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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close December 3 – January 2, 2026 9523 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 01 · Issue 2 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 | Brussels Steps Back From the EV Brink

    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 444 stories

  1. Opinion | Trump’s Blue-Slip Blues

    CBS · 5 outlets

    A recently released cache of security videos is raising new questions about the prison cameras at the facility where Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell​ in 2019.

  2. Opinion | Hegseth’s Order and the Admiral

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Hero who disarmed Bondi Beach gunman speaks out

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. How the Tate Brothers Returned to the United States

    NYT · 4 outlets

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  1. Michael Annett, former NASCAR racing star, dies at 39

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. Opinion | When Nuns Fight Back

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | 2025: The Year of Trump

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Man Shot in ICE Confrontation in Maryland, Officials Say

    NYT · 5 outlets

  5. 1 staff member, 1 resident killed in explosions at Pa. nursing home

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Opinion | Brussels Steps Back From the EV Brink

    WSJ · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 4 outlets

  8. Opinion | Don’t Be Alarmed by Dissent at the Fed

    CBS · 4 outlets

Business 485 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. Singapore Dollar Strengthens After GDP Data

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Gold Rises Amid Geopolitical Risks

    WSJ · 3 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. Trump Targets Defense Firms on Weapons Speed, Stock Buybacks

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. The $358 Billion Question for the New CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  7. Regulators Relax Rules on High-Risk Lending for Banks

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. U.S. seizes oil tanker off Venezuela. Why one analyst says it’s ‘a smart move.’

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  9. Danske Bank Completes U.S. Justice Department Probation Period

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  10. Student loan forgiveness is taxable again: Start planning for the 'tax bomb,' CFP says

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 309 stories

  1. NBA Power Rankings: Where all 30 teams stack up

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Former Raiders head coach Mike White dies at 89

    ESPN · 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. Elden Campbell dead at 57: Former Lakers, Pistons player who won NBA title in 2004 dies in drowning accident

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  4. Transfer rumors, news: Manchester United eye move for Mateta

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  5. Micah Parsons is having ACL surgery on Monday

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Interim coach says U-M's players feel 'betrayed'

    CBS · 4 outlets

Technology 445 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Friday, January 2 (game #1439)

    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. Salesmate CRM review 2026

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. iOS 26.2 gets new RC for iPhone ahead of launch

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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  1. John Lewis January sale: today's 12 best deals on appliances, TVs, laptops, Dyson, and more

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  3. 7 abs exercises you can do with dumbbells, according to a Barry's Bootcamp fitness expert

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. Pluribus finale ending was revised in big way after Apple exec note

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2025

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  7. All the new products Apple released in 2025

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. US cybersecurity experts plead guilty to BlackCat ransomware attacks

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. Copilot Money brings clarity to your finances, now on the web

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 365 stories

  1. Everything We Know So Far About the Brown University Shooting

    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. Erika Kirk Addresses Controversial Comments About Women Delaying Marriage

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. 2025 Was the Year of Sydney Sweeney: Inside Her Ups and Downs

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Frankie Grande Reveals He Underwent Cervical Spine Surgery

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. Simon Cowell Opens Up About Fatherhood, Depression and Taylor Swift

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. 14 People Who Didn’t Become Super Famous Until After They Died

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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