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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close May 19 – June 18, 2025 10100 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 25 · Issue 169 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Open: This is "Face the Nation," September 1

This week on "Face the Nation," National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan joins Margaret Brennan to discuss the aftermath of the Israeli raid that rescued four hostages but the Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Health said killed 274. Plus, World Food Programme executive director Cindy McCain discusses the humanitarian …

What dominated June

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    An Inside Look at How ICE’s Mission Is Expanding

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    How the Trump Era Changed Trump

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Abrego Garcia Charges: What We Know

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 200 stories

  1. Anne Burrell, Food Network star, dies at 55

    Federal authorities are conducting more immigration raids in Southern California after more than a week of protests. Elise Preston reports.

  2. Opinion | Trump’s Good Deportation Exceptions

  3. Companies Ask Supreme Court to Fast-Track Challenge to Tariffs

  4. What We Know About the Escape From a New Orleans Jail

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  1. Reporter's Notebook: Questions to ask our fathers

  2. A Timeline of the Minnesota Shooting

  3. Israel strikes Iranian state TV, warns people to evacuate Tehran

  4. Karen Read Trial: Jury Begins Deliberations

  5. A Patriotic Celebration Lays Bare the Fragile Nature of American Unity

  6. Members of Congress to receive security briefings after lawmaker shootings

  7. Impeachment remains in limbo after the holidays

  8. Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch

Business 190 stories

  1. Why the U.S. Economy Will Muddle Through Trump’s Tariffs. Probably.

    The U.K. economy shrank sharply in April as global trade tariffs and domestic tax rises kicked in, data showed Thursday.

  2. Robert Monks, Pioneering Shareholder Activist, Dies at 91

  3. Monopoly maker Hasbro cuts 3% of total workforce amid higher tariff costs

  4. Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

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  1. Kimmeridge Cements Plan to Build Integrated Natural-Gas Company

  2. Chime Financial Is the Latest IPO to Soar in Debut

  3. Champagne Toasts, Big Ambitions: Wells Fargo CEO Embraces Newfound Freedom

  4. Bitcoin becoming 'more central’ to portfolios as its volatility cools, Coatue's Philippe Laffont says

  5. Swedish pension fund AP7 blacklists Tesla, has sold entire stake

  6. Elon Musk to Cut Back Political Spending

  7. Top Wall Street analysts suggest these dividend stocks for stable income

  8. Trade Talks Send S&P 500 to Third Straight Gain

  9. Apple Fails to Clear a Low Bar on AI

  10. Rate-Cut Optimism Buoys Wall Street

Sports 705 stories

  1. Browns sign WR Jaelen Gill

  2. FIFA: Nearly 1.5 million CWC tickets sold so far

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  1. 3-time IndyCar champ Palou wins 1st Indy 500

  2. Sources: Tempers flare in tense tush push debate

  3. 49ers sign fourth-rounder CJ West

  4. Colts owner Jim Irsay dies at 65

  5. Trey Smith reports to Chiefs mandatory minicamp

  6. Vikes' Jefferson dreams of winning Olympic gold

Technology 379 stories

  1. These are my favorite Find My accessories

    Apple unveiled iOS 26 last week at WWDC 2025. While Liquid Glass and iPadOS certainly stole the show, there’s a number of smaller features for iPhone users that I think a lot of people will still enj…

  2. Apple TV+ is on a comedy hot streak, and its new show doesn’t disappoint

  3. 15 things we learned at the Apple WWDC 2025 keynote

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  1. WhatsApp is finally getting usernames

  2. Is Apple’s refurbished store worth it?

  3. iPhone can be used as a Nintendo Switch 2 webcam [Video]

  4. AI is a data-breach time bomb, reveals new report

  5. New paper pushes back on Apple’s LLM ‘reasoning collapse’ study

  6. Windows 11 users want these five features back

  7. Apple may be about to fix two of SwiftUI’s biggest blind spots

  8. WestJet investigates cyberattack disrupting internal systems

  9. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, June 8 (game #1231)

Entertainment 359 stories

  1. Trace Cyrus Slams Dad Billy Ray Cyrus and His ‘Homeless’ Hair

  2. Diddy Will ‘Not Take the Stand’ as Trial Heads for ‘Final Phase’: Report

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  1. JoJo Siwa Says 'Everyone's Journey Is Different' in Impactful Pride Message

  2. Justin Bieber Calls Himself 'Traumatized' In Heated Text Exchange

  3. Police Identify Human Remains Near Taylor Swift's Rhode Island Mansion

  4. Which Addison Rae Song From "Addison" Are You?

  5. Aubrey Plaza Makes 1st Red Carpet Appearance Since Husband’s Death

  6. Here Are The Latest Updates On Food Network Star Anne Burrell’s Tragic Death At Age 55

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