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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close December 4 – December 11, 2025 2381 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 50 · Issue 345 Get it by email ↓
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Opinion | Trump’s Blue-Slip Blues

A bipartisan group of former ethics officials is asking for an internal Justice Department investigation into the legal opinion justifying strikes against alleged drug boats.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTTrump Backtracks on Releasing Video of Boat Strike ABCKey GOP senator says he has no objection to releasing video of strike that killed two sur… FOXUS carries out 22nd strike on alleged drug vessel operated by a designated terrorist orga…
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Top Stories 345 stories

  1. Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Trump's attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar draw backlash

    CBS · 4 outlets

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  1. Opinion | How Isolationist Are Trump’s Voters?

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. 12/9: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Eni Makes Gas Discovery in Indonesia

    FOX · 4 outlets

Business 185 stories

  1. Oil Flat; Fed Rate Decision in Focus

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Markets rallied after the Federal Reserve delivered a highly anticipated rate cut on Wednesday and Chair Jerome Powell signaled a rate hike was unlikely.

  2. What does Netflix’s offer to buy HBO Max mean for you?

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Massive Debt-Fueled Deals Are Back on Wall Street

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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  1. JGBs Rise, Tracking Gains in U.S. Treasurys

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. The Fed is the most divided it's been in more than six years

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  3. Berkshire’s Geico Boss Todd Combs Leaves for JPMorgan Ahead of Buffett Retirement

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. Singapore Dollar Steady Amid Fed Rate-Cut Prospects

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 261 stories

  1. Big 12 commish: Irish AD's behavior 'egregious'

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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  1. Does Kirby Smart have an Alabama problem?

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Sources: Ailing Colts to work out retired QB Rivers

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Herbert: Hand sore but X-rays were mostly clean

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 268 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, December 7 (game #1413)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Hackers are exploiting ArrayOS AG VPN flaw to plant webshells

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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  1. UK strengthens subsea cables against Russian interference

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. UK has "no plans" to replicate Australia's social media ban (yet)

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. iOS 26’s Shortcuts app adds 25+ new actions, here’s everything new

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. 5 essential stretches you should be doing every day, according to an expert

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. New Apple Studio Display rumored to upgrade three key features

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 162 stories

  1. Sydney Sweeney Says People Get 'A Lot of Things' Wrong About Her

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Ariana Grande Makes Rare Comment About Mac Miller 7 Years After His Death

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. I'll Never Watch "ER" The Same Way After Learning These 20 Behind-The-Scenes Facts

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  3. ‘Mormon Wives' Star Dakota Mortensen Addresses His Sobriety After Reunion

    USMag · 1 outlets

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