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The month's top story

Second ransom deadline for Nancy Guthrie passes

Authorities haven't named a suspect or person of interest in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance as the search continued for a third week.

CBS · 5 sources

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What dominated February

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    James Van Der Beek, "Dawson's Creek" star, dies at 48

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Opinion | Lemon and the First Amendment

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Democrats alarmed by FBI search of Fulton County election office

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 202 stories

  1. 2/4: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    NYT · 5 outlets

    The chin-out rhetoric of Democratic governors about holding Trump administration officials responsible for violence in their cities may be more political than practicable.

  2. Opinion | The Clintons, Contempt and Jeffrey Epstein

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  3. A ‘Historic’ Snowfall Hits the Carolinas

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | Mr. Trump and the Davos Divide

    CBS · 4 outlets

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  1. James Van Der Beek, "Dawson's Creek" star, dies at 48

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Trump Signs Bill to Reopen Government

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. Federal presence in Bay Area ahead of Super Bowl LX

    CBS · 3 outlets

  4. Opinion | Trump Let Down the Iranian Protesters

    FOX · 4 outlets

  5. Operation Metro Surge: What We Know About the Minnesota Immigration Action

    ABC · 4 outlets

  6. Opinion | Lemon and the First Amendment

    FOX · 5 outlets

  7. Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics

    ABC · 4 outlets

  8. Does ICE Need a Warrant to Enter Your Home?

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 537 stories

  1. How to buy gold from Costco

    CNBC · 4 outlets

    The Dow Industrials climbed more than 500 points Monday, as traders managed to look past declines in gold, silver and bitcoin.

  2. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. What Trump Was Really Like at Davos

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Gold Rises Amid Fed Rate-Cut Prospects

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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  1. Oil Rises Amid U.S.-Iran Tensions

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. How to Trade This Ozempic Moment

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Opinion | Kevin Warsh and the Parable of the Two Sons

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Gold, Silver Fall Amid USD Strength

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  5. Trump signs bill ending federal government shutdown

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  6. House votes to override Trump's Canada tariffs

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  7. Wall Street Has Fallen Out of Love With Software Stocks

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. This is what caused Friday’s sudden spike in the Japanese yen

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  9. Mediobanca Shares Rise After Monte dei Paschi Outlines Delisting Plan

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  10. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Slip in Choppy Trade

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 169 stories

  1. 49ers great John Brodie dies at age 90

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. UFC 324 grades: First fight card of the year sets a high bar

    CBS · 2 outlets

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  1. Panthers re-sign LS JJ Jansen

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Reverse? Brady backs Kraft, 'get that 7th ring'

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. 76ers' Edgecombe named MVP in Rising Stars win

    CBS · 3 outlets

  4. Maye (shoulder) 'turned a corner,' threw normally

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Raiders officially name Kubiak new head coach

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Former QB Rivers interviews for Bills HC position

    CBS · 3 outlets

Technology 461 stories

  1. How to watch SuperSport from anywhere

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

    'The Archers' is still one of the easiest BBC dramas to keep up with, as long as you know where to look.

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, January 24 (game #1461)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. How to watch Zootopia 2 online and from anywhere

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. Could the low-cost MacBook be the new iBook?

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. 9to5Mac Daily: January 29, 2026 – M6 coming soon, more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Apple ‘runs on Anthropic,’ says Mark Gurman

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. Apple Card is moving to Chase, here’s everything we know

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  5. I hand-picked 33 home office finds for creating a serene mint green workspace

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  6. 7 Presidents’ Day sales on TVs we highly recommended — from LG, Samsung, TCL and more

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. Does Wonder Man directly set up a major storyline in Spider-Man: Brand New Day? The Marvel TV show's head writer has his say

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Malicious MoltBot skills used to push password-stealing malware

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. The tiny-but-mighty Minisforum MS-01 is a "small form factor dream" that tackles big workloads — and it's just $775 for a limited time

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 401 stories

  1. Tim Burton Mourns ‘Beetlejuice’ Star Catherine O’Hara After Her Death at 71

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. I'm Sorry, But The Memes About The Beckham Family Drama Are So, So Good

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. Revisit Influencer Mikayla Nogueira and Cody Hawken's Marriage Struggles

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Melissa Gilbert Returns to Work Amid Timothy Busfield's Child Sex Abuse Case

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. People Are Cringing At How Chris Brown Is "Trying To Play It Off" After He Was Dragged For Seemingly Shading Bad Bunny's Superbowl Performance

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  4. Best Dressed At The 2026 Grammys: Cast Your Vote!

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. What is your favorite K-Pop group?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. "Dawson's Creek" Actor James Van Der Beek Has Died At Age 48

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

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