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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close December 27 – January 26, 2026 9379 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 05 · Issue 26 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | Mr. Trump, Thank Mitch McConnell

Iran's prosecutor general Mohammad Movahedi claims government crushed nationwide protests as death toll reaches 544 with over 10,681 arrested.

FOX · 5 sources

Also covering this WSJOpinion | Trump Let Down the Iranian Protesters CBSIran's Khamenei says Trump is "guilty for the casualties" in protests NYTTrump Says Iran Is Stopping Its Killings of Protesters as U.S. Moves Troops
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What dominated January

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Immigration arrests and tense confrontations in Minneapolis, in photos

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Fire

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Opinion | Mr. Trump and the Davos Divide

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 181 stories

  1. In Venezuela, Trump Revives ‘Gunboat Diplomacy.’ What Is It?

    ABC · 5 outlets

    President Donald Trump says the U.S. used a secret weapon he called “The Discombobulator” to disable Venezuelan equipment when the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro

  2. House Rejects Measure to Bar Military Force in Venezuela

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Inside Minneapolis’s Sprawling Network of ICE Watchers

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | Trump’s Tough Day at the Supreme Court

    FOX · 5 outlets

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  1. Opinion | Mr. Trump and the Davos Divide

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. Olympic champion Jim Hartung dead at 65

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Judge Curbs ICE Actions Against Minneapolis Protesters

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Beyond Minnesota, Social Media Fuels False Rumors of Fraud Among Somalis

    FOX · 4 outlets

  5. Lake effect snow sweeps Eastern U.S.

    ABC · 4 outlets

  6. Storm Dumps a Foot of Snow in About a Third of U.S. States

    CBS · 3 outlets

  7. Trump Returns to a Familiar Role: Sowing Trade Chaos

    CBS · 3 outlets

  8. Opinion | A Good Riddance, but a Disquieting One

    NYT · 5 outlets

Business 387 stories

  1. Oil Rises on Possible Technical Recovery

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Silver futures soar and yen rallies

  2. Trump is weighing options against Iran: Reports

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. What Trump Was Really Like at Davos

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. How Banks Can Appease Trump on Credit-Card Rates

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Are Megabanks Next in Trump’s Crackdown on Stock Buybacks?

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Abel’s Salary Set at $25 Million, Topping Buffett

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. European AI Stocks Leap Into New Year

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. Mitsubishi to Buy Shale-Gas Assets in Texas, Louisiana for $5.2 Billion

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  6. Trump’s $50 Oil Price Goal Is Doable, but Painful

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  7. Singapore Dollar Consolidates as Traders Assess U.S. CPI Data

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  8. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Mixed

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. Gold Steady, Underpinned by Geopolitical Risks

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  10. The Tanker Tycoons and Oil Brokers Cashing In on the Venezuela Trade

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Sports 126 stories

  1. NFL Playoffs QB Rankings: Who Do You Trust Most?

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Bills QB Allen aggravates foot; X-rays negative

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Sources: Giants hire Wilson as Harbaugh's DC

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Indiana's CFP National Championship: A Historic Run By the Numbers

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. College baseball 2026: Preseason top 25 and how to watch

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. Ravens hire Jesse Minter as head coach

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Iowa women crack top 10 for 1st time post-Clark

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. Baker Mayfield spices up Bucs-Falcons rivalry

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 522 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, January 25 (game #1462)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

    Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

  2. Intel in 2025: Year in review

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. Just get a new iPad? Here’s what to do first [Video]

    9to5 · 3 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. INC ransomware opsec fail allowed data recovery for 12 US orgs

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  2. CES 2026 robots were wild, silly, and sometimes disappointing but there was one that restored my faith in robotics

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. iOS 27: New features, release date, and more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. 9to5Mac Daily: January 7, 2026 – iPhone camera rumors, more

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  5. Fresh Samsung Galaxy S26 leak shows no sign of the Pro or Edge models – but these are the phones we think we will get

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  6. Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Flow is $150 off for 9to5Mac readers

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. 9to5Mac Overtime 056: Powered by Google Gemini

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  8. New Windows updates replace expiring Secure Boot certificates

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. World's largest camera store reveals its surprising best-selling cameras and lenses for 2025 — and it was a great year for compacts and zoom lenses

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 327 stories

  1. Will Melissa Gilbert Be at Husband Timothy Busfield’s Future Court Hearings?

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. Hilary Duff and Mandy Moore’s Friendship Timeline Through the Years

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Mel Brooks’ Son Says Dad Was ‘Volatile' and Too ‘Broke’ to Afford Therapy

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. Braxton Berrios Seemingly Unfollows Ex Alix Earle After Tom Brady Outing

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. Who Is Marissa Springer? Meet the Model Spotted With Desmond Scott

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Make A Bruno Mars Playlist And I'll Guess Your Birth Month

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Who Is Rosalind Ross? What to Know About Mel Gibson's Ex

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. How Do Bringing Up Bates’ Katie Bates and Husband Travis Clark Make Money?

    USMag · 1 outlets

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