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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close January 15 – February 14, 2025 9929 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 07 · Issue 45 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 we know about ICE raids in Chicago

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    How Migrant Groups Are Thwarting ICE

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Trump Says Putin Is ‘Destroying Russia’

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 412 stories

  1. Trump Ramps Up Deportation Effort After Slow Start

    ABC · 5 outlets

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a sweeping package of immigration laws

  2. Nancy Pelosi Is Skipping Trump’s Inauguration

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Trump fires archivist of the United States

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Small Plane Crash in Philadelphia Erupts Into Fireball

    ABC · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. What we know about ICE raids in Chicago

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency

    NYT · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 1 outlets

  4. How Migrant Groups Are Thwarting ICE

    FOX · 5 outlets

  5. Strong Storm Floods Fire-Weary Los Angeles

    ABC · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 1 outlets

Business 259 stories

  1. Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Study Reciprocal Tariffs

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Over $600 billion in European goods were imported by the U.S. last year. New tariffs from President Trump will likely hit these popular categories the hardest.

  2. Jamie Dimon Earned $39 Million Last Year

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  4. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Oil Edges Higher Amid Supply Concerns, Geopolitical Risks

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  2. TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. New ETFs Bet Investors Are Way Too Careful—Even When Buying Bitcoin

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. The Drug Industry Is Having Its Own DeepSeek Moment

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  6. Oil Steady; Outlook Appears Bearish

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. Ford beats earnings expectations but forecasts tougher year ahead

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  9. CVC Capital Partners Reports a Rise in Fee-Paying Assets Under Management

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  10. U.S. Natural-Gas Futures Extend Winning Streak

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 110 stories

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

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Transfer rumors, news: Vinícius Jr. considering Saudi offer

    ESPN · 1 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Former Dolphins WR Howard Twilley dies at 81

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Eagles QB Hurts claims Super Bowl MVP honors

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  4. Chiefs go three-and-out after interception

    CBS · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. What Birmingham fans think of co-owner, NFL legend Tom Brady

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Technology 332 stories

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

    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. 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. Hacker pleads guilty to SIM swap attack on US SEC X account

    Bleeping · 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. Google says hackers abuse Gemini AI to empower their attacks

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  8. Here’s everything Apple TV+ has coming in February

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. Potential new iPhone 17 Pro camera design shown in 3D renders

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 370 stories

  1. Find Out Which 2025 Artist Matches Your Vibe

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. 'The Wedding Planner' Cast: Where Are They Now?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. 13 Weird And Wild Reasons Actors Turned Down Roles

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. One Body Language Expert Spotted Something Very Telling When Donald Trump "Held His Own Hand" At His Recent Press Conference

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. "That's My Boy": Michael B. Jordan Defended Jonathan Majors

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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