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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close July 17 – August 16, 2025 9585 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 33 · Issue 228 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | The U.S. Dumps Unesco Again

California is stepping into a national redistricting battle after President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to redraw maps to maintain their U.S. House majority

ABC · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSCalifornia Gov. Newsom announces redistricting effort to counter Texas GOP FOXObama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote as ‘inspiring’ NYTTexas Democrats Will Return Home, Allowing Vote on Redistricting Plan
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What dominated August

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Migrants Vanish Into Opaque ICE Detention System

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Loni Anderson, 'WKRP in Cincinnati' star, dead at 79

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 419 stories

  1. Rahaman Ali, brother of Muhammad Ali and former boxer, dies at 82

    NYT · 5 outlets

    President Trump’s failure to reach an accord on Ukraine only made his warm welcome for the Russian leader more striking.

  2. Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Treason

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  3. Reporter's Notebook: Who actually pays tariffs?

    NYT · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 4 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Bhutan's love affair with archery

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies at 71

    FOX · 3 outlets

  4. 8/15: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  5. Loni Anderson, 'WKRP in Cincinnati' star, dead at 79

    NYT · 5 outlets

  6. Opinion | How to End the Tariff Debate

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  7. What to Know About the Pacific Tsunami

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

Business 374 stories

  1. Spotting Clouds in a Carefree Summer Market

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    On a sunny summer’s day, you might think of going to the beach. Or you might list the things that ought to be worrying investors, and mostly aren’t. Your scribe chose the latter.

  2. Stock Funds Add to Their Gains

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  4. KKR Gets Boost From Asset-Based Lending Push

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. S&P 500 Posts Best Week Since June

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Solve U.S. Chip-Making Dilemma

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Opinion | Trump Is Right on ‘Debanking’

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  5. Stocks Slip Despite China Tariff Extension

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. Opinion | A Good Plan to Keep Social Security Solvent

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  7. Nearly 1 in 5 older student loan borrowers are seriously delinquent as Trump steps up collections

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. Workers do not need private equity in their 401(k) plans

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  9. Intel has 18 months to determine its future — or Qualcomm and Arm will

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  10. Bitcoin extends rally, hits record high above $124,000

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 445 stories

  1. Mets find CF fix, trade for Orioles veteran Mullins

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Billy Howton, Believed To Have Been Oldest Ex-NFL Player, Dies At 95

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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  1. Inside the James Cook deal

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Don't stop believing: The inside story of how England won Euro 2025

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. Cam Little kicks 70-yard field goal

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. The Rashee Rice case creates bad optics for the league

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Zack Baun misses third straight practice

    CBS · 4 outlets

  6. Lloyd Howell resigns from The Carlyle Group

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 439 stories

  1. ChatGPT Agent now available on the Mac app

    9to5 · 3 outlets

    Benjamin and Chance react to the surprise announcement that the Apple Watch Blood Oxygen feature is coming back for US users, via a phone relay workaround. Also, Apple released the latest beta of iOS…

  2. Apple working with these apps to prepare for next-gen Siri

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Does Prime Video have a free trial?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. CarPlay connection issues? This might explain why

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. New iPhone 17 Air video reveals beautiful Sky Blue dummy model

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public beta 2 now available

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. GPT-5 brings big improvements to Mac vibe coding

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  5. New Apple Card bonus lets you earn $75 for a limited time

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  6. North Korean Kimsuky hackers exposed in alleged data breach

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. Pebble returning with a new watch and old-school charm

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. Facebook and Instagram may be down for some users

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  9. New Mac Pro could boast M4 Ultra chip, per report

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 403 stories

  1. Taylor Swift Recalls Her 1st Impression of Jason and Wife Kylie Kelce

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Doctor Who Tried to Save Malcolm-Jamal Warner Speaks Out for the 1st Time

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Chicago Cubs Legend Ryne Sandberg Dead at 65

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Who's The Ultimate "Best New Artist" Grammy Nominee From The '90s?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. It'll Be Hard, But You Must Choose Between These Pop Icons

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson's Cutest Photos Together So Far

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Which Lindsay Lohan Movie Is The Best Of Them All?

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

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