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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close November 13 – December 13, 2025 10623 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 50 · Issue 347 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | Hegseth’s Order and the Admiral

Troops who play a part in deadly missions that they see as wrong or unjustified may suffer deep psychological harm as a result, research has shown.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSJohnson says boat strike hit "able-bodied" survivors who were "not injured" 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

    Opinion | What Comes After Maduro Falls

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 216 stories

  1. Opinion | Can Trump Deliver Putin?

    CBS · 5 outlets

    Trump, Clinton seen in new batch of Epstein photos released by House Democrats; Chef saves elderly man after he didn't show up at restaurant he eats at every day

  2. Opinion | The Meaning of Marjorie Taylor Greene

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | Identity Politics, Seattle Edition

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | A Miami Republican’s Immigration Dissent

    NYT · 4 outlets

Show 8 more

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Judge’s Order Complicates Justice Dept. Plans to Again Charge Comey

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. NFL Hall of Famer Kenny Easley dies at 66

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Navy Submits Investigation on Senator to Hegseth’s Office

    NYT · 4 outlets

  5. Where do tensions stand between the U.S., Venezuela?

    CBS · 4 outlets

  6. 12/9: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    CBS · 5 outlets

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

    ABC · 4 outlets

  8. Immigration crackdowns in Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York

    FOX · 5 outlets

Business 519 stories

  1. AI Is Making Big Tech Weaker

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Any positive surprise in the jobs or inflation data next week could open the door for stock buyers just ahead of the holidays.

  2. Stocks Rebound, and Bitcoin Makes Full Recovery From Monday’s Selloff

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. European Gas Prices Come Under Pressure

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Oil Flat; Fed Rate Decision in Focus

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Oil Rises Amid Rising Tensions Between U.S. and Venezuela

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. Beware of this Black Friday scam

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Costco’s profits are rising. But what about its sales?

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  6. Carvana’s stock zooms to record, longest winning run as S&P 500 inclusion is within sight

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  7. Verizon to Cut About 15,000 Jobs

    CNBC · 2 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. Gold Rises on Likely Technical Recovery

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 522 stories

  1. INDYCAR Driver Tracker: Who is Moving Where for 2026

    CBS · 4 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Tee Higgins won't play against the Ravens

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    FOX · 3 outlets

  3. Raiders waive S Chris Smith

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Missing HS coach wanted on criminal charges

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  5. Hall of Famer Kenny Easley dies at 66

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Steelers lead Bills 7-3 at halftime

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 272 stories

  1. Who needs Black Friday? The handy Amazon Echo Spot just hit a new record-low price

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

    The Amazon Echo Spot is now $44.99 at Amazon – that's even cheaper than the price we saw on Black Friday.

  2. watchOS 26 has two powerful Health features for Apple Watch

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. Hit Apple TV thriller from Slow Horses author lands new season

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Best Buy has a massive end-of-year sale on its best-selling TVs — cheap 4K TVs from $59.99

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  6. Microsoft fixes Windows Explorer white flashes in dark mode

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. 12 Pokémon gift ideas that make up for the lack of TCG stock — trust me, I have a Pikachu tattoo

    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. Is Apple One worth it for you?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

Entertainment 418 stories

  1. Influencer Brie Bird Dies at Age 9 After Battling Stage 4 Cancer

    USMag · 3 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Tom Sandoval Is Not Married After Wedding Ring Rumors

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Meghan King to Only See Kids for a 'A Few Weeks' in the Summer in Custody Deal

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Donald Trump Just Took A Swipe At Tom Cruise, And It's So Petty

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Amanda Bynes Addresses Viral Pregnancy Claim About Her and Dan Schneider

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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