engine

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 77 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. Sarah Jessica Parker’s 7 Tough Years With Robert Downey Jr: Romance Rewind

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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