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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close November 28 – December 28, 2024 2037 stories · Vol. 24 · Catalogue 52 · Issue 363 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

The Biggest News Stories of 2024

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

CBS · 4 sources

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What dominated December

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Government shutdown averted at last minute

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Technology

    Orion – From idea to launch in 45 days

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

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

    4 of 30 days · 4 articles

Top Stories 270 stories

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

    FOX · 4 outlets

    The 15-year-old girl who police say killed a teacher and teen student in a shooting at a Christian school Wisconsin was in her first semester at the school and the attack lasted eight minutes, school…

  2. California store sells winning $1.22 billion Mega Millions ticket

    ABC · 2 outlets

  3. Biden heads to St. Croix for final holiday as president

    NYT · 3 outlets

  4. TikTok asks Supreme Court to block ban

    NYT · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. 6 hurt after taxi jumps curb in New York City

    FOX · 3 outlets

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

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. Questions surround cause of plane crash in Kazakhstan

    CBS · 2 outlets

  4. Dead Body Is Found in Plane’s Wheel Well After Hawaii Landing

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Government shutdown averted at last minute

    NYT · 5 outlets

  6. Biden Weighs Commuting Sentences of Death Row Inmates

    FOX · 3 outlets

  7. Eye Opener: Severe storms in the South delay travel

    CBS · 2 outlets

  8. Eagles Hall of Famer Bill Bergey dies at 79 after lengthy health battle

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 116 stories

  1. Stocks Slip in Morning Trading

    MKTW · 4 outlets

    Also: Technical analysis for trading in shares of Nvidia, how MicroStrategy burns cash, and tips for people with student loans in 2025

  2. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Gain Ahead of Storage Data

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. What we know about CEO shooting suspect

    CNBC · 4 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Bitcoin Went Mainstream in 2024. Are Ether, Solana and Other Risky Tokens Next?

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. Charge card vs. credit card: What's the difference?

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  4. Real-Estate Manager Lafayette Settles Covid Fraud Case

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  5. Tech-Loving Hedge Funds Have a Crush on Utility Stocks

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  6. Why 2025 looks like a great year to retire

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  7. ‘I worked hard for my savings’: I’m 71 and a retired teacher. I want to give my kids money — but my daughter spends lavishly and my son is wealthy.

    MKTW · 1 outlets

  8. Oil Prices Rise; Chinese Economy and Stimulus Set to Be in Focus

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  9. Comex Gold Settles 0.72% Higher at $2638.80

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  10. The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 0.04% to 102.37

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 86 stories

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

    CBS · 1 outlets

  2. Joe Flacco isn't thinking about his future as he prepares to start, if Anthony Richardson can't

    PFT · 1 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart declares for 2025 NFL draft

    PFT · 2 outlets

  2. Who are the 10 greatest Pittsburgh Steelers of all time?

    FOX · 1 outlets

  3. Jalen Hurts officially out for Sunday's game against Cowboys

    FOX · 2 outlets

  4. Monday Night Football: Falcons hold off Raiders 15-9

    PFT · 2 outlets

  5. DeSean Jackson, Mike Vick the latest ex-NFL stars to coach at HBCUs

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  6. Power Rankings: One gift for every top-25 team

    ESPN · 2 outlets

Technology 490 stories

  1. Conversations are better with four people

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    Apple’s Photos app got a major redesign in iOS 18, and not all of the changes have been well received. Fortunately, Apple’s listened to feedback and has made five key changes to Photos in iOS 18.2. m…

  2. The Road to Halide Mark III

    9to5 · 7 outlets

  3. Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions target devs, crypto community

    Bleeping · 1 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Nearly all companies expect a major outage in 2025

    TechRadar · 4 outlets

  2. PSA: ChatGPT is currently down for some users

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Eddy Cue reveals the three reasons Apple won’t build a search engine

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  4. Quordle today – my hints and answers for Saturday, December 28 (game #1069)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Apple announces limited edition AirTag in Japan to celebrate Year of the Snake

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. Apple raised $3M for World Aids Day, maxing out its donation [U]

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  7. Apple Vision Pro just got a planetarium, and it’s friggin’ awesome

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  8. Nomad makes traveling a breeze with affordable eSIMs for iPhone [Save 20%]

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  9. Here's why I ditched Tidal for Spotify after just five days

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 155 stories

  1. No One Under 67 Years Old Can Identify These Iconic Classic Film Actors

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Zendaya and Tom Holland’s Relationship Timeline

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Breaking Down Blake Lively’s Accusations Against Justin Baldoni

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Celebrity Weddings of 2024: Stars Who Got Married This Year

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  6. Chris Hemsworth Wears Matching Grinch PJs With Wife Elsa Pataky and 3 Kids

    USMag · 1 outlets

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