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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close December 2 – January 1, 2025 3193 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 01 · Issue 1 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

NYPD ramps up security for New Year's Eve in Times Square; The 40-plus year mission to keep President Carter safe

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTTrump Says He Plans to Attend Carter’s Funeral FOXJimmy Carter carried out this travel ritual 'every time' he boarded a flight ABCJimmy Carter sought to expand democracy worldwide long after he left the White House
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What dominated January

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Sports

    Barkley eclipses 2K yards as Eagles clinch division

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Technology

    Orion – From idea to launch in 45 days

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Trump says he hasn\'t "ceded the presidency" to Elon Musk

    4 of 30 days · 4 articles

Top Stories 389 stories

  1. Hottest mugshots of 2024

    CBS · 4 outlets

    Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Weekend News" with Jericka Duncan.

  2. Mega Millions $1.22 Billion Winning Ticket Sold in California

    CBS · 3 outlets

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

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. 'Baby Driver' actor Hudson Meek dead at 16 after falling from moving vehicle

    FOX · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. 12/29: The Takeout: Comedian Matt Friend

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Regrets? Biden May Have a Few.

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. TikTok asks Supreme Court to block ban

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Trump says he hasn\'t "ceded the presidency" to Elon Musk

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  5. Severe Weekend Weather Disrupts Holiday Travel

    NYT · 3 outlets

  6. 20 Big Cats Die From Bird Flu at a Washington Sanctuary

    FOX · 3 outlets

  7. Texas jeweler killed in targeted hit involving son, daughter-in-law

    FOX · 3 outlets

  8. What to know about the Panama Canal's history amid Trump comments

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 182 stories

  1. Stocks on Pace for Best Two Years in a Quarter-Century

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    At the end of a second consecutive year during which the S&P 500 has risen more than 20%, two things investors need to remember are that time tends to smooth out performance and that the index is…

  2. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Soar on Coming Cold Blast

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Richard Parsons, former Time Warner CEO, dies at age 76

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 7.22% This Year to 102.76

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Why 2025 Could Be a Great Year for Big Banks

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. The U.S. Needs a Productivity Miracle. It Might Just Get One.

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. These are the most popular Moneyist columns of 2024

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Oil Rises on Improved Demand

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. Holiday spending rose 3.8%, with apparel and restaurants strong, Mastercard says

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  6. Treasury yields fall as final trading week of 2024 kicks off

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  7. Warren Buffett stocks for your IRA in 2025

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. What we know about CEO shooting suspect

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  9. 'Noctourism' is expected to be a big travel trend in 2025

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  10. Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 210 stories

  1. Haven't watched much NBA yet? Here are four of the biggest storylines so far

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. Georgia QB Beck declares for 2025 NFL draft

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. College football bowl games, expanded playoff dates and times

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. PFT's Week 17 2024 NFL results and recap

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. How Team USA's U20 team picked its goal celebration song

    FOX · 3 outlets

  4. Ovechkin returns to lineup after missing 5 weeks

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  5. Lions-49ers was most-watched Monday night game of the season

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 1 outlets

Technology 435 stories

  1. The Road to Halide Mark III

    9to5 · 5 outlets

    <div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/01/Tim-Cook-Apple-shareholders.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1500" /></div><p>Apple has a reputation for c…

  2. Apple honors Jimmy Carter

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Quordle today – my hints and answers for Wednesday, January 1 (game #1073)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses could get a display next year

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  2. AI hallucinations: Why LLMs make things up (and how to fix it)

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions target devs, crypto community

    Bleeping · 1 outlets

  4. Fish have a brain microbiome – could humans have one too?

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  5. These three improvements will make AirTag 2 far more useful: coming next year

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. Dioxus 0.6 – Crossplatform apps with Rust

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Loads of fresh content is coming to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 in 2025

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Hidden fees banned from hotel and concert apps & websites

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  9. PSA: ChatGPT is currently down for some users

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 182 stories

  1. Can You Guess The Celebrity Based On A Photo Of Their Tattoos?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Emma Heming Says Bruce Willis Anniversary Brings 'Heaviness’

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Every Bravo Couple That Broke Up in 2024

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. The Biggest Feuds Between Movie Directors and Stars

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. People Have A Lot To Say About The Obama's 2024 Christmas Photo

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Renee Zellweger Seemingly Laughs in Ant Anstead Sweet Video With Son

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. Susie Evans Says She And Justin Glaze Are ‘Working on Things’ After Split

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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