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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close November 10 – December 10, 2025 10688 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 50 · Issue 344 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | Hegseth’s Order and the Admiral

A bipartisan group of former ethics officials is asking for an internal Justice Department investigation into the legal opinion justifying strikes against alleged drug boats.

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

    Immigration crackdowns in Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Trump’s Former Campaign Manager Assisted Honduran Presidential Candidate

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 280 stories

  1. Grand Jury Declines to Indict Letitia James Again

    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. 12/8: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | Identity Politics, Seattle Edition

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | The Volunteerism Drought

    CBS · 4 outlets

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  1. Opinion | Why CEOs Get Paid So Much

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Top Economics Group Bans Larry Summers for Life

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

  5. NFL Hall of Famer Kenny Easley dies at 66

    NYT · 5 outlets

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

    ABC · 4 outlets

  7. Fact-Checking Trump’s Latest Claims on Affordability

    CBS · 3 outlets

  8. Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Tennessee

    WSJ · 5 outlets

Business 522 stories

  1. Why Bonds Won’t Protect You From an AI Bubble

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Stocks continued to hover near record highs on Tuesday as investors await the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on Wednesday.

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Beware of this Black Friday scam

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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  1. A Billion-Barrel Oil Glut Is Forming at Sea

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  2. Stock Market News, Dec. 2, 2025: Bitcoin Rebounds, Stocks Move Higher

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Verizon to Cut About 15,000 Jobs

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. Singapore Dollar Consolidates Amid Risk-On Sentiment

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  7. Thomas O. Hicks, Who Had Big Wins and Big Losses in Private Equity, Dies at 79

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 387 stories

  1. 4 Takeaways From Georgia's Win Over Texas

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Source: Sanders' home broken into during debut

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Hall of Famer Kenny Easley dies at 66

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. Sources: 4 LSU coaches rejoin Rebels for CFP run

    FOX · 4 outlets

  5. Joey Bosa did not practice again Thursday

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Steelers lead Bills 7-3 at halftime

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 237 stories

  1. Cyber Monday isn’t over yet: the M1 MacBook Air is just $499

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

    This great price on a new VPN courtesy of cybersecurity giant Norton will help lift your post-Black Friday blues.

  2. Is Apple One worth it for you?

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. macOS 26.2 adds three new Mac features, here’s what’s coming

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. Netflix plans to keep selling Warner shows to Apple TV, like Ted Lasso

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. This Asus controller comes with a screen, and right now it's cheaper than ever

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. 12 Pokémon gift ideas that make up for the lack of TCG stock — trust me, I have a Pikachu tattoo

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  6. Microsoft tests File Explorer preloading for faster performance

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. Amazon has a massive sale on best-selling gifts - here are the 21 best from Apple, Keurig, Ninja, and more

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. I’ve picked the best Cyber Monday TV deals still going, including some of the top TVs I’ve personally tested this year

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  9. One feature makes this MagSafe battery pack stand out

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 396 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Fitness Influencer Hayley McNeff’s Cause of Death Revealed

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. 28 Celebrities Whose Vibes Just Give People The Ick

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Meghan Markle 'Reached Out' to Dad Thomas Markle After His Leg Amputation

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. "Pure Evil": 23 Celebs People DESPISE After Their Messy, Messy Divorce

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Diddy Helped Organize Prison Thanksgiving Meal for 1,000 Fellow Inmates

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. Man Who Rushed at Ariana Grande on 'Wicked' Red Carpet Charged in Singapore

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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