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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close December 29 – January 28, 2026 9705 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 05 · Issue 28 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | America Can’t Reshore Everything

A man inside Iran spoke with CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio after weeks of trying to get through the government's internet blackout. He described surviving a protest crackdown in which he believes more than a thousand people were killed.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this FOXTed Cruz urges US to arm Iranian protesters as militias threaten ‘total war’ against Amer… WSJOpinion | Trump Let Down the Iranian Protesters 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

    ICE Agents Bring Military-Grade Weapons to Minnesota Doorsteps

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Fire

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Olympic champion Jim Hartung dead at 65

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 124 stories

  1. Opinion | St. Augustine vs. Mr. Maduro

    NYT · 5 outlets

    At least so far, President Trump has managed to bring along even those conservative supporters who are skeptical of foreign interventions.

  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 | A Big Social-Media Shakedown

    FOX · 5 outlets

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  1. Olympic champion Jim Hartung dead at 65

    ABC · 5 outlets

  2. Opinion | Mr. Trump and the Davos Divide

    NYT · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. D.H.S. Review Does Not Say Pretti Brandished Gun, As Noem Claimed

    NYT · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. ‘Dolly Plowton’ Debuts in Snowy Nashville

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  7. ICE Agents Bring Military-Grade Weapons to Minnesota Doorsteps

    NYT · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

Business 398 stories

  1. Does This Bull Market Have Room to Run?

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Strong earnings make a great stock market. The risk is everyone knows that already.

  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

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Mixed

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  7. How to buy gold from Costco

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  9. The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 0.12% to 95.83

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  10. Former Neiman Marcus Chief Is Picked to Lead Saks Through Bankruptcy

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 208 stories

  1. Cowboys CB DaRon Bland had foot surgery

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Former Colts RB Randy McMillan dies at 67

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. 🏈 Connelly's top 100 games of 2025 CFB season

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  5. UFC 324 grades: First fight card of the year sets a high bar

    CBS · 2 outlets

  6. AP Top 25 poll reaction: South Carolina slips

    CBS · 3 outlets

Technology 340 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, January 26 (game #1463)

    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. iOS 26 added four new features I’ve been using almost every day

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. 9to5Mac Daily: January 7, 2026 – iPhone camera rumors, more

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. Have your say: are you hyped for the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, or is it a load of meh?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Nvidia in 2025: year in review

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  6. New Windows updates replace expiring Secure Boot certificates

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. Apple invites creators to multi-day ‘Apple Experience’ next week

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. HP Omen Max 16 review: a powerhouse gaming laptop at a compelling price

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  9. From Cipher to Fear: The psychology behind modern ransomware extortion

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 326 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

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. Everything Wayne Brady Has Said About Coming Out as Pansexual

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. Influencer Kristy Scott Teases 'New Beginnings' Amid Desmond Scott Divorce

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. What movie that's coming out in 2026 are you most excited for?

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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