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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close January 2 – February 1, 2025 9178 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 05 · Issue 32 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Stuart Spencer, Political Pioneer Who Helped Propel Reagan’s Rise, Dies at 97

Jack Healy, a Phoenix-based reporter who covered the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires, reflects on all he has in common with the evacuees he meets.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this WSJBlaze-Stricken Los Angeles Contends With Fresh Fires, Resurgent Winds CBSNew wildfires erupt in Southern California ABCFirefighters battle to maintain the upper hand on a huge fire north of Los Angeles
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What dominated February

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    What Stood Out in Trump’s Speech to Davos

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Los Angeles crews fully contain Palisades and Eaton fires

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Democrats Frame Trump’s Friends as Foes

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 391 stories

  1. Nature: Bald Eagles in South Dakota

    NYT · 5 outlets

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

  2. Biden to Visit New Orleans Monday and Mourn with Grieving Families

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Raging Los Angeles Fires Wreak Destruction

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    WSJ · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Democrats Frame Trump’s Friends as Foes

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Can Trump Save TikTok From a Potential Ban?

    CBS · 3 outlets

  4. CBS News to send "60 Minutes" transcript and video to FCC

    CBS · 1 outlets

  5. Dozens killed in fire at ski resort in Turkey

    ABC · 5 outlets

  6. German club soccer player Luca Meixner dead at 22

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  8. Three Israeli hostages released by Hamas

    FOX · 4 outlets

Business 382 stories

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    Analyzing the “January Sentiment Effect.”

  2. Make America Cheap Again

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Oil Higher Amid Supply Disruption Concerns

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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  1. How China’s new AI model DeepSeek is threatening U.S. dominance

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Kohl's cuts 10% of its corporate workforce

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. 13 best 0% APR credit cards of January 2025

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. Gold Steady Ahead of Fed’s Rate Decision

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. Prime Visa Review: Earn 5% back at Amazon with a Prime membership

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  6. Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise after Wall Street gains overnight

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  7. The WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.1% to 103.52

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. Is Now the Time to Buy Bonds? Watch the White House, Not the Fed

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. The Day DeepSeek Turned Tech and Wall Street Upside Down

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  10. ArchiMed to Net a Nearly Five-Times Return on Diesse Diagnostica Sale

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 249 stories

  1. Ohio State ends home skid with 82-65 victory over reeling Iowa

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. Transfer rumors, news: Garnacho to Tottenham? Spurs eye Man United star

    ESPN · 1 outlets

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  1. Lions re-sign G Netane Muti

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. NFL Playoffs Briefing: Epic showdowns await in AFC, NFC divisional round

    FOX · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Power Rankings: Houston surges into the top tier

    FOX · 3 outlets

  5. Dysfunction, intense practices and six All-Star games: A decade of Jimmy Butler

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. Josh Allen leads Bills past Ravens to reach AFC championship

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 233 stories

  1. When will Apple release iOS 18.3?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

    Not every iPhone launch outperforms launch sales of the prior model. That’s the a problem for the iPhone 16 family, however. Apple CEO Tim Cook tells Susan Li that the latest phones are selling in hi…

  2. Quordle today – my hints and answers for Thursday, January 30 (game #1102)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Wacom warns users their data may have been stolen in breach

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. 7 affordable CES 2025 gadgets you can actually buy right now

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Windows 11's Start menu is getting iPhone and Android integration

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. PSA: If you buy a new iPhone in the US, you can’t use TikTok on it

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. Travel data of almost 500,000 users exposed in Daytrip leak

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  5. Apple just published a ‘meditative’ video tour of Silo’s massive sets

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. Severance is streaming for free on Roku right now ahead of its season 2 premiere

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Apple TV+ series ‘Silo’ ranks on Nielsen Top 10 streaming chart for the first time ever

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. Apple’s new Home products will have key upgrade that could make a big difference

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 404 stories

  1. What Kim Kardashian Has Said About Dating After Divorce

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Influencer's Family Speaks Out After Her Sudden Death at Age 30

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Meghan Markle's Friend Lindsay Roth Leaves Note for Her in Self Help Book

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Guy Pearce Says Ex-Wife Kate Mestitz is the 'Greatest Love' of His Life

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Nina Dobrev Has ‘Survivor’s Guilt’ After L.A. Home ‘Made It’ Through Fires

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Why Jack Merrill Believes Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy Let Him Live

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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