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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close June 22 – July 22, 2025 9333 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 30 · Issue 203 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

How Crypto Lobbying Won Over Trump

In the wake of the Texas flooding tragedy, there is now a new push to address severe weather warnings. Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington joins "The Takeout" to discuss her letter to President Trump about updating the nation's weather systems so communities are alerted to extreme weather events before they o…

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTHow Did the Number of People Missing After Texas Floods Drop So Drastically? ABC3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100 WSJThe RV Communities Wiped Out by Texas Floods
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What dominated July

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Opinion | What’s Trump’s Next Move on Iran?

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Abrego Garcia to stay in jail as lawyers spar over potential deportation

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    The true cost of the Senate spending bill

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 281 stories

  1. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Trump budget bill, Zohran Mamdani

    FOX · 5 outlets

    Hadeeqa Malik, who interned for NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, was captured on video calling protests 'jihad' at an anti-Israel demonstration.

  2. Opinion | Trump vs. Lula at the OAS

    CBS · 4 outlets

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

    NYT · 4 outlets

  4. Opinion | About That Tariff Budget Surplus

    FOX · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Motive still a mystery a year after Trump assassination attempt

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  2. Federal Judge Halts Immigration Raid Tactics in Los Angeles

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | The NYC Mayoral Debate: No, You Quit

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. What’s Next for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs?

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | What’s Trump’s Next Move on Iran?

    FOX · 5 outlets

  6. Kristi Noem raises prospect of prosecuting CNN over ICE app story.

    NYT · 4 outlets

  7. Judge Sentences Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid to Nearly 3 Years in Prison

    CBS · 5 outlets

  8. One Way to Fight Wildfires: Burn Your Land Ahead of Time

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 186 stories

  1. Stock Market News, July 21, 2025: Nasdaq Rises; Bond Yields Fall

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Verizon stock rallies after telecom raises annual earnings forecast

  2. Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

    CNBC · 4 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Block's stock pops on addition to S&P 500

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. Why Banks Are on High Alert About Stablecoins

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Opinion | Reagan Braved Volcker’s Fed

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Stone Point Wraps Up 10th Flagship Fund at $11.5 Billion

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. Trump Media builds $2 billion bitcoin hoard, as cryptocurrency swells president's net worth

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  5. Senator Warren Has a New Target on Wall Street: Private Credit

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  6. Nvidia’s Run Toward $4 Trillion Fuels Stock Gains

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  7. Opinion | Want to Repair Social Security? Enlist the IRS

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  8. Defense stocks were already outperforming. How the Iran conflict changes their outlook

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  9. Robinhood is up 160% this year, but several obstacles are ahead

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  10. Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 posts another record close: Live updates

    CNBC · 1 outlets

Sports 544 stories

  1. How Chelsea, PSG compare; who will win?

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. The most obscure MLB All-Stars ever

    FOX · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Flagg wins summer debut despite uneven outing

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Abreu hits grand slam, inside-the-park HR for Sox

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. Putellas nets 2 as Spain trounce Belgium at Euros

    FOX · 2 outlets

  4. Chandler Jones, San Jose State's all-time leader in catches and receiving TDs, dies at 33

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Fans — and haters — are buying Aaron Rodgers T-shirts

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  6. Leicester part ways with boss Van Nistelrooy

    CBS · 3 outlets

Technology 411 stories

  1. New M4 Vision Pro gives me hope that the most needed fix is coming

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    This is shaping up to be a big year for the Wallet app, with upgrades coming to car keys, boarding passes, and passports. But that’s not all: Apple Wallet’s most neglected feature, order tracking, is…

  2. Wix teams up with Monotype, introduces new fonts

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, July 21 (game #1274)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. If the iPhone 17 misses this display upgrade once again, I've had enough

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Ring denies breach after users report suspicious logins

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. Rumor: Here are the iPhone 17 Air colors

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  4. Google AI Mode is getting a bigger AI brain from Gemini

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. Cyberpunk 2077 launching on Mac this week

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  6. The Google Keep Apple Watch app is no longer available

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 exclusives - release schedule for confirmed Switch 2-only games

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Play-Doh World one of four new games coming to Apple Arcade

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. macOS Tahoe 26 beta 3 makes tabs less confusing

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 424 stories

  1. Colin Jost Can’t Take His Eyes Off Scarlett Johansson on the Red Carpet

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Jennifer Aniston's Romance With 'Sexy' Jim Curtis Is 'Moving Pretty Fast'

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Sofia Richie Grainge and Elliot Grainge Reenact Coldplay Kiss Cam Drama

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. Chiefs Heiress Gracie Hunt Shares Glimpse Into Relationship

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Fitness Influencer Christina Bitner Dead at Age 41, Friends Pay Tribute

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. Here's What Chris Hughes Said About His JoJo Siwa Relationship

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Who Brought Us Characters Like Theo Huxtable And More, Has Died At 54 After Drowning

    USMag · 2 outlets

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