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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close January 24 – February 23, 2025 9516 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 08 · Issue 54 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Small Plane Crash in Philadelphia Erupts Into Fireball

Residents of rural Alaska are showing their support for a regional airline whose commuter plane crashed last week just south of the Arctic Circle

ABC · 4 sources

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What dominated February

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Mike Hynson, Surfing Star of ‘The Endless Summer,’ Dies at 82

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    How Trump is Using Language to Target Transgender Rights

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 346 stories

  1. How Marco Rubio could reshape USAID

    NYT · 4 outlets

    The plan, which also involves forcing staffers posted overseas to return home, would all but dismantle the nation’s chief foreign aid agency.

  2. Democratic governors push back against Trump

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Why Trump wants to impose reciprocal tariffs

    FOX · 4 outlets

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  1. Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. Day 27 in Trump World: A Roundup

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Mike Hynson, Surfing Star of ‘The Endless Summer,’ Dies at 82

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Strong Storm Floods Fire-Weary Los Angeles

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. What are the ramifications of Trump's Gaza plan?

    CBS · 4 outlets

  6. Israel-Hamas ceasefire on fragile ground

    FOX · 3 outlets

  7. The Justice Department | Sunday on 60 Minutes

    CBS · 4 outlets

  8. How Migrant Groups Are Thwarting ICE

    FOX · 4 outlets

Business 424 stories

  1. Stock Investors Like Trump 2.0

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    An executive memo takes aim at a major technology industry concern.

  2. America’s Most Famous Stock-Market Measure Is More Broken Than Usual

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Oil Declines After U.S. Inflation Data

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. Gold Edges Higher on Safe-Haven Demand

    MKTW · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. The Drug Industry Is Having Its Own DeepSeek Moment

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. Oil Rises, Supported by Supply Worries

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  4. U.S. stock futures fall ahead of Fed meeting, key earnings week for Big Tech

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  5. Visa vs. Mastercard: What are the differences?

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. How Your Home Can Shelter You From Taxes

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  9. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Post Third Straight Weekly Gain

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  10. Singapore Dollar Consolidates Ahead of Expected U.S.-China Phone Call

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 172 stories

  1. Northern Arizona men's basketball to debut 'Astrojacks' on Thursday

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey, the daughter of George Halas, dies at 102

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool eyeing Isak-Núñez swap deal

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  2. UCL draw: Liverpool vs PSG; Madrid vs Atlético

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. New Saints HC Moore noncommittal on QB Carr

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. No. 3 Duke forward Brown dislocates shoulder

    FOX · 3 outlets

  5. Revenge games: Who will come out ahead in these four massive matchups?

    CBS · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 3 outlets

Technology 329 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, February 23 (game #1126)

    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. iPhone 16e fixed a pricing issue in the iPhone lineup

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. When will Apple release iOS 18.3?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Apple does not have a Google Graveyard

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  2. What does the e stand for in iPhone 16e?

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Over a million clinical records exposed in data breach

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  4. Google says hackers abuse Gemini AI to empower their attacks

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. ‘Tripsy’ trip planner app can now convert currencies and show nearby places

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. US Coast Guard paychecks delayed by cyberattack

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  7. Microsoft has finally fixed Date & Time bug in Windows 11

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  8. The Gorge just had the biggest Apple TV+ film launch yet

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. Black Basta ransomware gang's internal chat logs leak online

    Bleeping · 1 outlets

Entertainment 374 stories

  1. Which Lana Del Rey Song Describes You?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Kanye West and Bianca Censori's Rep Denies Split Reports

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. David Johansen Has Stage 4 Cancer and Brain Tumor

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. "A Lone Hero Stands Tall": Stephen Colbert Cheered On This Retro Company For Their "Rebellion" Against Donald Trump

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  3. Here’s the Secret to Snoop Dogg and Shante Broadus’ 27-Year Marriage

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. 21 Celebs Who Auditioned For Major Roles And Didn't Get Them

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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