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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close November 26 – December 26, 2024 1538 stories · Vol. 24 · Catalogue 52 · Issue 361 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

Also covering this ABCFunerals set for teacher and student killed in Wisconsin school shooting NYTAbundant Life Christian School Shooting in Madison, Wisconsin: What We Know CBSInvestigators still searching for motive in Wisconsin school shooting
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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 169 stories

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

    FOX · 2 outlets

    President-elect Trump posted a Christmas message to "Radical Left Lunatics" and the death row inmates who received clemency from President Biden.

  2. Dead Body Is Found in Plane’s Wheel Well After Hawaii Landing

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Trump threatens to take over Panama Canal

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Biden Weighs Commuting Sentences of Death Row Inmates

    FOX · 3 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. William Labov, Who Studied How Society Shapes Language, Dies at 97

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Storms bring dangerous surf conditions on the West Coast

    NYT · 3 outlets

  3. Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.15 billion after no big winner Christmas Eve

    ABC · 2 outlets

  4. Plane crash probe in Kazakhstan underway as speculation mounts about cause

    CBS · 1 outlets

  5. Read the full Matt Gaetz ethics report

    FOX · 3 outlets

  6. Elite Colleges Have a Looming Money Problem

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  7. Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to State Murder Charges

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  8. Eagles Hall of Famer Bill Bergey dies at 79 after lengthy health battle

    FOX · 3 outlets

Business 90 stories

  1. Stock Futures Slip as Markets Poised to Reopen After Christmas

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Stocks could come under a little pressure but are on course for solid annual gains as the year’s end approaches.

  2. Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. America’s Chip War With China Will Spread

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. What we know about CEO shooting suspect

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  2. America’s Big Natural-Gas Footprint Is About to Get Even Bigger

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 0.04% to 102.37

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  5. The Fee We’re Paying for Stolen Packages

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  6. Tech-Loving Hedge Funds Have a Crush on Utility Stocks

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  7. Here's why business leaders are spending big on Trump's inaugural committee

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. My mother is giving my son $100K for a down payment. Can she wait until the last minute to put the money in his account?

    MKTW · 1 outlets

  9. Oil Edges Higher Amid Geopolitical Tensions

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  10. Comex Gold Settles 0.29% Higher at $2620.00

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 64 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. The swankiest gifts from QBs to their offensive linemen this Christmas

    FOX · 1 outlets

  3. Who are the 10 best Cowboys players of all time?

    FOX · 1 outlets

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

    FOX · 1 outlets

  5. 2024 NFL Draft redo: Bears take a QB at No. 1 ... but not Caleb Williams

    FOX · 1 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Technology 537 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. Mass production of microLED displays will begin next year, says Apple supplier Foxconn

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Show 9 more

  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 · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. Ottocast elevates the connected car experience with wireless CarPlay AI Box, CloudSIM, Car TV Mate Pro, more [20% off]

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  7. The best features to try on your new Apple Watch

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. Making a watch from scratch

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 128 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    BuzzFeed · 1 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. Kim Zolciak Says Life With Ex Kroy Biermann Was \'Torture\

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. These 17 Shows From 2024 Desperately Deserve Another Season

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  6. Zendaya and Tom Holland’s Relationship Timeline

    USMag · 2 outlets

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