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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close December 28 – January 27, 2025 9002 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 05 · Issue 27 Get it by email ↓
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

    A look at the destruction from the Los Angeles fires

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    What Are Sanctuary Cities?

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Trump Pardons Nearly All Charged in Jan 6. Attack

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 245 stories

  1. New wildfires erupt in Southern California

    WSJ · 5 outlets

    Red-flag warnings for dangerous fire weather are in place until Friday.

  2. Feds find bomb-making material in home of New Orleans attacker

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Raging Los Angeles Fires Wreak Destruction

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. What Six Families Took With Them as They Fled Los Angeles Fires

    WSJ · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. What Stood Out in Trump’s Speech to Davos

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Can Trump Save TikTok From a Potential Ban?

    CBS · 3 outlets

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. "CBS Evening News" headlines for Friday, Jan. 3, 2025

    CBS · 1 outlets

  5. What Are Sanctuary Cities?

    NYT · 5 outlets

  6. Three Israeli hostages released by Hamas

    FOX · 4 outlets

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

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  8. Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 439 stories

  1. Cocoa Farmers Uproot Their Plants Despite Record Prices

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    There is little sign of crimped demand for equities among individual investors, who remain bullish after two years of blockbuster gains.

  2. Hong Kong Sees Flurry of Year-End Listing Plans

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Gold Steady, Supported by Solid Demand Prospects

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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  1. Where to Invest Your Money in 2025

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  2. Wall Street Thinks U.S. Homes Are Overpriced

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Make America Cheap Again

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Bitcoin needs to see these catalysts to hit $120,000

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. Jimmy Carter, former president and celebrated humanitarian, dies at 100

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher as investors parse China PMI and industrial profits data

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  7. 13 best 0% APR credit cards of January 2025

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  8. U.S. Natural Gas Slips After Storage Data Miss

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  9. The WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.1% to 103.52

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  10. What student loan borrowers should know about plans to restart collections

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 271 stories

  1. WR Emeka Egbuka jumping from Ohio State to the NFL

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Joe Flacco intends to play in 2025

    FOX · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Sources: Man United want left-back deal in Jan.

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  3. Sauce Gardner will not play in Week 18

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. Unbeaten Vols strengthen grip on No. 1 in Top 25

    FOX · 3 outlets

  5. Lions re-sign G Netane Muti

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  6. Sugar Bowl postponed after deadly truck attack

    CBS · 4 outlets

Technology 255 stories

  1. Quordle today – my hints and answers for Monday, January 27 (game #1099)

    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. When will Apple release iOS 18.3?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. UnitedHealth now says 190 million impacted by 2024 data breach

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Everything new on Apple TV Plus in January 2025

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Kuo: iPhone 17 won’t have a smaller Dynamic Island after all

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Windows 11 24H2 now also offered to all eligible Windows 10 PCs

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. TikTok is back online in the United States

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  5. Apple agrees to French content quotas, commits to ongoing Apple TV+ production in France

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. Will Samsung's new Galaxy AI features come to older devices? Here's what we know

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. These big AirTag 2 features will make you want to upgrade

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  9. Samsung confirms new ‘Galaxy S25 Edge’ to rival rumored iPhone 17 Air

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 360 stories

  1. 'Baby Driver' Actor Hudson Meek Laid to Rest After Death at 16

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Why Travis Kelce Introduced Himself as ‘Charles’ Growing Up

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. What Kim Kardashian Has Said About Dating After Divorce

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. 15 People Who Will Be At Trump's Inauguration Next Week

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Marvel Stars Who Dated Each Other

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. 9 Celeb Couples Who Met Starring In Broadway Shows Together

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Justin Baldoni's Lawyer Reacts to Blake Lively's Gag Order Request

    USMag · 2 outlets

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