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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close January 19 – January 26, 2026 2414 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 05 · Issue 26 Get it by email ↓
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Opinion | Mr. Trump and the Davos Divide

President Trump’s faith in his ability to wring concessions by taking maximalist positions was on full display this week. So were the costs, as he splintered NATO and then undercut his credibility by climbing down from his threats.

NYT · 5 sources

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Top Stories 281 stories

  1. Lake effect snow sweeps Eastern U.S.

    ABC · 4 outlets

  2. Storm Dumps a Foot of Snow in About a Third of U.S. States

    CBS · 3 outlets

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  1. What We Know So Far About Alex Pretti

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. How the Trump Administration Rushed to Judgment in Minneapolis Shooting

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Trump Returns to a Familiar Role: Sowing Trade Chaos

    CBS · 2 outlets

Business 168 stories

  1. What Trump Was Really Like at Davos

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Two Davos's emerged: one chasing AI’s future, the other gripped by Greenland, tariffs and the geopolitical risks reshaping investor playbooks.

  2. Oil Rises on Possible Technical Recovery

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  3. South Korea's Kospi breaches 5,000 as Asia stocks rebound after Trump walks back on Europe tariff threats

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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  1. Oil Rises in Asia; Geopolitical Tensions in Focus

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  2. Japan's snap elections: a reckless risk or calculated gamble?

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. Asian Stocks Mostly Rise as Fears About U.S. Tariffs on Europe Ease

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  4. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 193 stories

  1. Bills fire McDermott; Beane promoted to president

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Title paths for Gaethje, Pimblett and O'Malley after UFC 324

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  2. Donald Trump won't attend the Super Bowl this year

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Ravens hire Jesse Minter as head coach

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 274 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, January 26 (game #1463)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. 9to5Mac Daily: January 23, 2026 – Apple’s AI team, creator event

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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  1. How to watch Memory of a Killer online and for free

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Have your say: do you actually use Apple Intelligence?

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. 9to5Mac Overtime 056: Powered by Google Gemini

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  4. The NexPhone could already be the most important hardware launch of 2026 — here's why

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Konni hackers target blockchain engineers with AI-built malware

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 116 stories

  1. Will Melissa Gilbert Be at Husband Timothy Busfield’s Future Court Hearings?

    USMag · 1 outlets

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  1. Paige DeSorbo Warned Kyle Cooke That Amanda Batula Would Leave Him

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. Why Was Anne Hathaway Mentioned in Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's Docs?

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Read Justin Baldoni's Text Messages Amid His 'It Ends With Us' Drama

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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