The Mez Ledger
Menu
The month in reviewVol. 25 · Catalogue 06 · Issue 35 2025-02-04
Monthly Close

Monthly Close

The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close January 5 – February 4, 2025 9136 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 06 · Issue 35 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
5Outlets
5Articles

What dominated February

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Start of Eaton Fire Focus Attention on Southern California Edison

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Supreme Court upholds U.S. TikTok ban

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    What Are Sanctuary Cities?

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 303 stories

  1. Raging Los Angeles Fires Wreak Destruction

    FOX · 5 outlets

    The two-venue, FireAid Benefit Concert, was held in Los Angeles on Thursday night to help raise money for the Southern California communities affected by the devastating fires that ignited earlier th…

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Michelle Obama Will Skip Trump’s Inauguration

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. DOJ's deletion of Jan. 6 records triggers legal challenge

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. What Are Sanctuary Cities?

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. Face the Nationn: Pelosi, Homan

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. "CBS Weekend News" headlines for Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025

    CBS · 1 outlets

  4. Trump delays tariffs on goods from Canada

    CBS · 4 outlets

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  7. Three Israeli hostages released by Hamas

    FOX · 4 outlets

  8. Small Plane Crash in Philadelphia Erupts Into Fireball

    ABC · 4 outlets

Business 172 stories

  1. The Extra Reward for Owning Stocks Over Bonds Has Disappeared

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. Oil Futures Edge Higher; Prices Consolidating Amid Uncertainty

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. Asia-Pacific markets jump as Trump tariff pause boosts investor sentiment

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  3. Gold Edges Higher on Safe-Haven Demand

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Best Capital One credit cards of February 2025

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  5. Wall Street Is Booming, but Banks Are in a Lending Rut

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. What to Know About China’s DeepSeek AI

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. U.K. Borrowing Costs Ease Amid Signs of Stabilization

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  9. Natural Gas Rallies Amid Cooling Forecasts, Tariff Turmoil

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  10. TikTok is the last thing Elon Musk needs right now

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 178 stories

  1. Watch Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls: TV channel, live stream info, start time

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. City complete deadline day swoop for González

    ESPN · 1 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Nebraska fan Jack Hoffman dies of cancer at 19

    FOX · 4 outlets

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

    FOX · 3 outlets

  3. AP men's poll reaction: What you need to know about each Top 25 team

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  6. Source: Bears hiring Doyle as OC, Allen as DC

    CBS · 4 outlets

Technology 210 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, February 4 (game #1107)

    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. Clone2Leak attacks exploit Git flaws to steal credentials

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

Show 9 more

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

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

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  4. Apple stops signing iOS 18.2.1, blocking downgrade from iOS 18.3

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  5. This canceled Apple TV+ series is getting new life on the stage

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. VPN usage skyrockets in DR Congo amid TikTok and X shutdown

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. The real problem with next-generation CarPlay

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 354 stories

  1. Can You Guess The Celebs By Their Pixelated Faces?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Rachael Kirkconnell's Rare Quotes About Her Time on 'The Bachelor'

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Alicia Keys Gushes Over 'Ultimate Soulmate' Swizz Beatz in Grammy Speech

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Jewel Apologizes to Fans Following RFK Jr. Inauguration Event Performance

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

the Monthly Close

You just read a month of news in four minutes.

Every Monday we rank what the world actually covered — by how many outlets ran it and how many days it stayed up — and send you the top of the pile. No takes, no ads.

One email a week. We confirm your address first. Unsubscribe in one click. We never sell the list.

Browse every monthly close →