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The month's top story

The Life and Death of Blaze Bernstein

Emergency manager says he was sick, asleep as deadly flash floods hit Texas; Potatoes came from tomatoes, scientists say

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYT‘Not a Damned Penny.’ Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help WSJTexas Lawmakers Criticize Local Officials Over Deadly Hill Country Floods ABC3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100
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What dominated August

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

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

    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

    A Mill Town Lost Its Mill. What Is It Now?

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 341 stories

  1. U.S. and Japan Reach Trade Deal

    CBS · 5 outlets

    Trade experts say the Trump administration's barrage of new tariffs could raise prices for consumers and cause headaches for businesses.

  2. House Democrats launch bid to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Ghislaine Maxwell wants immunity or a pardon before congressional deposition

    NYT · 4 outlets

  4. Opinion | Trump’s Trade Deal Triumphs

    FOX · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Federal Judge Halts Immigration Raid Tactics in Los Angeles

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. Texas Pushes Redistricting Into an Era of ‘Maximum Warfare’

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. A Mill Town Lost Its Mill. What Is It Now?

    ABC · 5 outlets

  4. Jake Larson, D-Day Veteran and TikTok Star, Dies at 102

    CBS · 5 outlets

  5. What to know about the notorious prison where Kohberger is locked up

    FOX · 5 outlets

  6. Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies at 71

    FOX · 3 outlets

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

    ABC · 5 outlets

  8. Trump administration officials visit aid sites in Gaza

    CBS · 3 outlets

Business 287 stories

  1. Best instant access credit cards of August 2025

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    U.S. stocks and bond yields fall sharply on Friday, and investors are betting a Fed interest-rate cut is coming soon.

  2. Are ETFs better than mutual funds?

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  3. AMD to resume MI308 AI chip exports to China

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Opinion | A Few Questions for Aspiring Federal Reserve Chiefs

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Why the Latest Meme Stock Craze Won’t Take Down the Overall Market

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Global Markets Rise After U.S. and EU Reach Deal

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. S&P 500 futures slip as traders await big jobs report: Live updates

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  5. Private Equity Worries That Trump Might Bundle Crypto Into 401(k) Order

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  6. S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite Extend Record Run

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. 3 alternatives to the SAVE plan if you have federal student loans

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. Opinion | A Sovereign-Wealth Lesson

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  9. Stock Market Today: U.S., Korea Reach Trade Deal; Powell Signals Reluctance to Cut Rates

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 282 stories

  1. Dealing Pads get O'Hearn, Laureano for 6 players

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. The most obscure MLB All-Stars ever

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Passan: Inside the first swing-off in MLB All-Star Game history

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. First-half MVPs for all 30 MLB teams

    CBS · 3 outlets

  4. Micah Parsons continues to watch practice

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. England's late show stuns Italy as super-subs seal final spot

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  6. 'Quality work': Hunter plays 2 ways in scrimmage

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 335 stories

  1. Rumor: Here are the iPhone 17 Air colors

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    <div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/ios-26-battery-settings.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Apple has some big changes comin…

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

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Apple slips in the 2025 Fortune Global 500 list

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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  1. Let’s hope one iPhone 17 Pro camera rumor is dead wrong

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. The best reason to skip iPhone 17 is coming next year

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. Cyberpunk 2077 launching on Mac this week

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  5. No, an Apple support Weibo account didn’t promote a Samsung foldable phone [Updated]

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. Installing the public betas? Here’s everything new with Apple Intelligence

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  7. iPadOS 26 makes this overlooked iPad setting more crucial than ever

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  8. Minnesota activates National Guard after St. Paul cyberattack

    Bleeping · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 377 stories

  1. Zak Bagans Speaks Out on Investigator Dan Rivera’s Death, Annabelle

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. Sofia Vergara’s Dating History

    USMag · 3 outlets

  4. Love Island USA’s Cashel Hit With Protective Order Over Alleged Abuse

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. Celebrities Are Paying Tribute To Hulk Hogan After His Death At 71

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Which Song Is The Imposter?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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