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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close January 13 – February 12, 2025 9958 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 07 · Issue 43 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

One Scene of Devastation, Evoking Another

The firestorm that swept through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods of Los Angeles County a month ago leveled more than 16,000 structures. The complex cleanup and recovery process is underway, and it's not without major challenges. Elise Preston has more.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTOne Scene of Devastation, Evoking Another WSJBlaze-Stricken Los Angeles Contends With Fresh Fires, Resurgent Winds 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 is DEI and why is it facing pushback?

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    How Migrant Groups Are Thwarting ICE

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    U.S. military prohibited from using Chinese AI DeepSeek

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 369 stories

  1. Trump Ramps Up Deportation Effort After Slow Start

    CBS · 5 outlets

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is releasing some migrant detainees because of a lack of space to hold them. ICE detention facilities are at 109% capacity, according to internal Department o…

  2. Nancy Pelosi Is Skipping Trump’s Inauguration

    NYT · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. Trump fires archivist of the United States

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Small Plane Crash in Philadelphia Erupts Into Fireball

    ABC · 4 outlets

  2. What is DEI and why is it facing pushback?

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. White House Website Gets a Quick Trump Makeover

    NYT · 4 outlets

  4. Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 2, 2025

    CBS · 1 outlets

  5. Trump and Netanyahu to hold joint news conference

    FOX · 3 outlets

  6. "CBS Weekend News" headlines for Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025

    CBS · 1 outlets

  7. How Migrant Groups Are Thwarting ICE

    FOX · 5 outlets

  8. Ex-MLB commissioner Fay Vincent dies at 86 after battling cancer

    NYT · 5 outlets

Business 245 stories

  1. Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Lavin said that "we're in for a bit of bad news in the near term," adding that the tariffs will also hurt the auto industry in the U.S.

  2. Jamie Dimon says the U.S. stock market is 'kind of inflated’

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Silicon Valley venture capital pioneer Dick Kramlich, an early investor in Apple, dies at 89

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  4. Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Gold Edges Higher Amid Mixed Signals

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  2. Oil Steady; Outlook Appears Bearish

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. Trump Wants to Manage Your Investment Portfolio

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Prime Visa vs. Wells Fargo Attune: Which cash-back credit card is right for you?

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  5. The Drug Industry Is Having Its Own DeepSeek Moment

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. Trump Curbs Enforcement of Antibribery Law

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. Ford beats earnings expectations but forecasts tougher year ahead

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. Fixed-Income Investors Wrestle With Higher Yields Ahead of Inauguration

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  10. Private-Equity Managers Persevere in Pitching First-Time Funds

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Sports 124 stories

  1. Scheyer's 'honest' talk fuels Flagg in Duke win

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Former Dolphins WR Howard Twilley dies at 81

    PFT · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Transfer rumors, news: Barça eyeing Swedes Gyökeres, Isak

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  2. Chiefs go three-and-out after interception

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. KD shrugs off trade talk: 'Part of the business'

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  4. Eagles QB Hurts claims Super Bowl MVP honors

    FOX · 4 outlets

  5. BRUTAL bad beat in Michigan-Indiana college hoops matchup

    CBS · 3 outlets

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

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 251 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Friday, February 7 (game #1110)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

    Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

  2. When will Apple release iOS 18.3?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Engineering giant Smiths Group discloses security breach

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Apple TV+ needs a brand reboot, and this could be the winning formula

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  2. GrubHub data breach impacts customers, drivers, and merchants

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. Severance season 2 episode 3 recap: The baby goats return!

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. This new Vision Pro cover is ugly but also kind of awesome

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  5. iOS 18.3.1 coming soon for iPhone users

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. Microsoft shares workaround for Windows security update issues

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  7. Apple does not have a Google Graveyard

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  8. Google says hackers abuse Gemini AI to empower their attacks

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. US sanctions LockBit ransomware’s bulletproof hosting provider

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 309 stories

  1. TikTok Star Chris O'Donnell, Known as Creeohdee, Dead at 31

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Jonny Fairplay's Grandma Dies 20 Years After He Said She Did on 'Survivor'

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Karla Sofia Gascon Called Costar Selena Gomez a 'Rich Rat': Report

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Why Reese Witherspoon Says 1 Famous Actress ‘Doesn’t Talk’ to Her

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Kate Middleton Celebrates World Cancer Day in Photo Snapped by Prince Louis

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Barack Obama Calls Wife Michelle 'The Love of My Life' in Birthday Tribute

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. Khloe Kardashian Explains Why She Doesn’t Take Cheating Personally

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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