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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close August 17 – August 24, 2025 2251 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 34 · Issue 236 Get it by email ↓
The week's top story

Will Museums Fight Back Against Trump?

The Texas Senate approved the measure after a heated debate, marking a major step in a mid-decade redistricting effort backed by President Trump.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this WSJTexas Legislators Approve GOP Redistricting Requested by Trump ABCTexas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race NYTHow Redistricting Wars Could Give the G.O.P. Up to 7 Seats
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Top Stories 337 stories

  1. North Carolina’s Outer Banks Brace for Hurricane Erin

    ABC · 4 outlets

  2. Here's what to know about Trump's RNC chairman

    ABC · 5 outlets

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  1. Justice Department Releases Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Transcripts

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Judge who fined Trump $500M gets the books thrown at him

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Zelensky Suits Up for Trump

    NYT · 5 outlets

Business 192 stories

  1. Stock Market News, Aug. 20, 2025: Nasdaq Falls Further; Investors Dig Into Retail Earnings

    CNBC · 2 outlets

    The S&P 500 logged its fifth straight losing session on Thursday, while the Nasdaq Composite tumbled for a third day. What's on CNBC's radar going into Friday.

  2. S&P 500 Slides for Fifth Day Ahead of Powell Speech

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Trump says furniture tariffs are coming later this year

    MKTW · 2 outlets

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  1. Trump official says DOJ will investigate Fed Governor Cook

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Palantir stock falls for sixth-straight day in longest losing streak since April 2024

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  3. Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors look ahead to U.S. Fed chair Powell's speech

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  4. European markets head for broadly positive open ahead of PMI data

    CNBC · 1 outlets

Sports 261 stories

  1. Don't Expect Daniel Jones to be This Year's Sam Darnold

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Hendrickson not budging in standoff with Bengals

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Phillies' Wheeler needs surgery, out 6-8 months

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. Ravens sign DB Thomas Graham

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 182 stories

  1. Google Pixel 10 ditches physical SIM card slots for eSIM-only models

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Apple Watch Ultra 3 will likely be my first Ultra model for two reasons

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. PSA: Update your iPhone to iOS 18.6.2 right away

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Apple updates macOS Sequoia to version 15.6.1

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Microsoft working on fix for ongoing Outlook email issues

    Bleeping · 1 outlets

  4. Apple TV+ comedy Palm Royale gets season 2 release date

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  5. Report: Apple considers squeezing Gemini into the Siri brain

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

Entertainment 171 stories

  1. Plan A 5-Course Meal To Find Out Which Taylor Swift Era You Are

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. 9 Of The Most Shocking, Jaw-Dropping Expensive Celebrity Divorce Settlements Ever Paid Out

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. Erik Menendez's Daughter Speaks Out After Lyle's Parole Decision

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. Who Was Christine Baranski's Husband Matthew Cowles? 5 Things to Know

    USMag · 1 outlets

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