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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close December 1 – December 31, 2025 9759 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 01 · Issue 365 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Rob Reiner's friends and colleagues share fond and funny memories

Rob and Michele Reiner's death reports sealed by Los Angeles court order after Medical Examiner had already released cause of death information to public.

FOX · 4 sources

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What dominated December

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Opinion | 2025: The Year of Trump

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Opinion | Trump Unbreaks the Internet

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Opinion | Is AI Making Us Dumb?

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 549 stories

  1. Opinion | Trump’s Blue-Slip Blues

    NYT · 5 outlets

    The attack was the 30th announced by the U.S. military since early September. It came days after President Trump said the U.S. had struck a coastal site related to drugs and Venezuela.

  2. Is Trump's MAGA base showing fractures?

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Hero who disarmed Bondi Beach gunman speaks out

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Trump says U.S. launched strike on boat dock inside Venezuela

    NYT · 4 outlets

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  1. Michael Annett, former NASCAR racing star, dies at 39

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. Opinion | Trump’s Rx for Chinese Biotech

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Man Shot in ICE Confrontation in Maryland, Officials Say

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | What Was Susie Wiles Thinking?

    NYT · 4 outlets

  5. A Police Drone Might Be Behind Your Next Ticket

    FOX · 5 outlets

  6. Opinion | Democrats Shout Into the Wind

    NYT · 4 outlets

  7. When the Lights Went Out in the ‘Christmas Capital’

    NYT · 4 outlets

  8. 12/21/2025: The Sherpas of Everest; Presenting the Kanneh-Masons

    CBS · 2 outlets

Business 519 stories

  1. AI-Themed Stocks Take More Hits, Sending Nasdaq Lower

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Stocks notch a muted close to a record-setting year

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Oil Edges Lower; Near-Term Gains Likely Limited

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. JGBs Mixed; Risk Appetite May Weigh

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  2. Wall Street Wants In on the ‘Trump Accounts’ for Babies

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Insurance Rates Should Fall Next Year. Hopefully Not Too Much.

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. The Fed Did Banks a Solid This Week. More Favors May Be Needed

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  6. Oil Prices Climb Amid Geopolitical Tensions

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. Trump Targets Defense Firms on Weapons Speed, Stock Buybacks

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  8. Danske Bank Completes U.S. Justice Department Probation Period

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  9. Meta’s Manus acquisition is Big Tech’s latest big bet on AI

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  10. Gold Edges Higher Amid Geopolitical Risks

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Sports 295 stories

  1. Key matchups, players to watch and projections for CFP quarterfinals

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. 🏈 26 QBs to watch in CFB transfer portal

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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  1. On second thought: Regrading every 2025 UFC PPV

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. NFL playoff-clinching scenarios: What's at stake for nine teams in Week 17?

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Justin Herbert will not play on Sunday

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  4. Micah Parsons is having ACL surgery on Monday

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Transfer rumors, news: Fulham want USMNT striker Pepi

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  6. Former Raiders head coach Mike White dies at 89

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 370 stories

  1. CES 2026 — What to expect

    9to5 · 3 outlets

    iOS 26 adds two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen, here’s how I’m using one of them: the Preview app. more…

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, December 28 (game #1434)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Apple 2025 Review of the Year

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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  1. The best displays to pair with your new Mac [Updated]

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. Apple cancels ‘The Last Frontier’ after just one season

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Clop ransomware targets Gladinet CentreStack in data theft attacks

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  4. Romanian energy provider hit by Gentlemen ransomware attack

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. X drops support for installing its iPad app on the Mac

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  6. Korean Air data breach exposes data of thousands of employees

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  7. CardPointers helps you maximize your credit card rewards [Save 50%]

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  8. ChatGPT finally rolls out Thinking time toggle on mobile

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  9. HomeKit Weekly: Aqara Hub M200 brings Matter support and new automation options to HomeKit

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 368 stories

  1. Who Is Melissa Bring? What to Know About Dave Coulier's Wife

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Taylor Swift's Exes: What the Singer's Former Flames Are Doing Now

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. 2025 Was the Year of Sydney Sweeney: Inside Her Ups and Downs

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Erika Kirk Addresses Controversial Comments About Women Delaying Marriage

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Frankie Grande Reveals He Underwent Cervical Spine Surgery

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. TikToker 'Epic Gamer Grandma' Dead at Age 78 After Hospitalization

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. After Criticism That "Heated Rivalry" Has Bad Acting And No Plot, The Show's Creator Responded

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  6. 14 People Who Didn’t Become Super Famous Until After They Died

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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