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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close December 8 – January 7, 2026 9087 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 02 · Issue 7 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 | What Was Susie Wiles Thinking?

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Fire

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Opinion | Brussels Steps Back From the EV Brink

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 331 stories

  1. 1/6: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    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. U.S. plans to intercept tanker involved in Venezuelan oil trade

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Hero who disarmed Bondi Beach gunman speaks out

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. The many roles of Marco Rubio

    CBS · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Anthony Geary, "General Hospital" star, dies at age 78

    WSJ · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Opinion | The Scandal of the Mar-a-Lago Raid

    ABC · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | What Was Susie Wiles Thinking?

    ABC · 5 outlets

  6. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani inaugurated, addresses New Yorkers

    FOX · 4 outlets

  7. 1 staff member, 1 resident killed in explosions at Pa. nursing home

    FOX · 4 outlets

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

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 482 stories

  1. Dow Extends Rally, Closing Above 49000 for First Time

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Broad-based gains across healthcare and smaller technology stocks sent the Dow industrials and S&P 500 to new records.

  2. Oil Futures Give Back Post-Venezuela Incursion Gains

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. JGBs Mixed; Risk Appetite May Weigh

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 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. Fervo Energy Raises $462 Million, Lands Google as Investor

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  5. Gold Steady, Underpinned by Dollar’s Weakness

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  6. Zillow shares are getting crushed. Here's why

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. Gold Rises; Prices May Remain Volatile

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. U.S.-Venezuela Tensions Unlikely to Support Oil Prices

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  10. JGBs Fall, Weighed by Gains in Japan’s Equities Market

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 304 stories

  1. 🔮 Myth-busters for the 14 NFL playoff teams

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Zyon McCollum ruled out with hip injury

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. USC S Kamari Ramsey declares for the draft

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. Giants lead Raiders 17-3 at halftime

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. Steelers' Watt feels 'no limitations,' set for return

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  6. Booker hands OKC rare loss with game-winning 3

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 250 stories

  1. Salesmate CRM review 2026

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

    Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

  2. Here are the top 10 most-watched shows of 2025, including Apple TV hit series

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Amazon UK January sale — here are 19 of the best deals I'd buy from £19.99

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. CES 2026 day 2: the 11 best gadgets we've seen today, from smart flashlights to new Dell XPS laptops

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. 7 abs exercises you can do with dumbbells, according to a Barry's Bootcamp fitness expert

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Lenovo releases its most grandiose and powerful ThinkPad laptop ever — 2TB PCIe 5.0 SSD, six speakers, 10MP webcam, but weighing in at just 1.5Kg!

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. I punched my way through Yakuza Kiwami 2 on Nintendo Switch 2, and it’s a decent port of an excellent RPG

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  6. Nissan says Red Hat breach affected thousands of customers

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  7. Cloud file-sharing sites targeted for corporate data theft attacks

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  8. Eve debuts a minimalist Matter smart thermostat at CES 2026

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. Apple TV’s next big movie has Elizabeth Olsen and is coming soon

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 313 stories

  1. Romy and Jake Reiner Do New Year's Beach Clean Up After Parents' Deaths

    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. Frankie Grande Reveals He Underwent Cervical Spine Surgery

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Broadway Influencer Bret Hanna-Shuford Dead at 46 After Battling Rare Cancer

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. 27 Naked And NSFW Red Carpet Moments In 2025 That Had The Internet Divided

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  5. Woman Arrested 5 Years After Baby's Body Was Found in Suitcase

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. 19 Celebs Who Have Run For Political Office

    USMag · 2 outlets

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