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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close December 31 – January 30, 2025 9038 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 05 · Issue 30 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

New wildfires erupt in Southern California

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 January

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

    A look at the destruction from the Los Angeles fires

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    What Are Sanctuary Cities?

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 375 stories

  1. The state of Hamas' militant wing after 15 months of war

    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. Kenny Law, 'Moonshiners' star, dead at 68

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Raging Los Angeles Fires Wreak Destruction

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. 4 more Israeli hostages reunited with their families

    WSJ · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. What Are Sanctuary Cities?

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Can Trump Save TikTok From a Potential Ban?

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. Golden Globes 2025: Complete winners list

    CBS · 2 outlets

  6. What Is an Executive Order?

    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 418 stories

  1. Heard on the Street’s Stock-Picking Series

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Earnings season is underway, and some companies that are due to report earnings in the near future could post disappointing results, according to analysts.

  2. Oil Futures Little Changed; OPEC+ Meeting in Focus

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. Iran Races to Sell Oil Stored in China

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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  1. Food Prices Fell in December, UN Says

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. What went wrong for Spirit Airlines?

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Singapore Dollar Weakens Ahead of U.S. CPI Data

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. Gold Steady Ahead of Fed’s Rate Decision

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. 13 best 0% APR credit cards of January 2025

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  6. Trump Tariff Uncertainty Drives Currency Roller Coaster

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  9. The WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.1% to 103.52

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 214 stories

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

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. Sources: Villa reject Arsenal bid for Watkins

    ESPN · 1 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Former Bears player Gene Schroeder dies at 95

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    FOX · 3 outlets

  4. OSU ends at No. 1 in historic AP finish for Big Ten

    FOX · 4 outlets

  5. AP women's poll reaction: What's next for Top 25 teams

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  6. Anderson: It was Texans 'vs. the refs' in loss

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 269 stories

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

    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. 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. 9to5Mac Overtime 037: CES 2025 Impressions

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  4. PGA TOUR Pro Golf headlines 10 new games for Apple Arcade

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. The real problem with next-generation CarPlay

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Conduent confirms cybersecurity incident behind recent outage

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  8. iPhone vs Galaxy video: which would you choose?

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 393 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. What Kim Kardashian Has Said About Dating After Divorce

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  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. Alabama Barker Breaks Silence on Hospitalization Rumors

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. 21 Celebrities Who Were Arrested For Small, Big, Or Serious Crimes

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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