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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close June 28 – July 28, 2025 9254 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 31 · Issue 209 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

How Crypto Lobbying Won Over Trump

At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency managers in disaster response.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSTexas lawmakers focus on flood preparedness, response in special session WSJTexas Official Blames Forecasts for Delayed Floods Response ABC3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100
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What dominated July

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Air Force pauses M18 pistol use after airman's death at Wyoming base

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Kills at Least Nine People

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Opinion | No Special Counsel for the Epstein Files

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 516 stories

  1. Appeals Court Overturns Plea Deal in 9/11 Case

    FOX · 5 outlets

    Kaylee Goncalves' sister delivers scathing statement to Bryan Kohberger as the Idaho murderer receives four consecutive life sentences without parole

  2. Right-Wing Influencers Say Ghislaine Maxwell Is Key to Unlocking Epstein Case

    NYT · 3 outlets

  3. Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Trump budget bill specifics

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. U.S. and Japan Reach Trade Deal

    CBS · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Massie Criticizes Johnson on Recess as He Tries to Force Epstein Files Vote

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Opinion | Diminishing Returns for University Endowments

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Why some apps are tracking immigration agents

    ABC · 5 outlets

  4. Air Force pauses M18 pistol use after airman's death at Wyoming base

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

  6. California Republican lawmakers launch campaign to require voter ID

    FOX · 4 outlets

  7. Asylum seeker's wife alleges poor conditions in detention center

    CBS · 4 outlets

  8. Opinion | No Special Counsel for the Epstein Files

    NYT · 5 outlets

Business 191 stories

  1. Earnings Season Poses New Test for Stock-Market Records

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    A busy week of corporate earnings, a Fed meeting, a deluge of economic data and President Trump’s Aug. 1 tariff deadline are just some of the things on the calendar.

  2. 5 ways to build home equity

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  3. Asia-Pacific stocks fall as investors weigh recent trade developments

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  4. Opinion | Of Meme Stocks and Main Street

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Buy these stocks as railroad-merger talk heats up, analyst says

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Ether rises 2% and bitcoin inches back above $119,000: CNBC Crypto World

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Why Banks Are on High Alert About Stablecoins

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  5. Opinion | Reagan Braved Volcker’s Fed

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  6. Trump's student loan payment changes include one positive for workers in debt

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  7. Opinion | A Risky Plan for Social Security

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  10. House Passes Crypto Bills After Trump Rallies Republicans

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 475 stories

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

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. The most obscure MLB All-Stars ever

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. England take Wales for six, set up Sweden QF

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. Building the perfect trade deadline for the Mets and Phillies

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  4. First-half MVPs for all 30 MLB teams

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. With Beal in fold, Clips turn sights toward CP3

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. Micah Parsons continues to watch practice

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 361 stories

  1. iOS 26 adds a brand new iPhone ringtone, listen here

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    <div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/06/ios-26-phone-app.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>The iPhone’s default ringtone has becom…

  2. Here’s everything new for Apple Maps in iOS 26

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, July 28 (game #1281)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. These new emoji are coming to your iPhone in iOS 26

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Apple trade-in values cut for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Rumor: Here are the iPhone 17 Air colors

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  5. Ring denies breach after users report suspicious logins

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  6. 8 Mac-focused features coming in macOS Tahoe 26

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  7. Hackers breach Toptal GitHub account, publish malicious npm packages

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. Analyst corroborates iPhone Fold dimensions, as rumor mill heats up

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 425 stories

  1. Everything to Know About Sophia Hutchins’ Death So Far

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Adam Sandler Reacts to Pal Jennifer Aniston and Jim Curtis' Romance

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Kelly Osbourne’s Ups and Downs Through the Years

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Which Song Is The Imposter?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. Sara Foster Reveals if Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's Wedding Included NDAs

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis' Relationship Timeline

    USMag · 2 outlets

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