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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close November 12 – December 12, 2025 10674 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 50 · Issue 346 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | Hegseth’s Order and the Admiral

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters he's satisfied with the intelligence and legality of the operation that killed two survivors of a U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat.

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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What dominated December

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    NFL Hall of Famer Kenny Easley dies at 66

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Opinion | Why Democrats Won the Shutdown

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Immigration crackdowns in Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 211 stories

  1. Grand jury refuses to re-indict Letitia James

    WSJ · 5 outlets

    Congress passed a new law, cited by the judge, requiring that files related to the convicted sex offender be made public.

  2. Opinion | Tucker Carlson’s Bible Study

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | Identity Politics, Seattle Edition

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | Trump May Be Losing His Touch

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. New Orleans Restaurants Feel Squeezed as Border Patrol Sweeps In

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Top Economics Group Bans Larry Summers for Life

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Who are the lawyers arguing the F.T.C. case?

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. NFL Hall of Famer Kenny Easley dies at 66

    NYT · 5 outlets

  5. Indiana GOP redistricting effort fails in state Senate

    CBS · 5 outlets

  6. Opinion | Why Democrats Won the Shutdown

    FOX · 5 outlets

  7. Pope Leo brings message of peace to Lebanon after leaving Turkey

    ABC · 4 outlets

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

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 512 stories

  1. They Share a Mom, a Dad and a Top Goldman Job

    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. Dow Rallies Above 48000, Tech Stocks Take a Back Seat

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Oil Flat; Fed Rate Decision in Focus

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Oil Rises Amid Rising Tensions Between U.S. and Venezuela

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. Beware of this Black Friday scam

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. Global Markets Rise on Renewed U.S Confidence

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  7. China’s Answer to Nvidia Soars 425% in Market Debut

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. Gold Rises on Likely Technical Recovery

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  9. Upward Pressure in ‘Front to Belly’ JGB Yields Likely to Persist

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  10. Repsol, HitecVision to Merge JV With TotalEnergies UK’s Upstream Business

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 523 stories

  1. INDYCAR Driver Tracker: Who is Moving Where for 2026

    CBS · 4 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Source: Sanders' home broken into during debut

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Top 5 of CFP unchanged; Ducks leapfrog Ole Miss

    FOX · 3 outlets

  3. Cowboys cut Lions' lead to 30-27

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Raiders waive S Chris Smith

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  5. Steelers rule out S Kyle Dugger

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Packers activate Jayden Reed

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 342 stories

  1. Who needs Black Friday? The handy Amazon Echo Spot just hit a new record-low price

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

    The Amazon Echo Spot is now $44.99 at Amazon – that's even cheaper than the price we saw on Black Friday.

  2. iOS 26.1 makes alarms use a slider, here’s how to get ‘Stop’ button back

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Year-end approaches: How to maximize your cyber spend

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Apple TV unveils return of high-stakes thriller coming next month

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. You told me your favorite controller ever – and I don't believe you

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. Why is RAM so expensive right now? It's more complicated than you think

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Microsoft fixes Windows Explorer white flashes in dark mode

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  6. Best Buy has a massive end-of-year sale on its best-selling TVs — cheap 4K TVs from $59.99

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. 12 Pokémon gift ideas that make up for the lack of TCG stock — trust me, I have a Pikachu tattoo

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Apple TV keeps ‘Friday Night Baseball’ as MLB announces new media deals

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  9. Is Apple One worth it for you?

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

Entertainment 412 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Kevin Costner Discusses Devout Christian Faith, 'Birth of Christ' Narration

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Tom Sandoval Is Not Married After Wedding Ring Rumors

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Meghan King to Only See Kids for a 'A Few Weeks' in the Summer in Custody Deal

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Amanda Bynes Addresses Viral Pregnancy Claim About Her and Dan Schneider

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Travis Kelce Says He's "Never" Argued With Taylor Swift: "Never Once"

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. Sabrina Carpenter Has Sworn By The Same Two Lip Products For Years, And They're Actually Really Flattering On Everyone

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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