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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close June 11 – July 11, 2025 9643 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 28 · Issue 192 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Did the Texas Flood Warnings Come in Time?

Officials in Kerr County made several attempts over the past decade to get funds for a flood warning system, but those applications were rejected. Christopher Flavelle, a reporter for The New York Times, breaks down what went wrong.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this WSJA Pocketknife and Bible Songs: How a Family of 9 Escaped the Texas Floodwaters ABCHundreds gather at high school stadium to honor the many lost to Texas deadly floods CBS7/9: The Daily Report
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What dominated July

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Immigrants Revived Rust Belt Cities. Now They’re in Hiding.

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Opinion | AI Is a Boon to ‘High Agency’ People

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia Pleads Not Guilty to Human-Smuggling Charges

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 258 stories

  1. How Crypto Lobbying Won Over Trump

    WSJ · 5 outlets

    A new group plans to raise at least $20 million to stop the democratic socialist in the city’s mayoral race.

  2. Former Rhode Island Gov. Edward DiPrete dies at 91

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Israel-Iran war enters second week with more strikes

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. 7/1: CBS Evening News Plus

    NYT · 5 outlets

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  1. A fact check on Gov. Walz's appointment of Vance Boelter

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. Israel, Iran mark one week since reaching ceasefire

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Opinion | The Supreme Court’s FCC Tax Dodge

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Immigrants Revived Rust Belt Cities. Now They’re in Hiding.

    NYT · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | AI Is a Boon to ‘High Agency’ People

    ABC · 5 outlets

  6. Jillian Sackler, Widow and Defender of Arthur M. Sackler, Dies at 84

    FOX · 5 outlets

  7. The 2010s: The news from Asia

    WSJ · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 279 stories

  1. What Is a Money Market Account?

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Brazil's real regains some ground after sliding on Trump's 50% tariff threat

  2. Opinion | My Economist Father

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs Blow Up the Copper Market

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise after Trump hits Canada with 35% tariffs

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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  1. Challenger to FICO Credit Scores Gets Green Light for Use in Mortgages

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Opinion | Ted Cruz Stumbles on a Source of Monetary Madness

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. The Score: Nike, Paramount, Constellation and More Stocks That Defined the Week

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  4. Opinion | Musk’s Playbook Won’t Do for Social Security

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  5. Tesla moves to expand Robotaxi to Phoenix, following rival Waymo

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. These natural gas plays offer upside potential, TD Cowen says. They also pay dividends

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  7. Big Tech Climb Powers S&P 500, Nasdaq to New Records

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  8. Coller Raises $6.8 Billion for Credit Secondary Deals

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  9. Retail investors outplayed fund managers over tariffs: Robinhood CEO

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  10. Tesla says it made its first driverless delivery of a new car to a customer

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 510 stories

  1. Former Bills OT Stew Barber dies at 86

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Steelers acquire Jonnu Smith from Dolphins

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Guatemala dumps Canada in Gold Cup shootout

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Putellas nets 2 as Spain trounce Belgium at Euros

    FOX · 2 outlets

  3. Cooper Flagg talks NIL, Finances and New Partnership

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  4. Maresca: Madueke can play amid transfer 'noise'

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  5. USWNT great Tobin Heath announces retirement

    FOX · 3 outlets

  6. Breaking down the best and worst of the NBA draft

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 296 stories

  1. Wix teams up with Monotype, introduces new fonts

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    iOS 26 might be best remembered for its Liquid Glass redesign, but the update will also add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen. Here’s what’s coming. more…

  2. Which MacBook should you buy in 2025?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Hands on with Windows 11 Notepad's new markdown support

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, June 29 (game #1252)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Qantas data breach sees up to 6M customer records at risk

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. Rumor: Here are the iPhone 17 Air colors

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. Apple Watch Ultra 3 release date: When to expect the new model

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. iPhone 17 Air suddenly sounds a lot more ‘Pro’ than we thought

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. Hacker 'IntelBroker' charged in US for global data theft breaches

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. Nintendo Switch 2 owners, beware – some owners are reporting worrisome overheating problems

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. M&S confirms social engineering led to massive ransomware attack

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  9. macOS Tahoe 26 beta 3 makes tabs less confusing

    9to5 · 3 outlets

Entertainment 406 stories

  1. Everything We Know About Lauren Miller's Sudden Death

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Diddy's Sentencing Date Revealed After Post-Trial Hearing

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Inside Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Pajama Wedding Party

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. A Look Back at Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger’s Relationship

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. General Knowledge, But Make It All About Taylor Swift!

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Katy Perry’s Dating History: Relive Her A-List Romances

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. 'Bachelorette' Alum DeAnna Pappas Breaks Silence After Custody Win

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. Jennifer Aniston Talked About Hypnosis Months Before Jim Curtis Vacation

    USMag · 2 outlets

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