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The month's top story

Kenny Law, 'Moonshiners' star, dead at 68

Other American presidents have faced the delicate challenge of bidding farewell with grace after serving only one term in the Oval Office.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this FOXMozambique's Chapo sworn in as president after disputed election WSJU.S. Capitol Flags Will Be at Full-Staff During Trump Inauguration, House Speaker Says CBSHow Jimmy Carter became the 39th president of the U.S.
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What dominated January

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Trump Seeks to Cancel Hush-Money Sentencing

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Technology

    The Road to Halide Mark III

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    3 political winners for 2024

    4 of 30 days · 4 articles

Top Stories 389 stories

  1. After the Fires, It’s a New City, and a New World

    ABC · 5 outlets

    Six people who were injured and the father of a man who was killed in the New Year’s truck attack are suing the City of New Orleans and two contractors, claiming they failed to protect revelers…

  2. How Wildfires Came for City Streets

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Model, actress Dayle Haddon dead at 76 after suspected carbon monoxide leak

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. More Than a Week After the Fires, Los Angeles Evacuees Remain in Limbo

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Green Beret in Tesla Explosion Suffered From PTSD, Authorities Say

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. 3 political winners for 2024

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. TikTok goes dark in the US

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Israeli cabinet approves ceasefire deal with Hamas

    FOX · 4 outlets

  5. Johnson Ousts Turner as Intelligence Chairman, Bowing to Trump

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Who’s in Charge of the Firefighting Effort?

    CBS · 3 outlets

  7. Winning numbers drawn in Monday’s Powerball

    ABC · 3 outlets

  8. The Five Biggest Roadblocks to Trump’s Immigration Agenda

    FOX · 4 outlets

Business 394 stories

  1. Where to Invest Your Money in 2025

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    The two major events fall on the same day — Jan. 20 — but most closures are because of MLK Day, which is a federal holiday.

  2. Oil Rises on Softer-Than-Expected U.S. Inflation Data

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. The Top Stock Funds of 2024

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. U.S. Natural Gas Extends Gains on Weather Outlook

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Bitcoin rebounds after core inflation unexpectedly slows in December: CNBC Crypto World

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. The WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.1% to 103.52

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. Food Prices Fell in December, UN Says

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  6. The Year That Hedge Funds Got Their Mojo Back

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  8. Warren Buffett stocks for your IRA in 2025

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  9. Elite Colleges Have a Looming Money Problem

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  10. Why it's so hard to find starter homes in the U.S.

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 391 stories

  1. Power Rankings: Can Georgia Tech remain undefeated?

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Joe Flacco intends to play in 2025

    FOX · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. For the CFP, a bye became a quick exit

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Report: Denver gets NWSL's 16th team for $110M

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Pulisic ruled out of Milan-Juve clash with injury

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  4. Milroe, Campbell leave Bama, declare for draft

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. College Football Playoff 2024-25: Championship first look

    FOX · 3 outlets

  6. Ravens elevate WRs Anthony Miller, Keith Kirkwood

    PFT · 3 outlets

Technology 312 stories

  1. Quordle today – my hints and answers for Sunday, January 19 (game #1091)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

    Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

  2. Everything leaving Hulu in January 2025

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Otelier data breach exposes info, hotel reservations of millions

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. When will Apple release iOS 18.3?

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Apple’s most affordable iPad has an AI problem

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Microsoft removes Assassin’s Creed Windows 11 upgrade blocks

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. New iPhone SE 4 images reveal premium finish, colors, more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. FTC orders GM to stop collecting and selling driver’s data

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  6. Halide 2.12: All The Latest iOS 17 Photography Features

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. Apple honors Jimmy Carter

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. Label giant Avery says website hacked to steal credit cards

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  9. Introducing Kino - Pro Video for iPhone

    9to5 · 3 outlets

Entertainment 328 stories

  1. Celebrity Deaths of 2025: Stars We’ve Lost This Year

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. Cosby Show’s Geoffrey Owens Still Struggles After Viral Trader Joe’s Job

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. 5 Hot Stories: Inside Cameron Diaz's Career, 'Love Is Blind' Lawsuit

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Justin Baldoni Shares Pics From the Basement of 'It Ends With Us' Premiere

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Who Is Ashley Avignone? 5 Things to Know About Taylor Swift’s Friend

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Kieran Culkin Kisses Wife Jazz Charton After Golden Globes Win

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Zooey Deschanel Loses Childhood Home in L.A. Wildfires

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Comedian Nikki Glaser’s Sobriety Journey in Her Own Words

    USMag · 2 outlets

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