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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close December 2 – January 1, 2026 9671 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 01 · Issue 1 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 January

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Opinion | 2025: The Year of Trump

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Supreme Court Blocks National Guard Deployment to Chicago Area

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Opinion | The Utah GOP Surrenders to Public Unions

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 466 stories

  1. Opinion | Hegseth’s Order and the Admiral

    NYT · 5 outlets

    The U.S. military attacked a convoy of three boats in the eastern Pacific on Tuesday, and two more on Wednesday, as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against people suspected of drug traffi…

  2. Is Trump's MAGA base showing fractures?

    CBS · 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?

    CBS · 5 outlets

  5. A Police Drone Might Be Behind Your Next Ticket

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 4 outlets

  7. Opinion | Our ‘Digestible’ Immigrants

    FOX · 4 outlets

  8. Opinion | 2025: The Year of Trump

    FOX · 5 outlets

Business 483 stories

  1. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Take Another Wild Ride

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    For investors worldwide, 2025 was anything but boring: It was great for metals, surprisingly bad for crypto and particularly nice for stocks outside of the U.S.

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. JGBs Mixed; Risk Appetite May Weigh

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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  1. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  2. Wall Street Is Having One of Its Best Years Ever

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. The Squishy Number Behind the Rise and Fall of Oracle’s Stock

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  5. Opinion | The SEC May Make Wall Street Analysts Corrupt Again

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  6. Gold Rises; Prices May Remain Volatile

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. Oil Prices Climb Amid Geopolitical Tensions

    CNBC · 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 265 stories

  1. Ranking the top 50 players in the 2025-26 College Football Playoff

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. 🏈 26 QBs to watch in CFB transfer portal

    FOX · 4 outlets

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  1. On second thought: Regrading every 2025 UFC PPV

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Texans promote S K'Von Wallace to active roster

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Micah Parsons is having ACL surgery on Monday

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  5. Former Raiders head coach Mike White dies at 89

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Source: U-M launches athletic department query

    CBS · 4 outlets

Technology 339 stories

  1. Telegram finally adds passkeys support

    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. The best Minecraft Christmas ideas in 2025

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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  1. 7 abs exercises you can do with dumbbells, according to a Barry's Bootcamp fitness expert

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. RondoDox botnet exploits React2Shell flaw to breach Next.js servers

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  5. 9to5Mac Daily: December 19, 2025 – iPhone Fold, Apple Music news

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. Romanian energy provider hit by Gentlemen ransomware attack

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  8. All the new products Apple released in 2025

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. US cybersecurity experts plead guilty to BlackCat ransomware attacks

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 371 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. If You Can't Answer 16/20 Of These Pop Music Questions, Your Taste Is Trash

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  5. Frankie Grande Reveals He Underwent Cervical Spine Surgery

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Which Song Of The Same Name Came First?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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