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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close December 26 – January 2, 2026 1890 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 01 · Issue 2 Get it by email ↓
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Opinion | Walz and Minnesota’s Fraud Problem

After the federal government threatened to withhold funds for Minnesota’s child-care program, citing fraud concerns, parents and providers warned that the effects could be dire.

NYT · 5 sources

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Top Stories 309 stories

  1. US military carries out 30th strike on alleged drug boat

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Extreme weather grips U.S. as the new year begins

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  1. Trump issues his first vetoes of this term

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  2. Mamdani starts historic term as NYC mayor

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  3. The C.I.A. Strike on Venezuela: What to Know

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Business 165 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. Silver and Gold Prices Rally; Stocks Hold Near Records

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Warren Buffett Stayed True to His Ways in His Final Year as Berkshire CEO

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  1. South Korea's Kospi hits record high as region trades mixed at the start of 2026

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  2. Gold Rises; Prices May Remain Volatile

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

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  4. Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 214 stories

  1. Maxx Crosby: Football "is my whole life"

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  1. Michigan hires Whittingham as HC on 5-year deal

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Miami knocks off Ohio St., marches on in CFP

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  3. Jake Ferguson missed Wednesday's practice

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Technology 158 stories

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. CES 2026 — What to expect

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. 9to5Mac Product of the Year: iPhone 17

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Intel in 2025: Year in review

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. Robot vacuums in HomeKit: Here are the supported models

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. All the new products Apple released in 2025

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 117 stories

  1. Trump's Mar-A-Lago New Year's Eve Party Featured A Moment So Cringey That The Internet Can't Stop Talking About It

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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  1. Brigitte Bardot Dead: The French Actress Was 91

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Melanie Watson Dead: 'Diff’rent Strokes' Star Dies at 57 After Hospitalization

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Brianna Chickenfry Felt 'Betrayed' in 2025: 'Worst Year of My Life'

    USMag · 1 outlets

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