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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close July 18 – August 17, 2025 9431 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 33 · Issue 229 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Mary Shields, First Woman to Finish the Iditarod, Dies at 80

Many state delegations are already under single-party control. New maps could tighten the partisan grip while decreasing the importance of general elections.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this ABCThe next steps in California Democrats' plan to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting … CBSCalifornia Gov. Newsom announces redistricting effort to counter Texas GOP FOXObama praises Democrats who fled Texas redistricting vote as ‘inspiring’
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What dominated August

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Opinion | How to End the Epstein Follies

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Fast-Moving Wildfires Threaten L.A. County

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Migrants Vanish Into Opaque ICE Detention System

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 497 stories

  1. 8/8: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 5 outlets

    Trump, Putin meeting in Alaska ends without a ceasefire deal; Meet chef Ana Sortun.

  2. Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Treason

    WSJ · 4 outlets

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

    NYT · 4 outlets

  4. Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    FOX · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Undocumented Immigrants Fear Seeking Aid after Texas Floods

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Opinion | How to End the Epstein Follies

    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. Fast-Moving Wildfires Threaten L.A. County

    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. 8/1 The Takeout with Major Garrett

    FOX · 3 outlets

Business 338 stories

  1. Spotting Clouds in a Carefree Summer Market

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    Halloween merchandise and pumpkin-spice lattes in August are reminders that winter is coming.

  2. Dow Falters After New Tariffs Kick In

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. KKR Gets Boost From Asset-Based Lending Push

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Stock Funds Add to Their Gains

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  7. Stocks Slip Despite China Tariff Extension

    CNBC · 3 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 382 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. Sources: Royals keeping Lugo on 2 years, $46M

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Germany GK stars in shootout win over France

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Cam Little kicks 70-yard field goal

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Steelers OLB Nick Herbig leaves with hamstring injury

    PFT · 3 outlets

  6. Mike Tomlin: Will Howard week to week with broken pinkie finger

    CBS · 4 outlets

Technology 498 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. How to use AppleCare One with the iPhone Upgrade Program

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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  1. Apple slips in the 2025 Fortune Global 500 list

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. 9to5Mac Daily: July 28, 2025 – AirPods public beta, more

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. North Korean Kimsuky hackers exposed in alleged data breach

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Facebook and Instagram may be down for some users

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

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

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  9. Is now a good time to buy an Apple Watch?

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 389 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 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. Sydney Sweeney Parties in Blue Jeans After American Eagle Controversy

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

  6. Bryan Kohberger’s Phone Contained ‘Vain’ Shirtless Selfies, Nude Women

    USMag · 1 outlets

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