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The month's top story

Manmohan Singh, India's former prime minister, dies at 92

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. Top Stories

    Court Removes Fani Willis From Georgia Prosecution of Trump

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    3 political winners for 2024

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 402 stories

  1. Sugar Bowl Postponed Following Deadly New Orleans Attack

    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. German club soccer player Luca Meixner dead at 22

    CBS · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

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  1. 3 political winners for 2024

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Anxiety in Gaza, Israel over ceasefire

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. Supreme Court upholds U.S. TikTok ban

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. Winning numbers drawn in Monday’s Powerball

    ABC · 3 outlets

  6. Trump Endorses Mike Johnson to Continue as House Speaker

    ABC · 4 outlets

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

    FOX · 4 outlets

  8. Biden is a great-grandfather

    FOX · 5 outlets

Business 392 stories

  1. What You Don’t Know Could Sting Your Portfolio

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    U.S. stocks closed out the Biden era on a high note as the president bids farewell to the White House.

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

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. America’s Chip War With China Will Spread

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. These restaurant chains closed locations in 2024

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. The WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.1% to 103.52

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. Food Prices Fell in December, UN Says

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  6. Where to Invest Your Money in 2025

    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. ‘We Still Have an Inflation Problem.’ A Fed Newcomer Wants to Go Slow on Rate Cuts.

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 354 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. Unbeaten Vols strengthen grip on No. 1 in Top 25

    FOX · 3 outlets

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

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  4. Friday nights will be a UFL fixture in 2025

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. John Harbaugh calls Zay Flowers "day-to-day" with knee injury

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. Former Raiders player, administrator Morris Bradshaw dies at 72

    CBS · 4 outlets

Technology 299 stories

  1. Quordle today – my hints and answers for Sunday, January 12 (game #1084)

    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 · 3 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. Microsoft starts force upgrading Windows 11 22H2, 23H3 devices

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  5. FTC bans General Motors from selling driving data without permission, adding to case for CarPlay 2

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. Apple honors Jimmy Carter

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. iOS 18.2 makes Apple Photos better with these five changes

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT: news, rumors, and everything we know

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  9. Apple TV+ has big opportunity to finally take off with Severance, here’s why

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 327 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

Show 6 more

  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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