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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close December 29 – January 5, 2026 1933 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 02 · Issue 5 Get it by email ↓
The week's top story

See How the U.S. Military Captured Maduro in a Matter of Hours

Nicolás Maduro held in same jail as Sean "Diddy" Combs, Luigi Mangione; Uncertainty in Venezuela as Trump threatens country's new president.

CBS · 5 sources

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Top Stories 279 stories

  1. Opinion | The Moments that Defined 2025

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. Opinion | Walz and Minnesota’s Fraud Problem

    ABC · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Mamdani starts historic term as NYC mayor

    FOX · 3 outlets

  3. Trump says if Iran kills protesters, U.S. will "come to their rescue"

    FOX · 2 outlets

Business 143 stories

  1. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Take Another Wild Ride

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    For the third straight year, the S&P 500 looks poised to fall during the “Santa Claus” period. That has never happened before.

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. European AI Stocks Leap Into New Year

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. Silver Posts Biggest One-Day Decline in Nearly Five Years

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. RH, Wayfair shares rise after Trump delays furniture tariffs again

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  3. Oil Futures Slip in First Trading Day of the Year

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. Saks Prepares for Bankruptcy After Missing Debt Payment

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 246 stories

  1. Chase Brown misses practice with an illness

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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  1. Falcons place CB Mike Hughes on IR

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Ranking the best players in the college football transfer portal

    FOX · 3 outlets

  3. Myles Garrett on NFL record: I knew I had it in me; now I want a 25-sack season

    PFT · 3 outlets

Technology 172 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, January 5 (game #1442)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. CES 2026 live — all the latest news from the world's biggest tech show

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. I hope Android phones in 2026 fix Apple's biggest iPhone mistake

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Top cybersecurity habits to take into 2026

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Just unwrap a new Mac? Here’s how to upgrade it

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. Soldier’s M1 MacBook Air stops artillery shell fragment, yet still works

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  5. ExpressVPN's road to accessible privacy — is it really possible in 2026?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 109 stories

  1. Brianna Chickenfry Shares Cryptic Post After Zach Bryan Marries Look-Alike

    USMag · 1 outlets

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  1. Alix Earle’s Dad Makes Joke About Tom Brady After Influencer’s NYE Outing

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. 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

  3. Andy Cohen Says He Has 'All the Validation I Need' After Eric Adams Drama

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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