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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close July 28 – August 27, 2025 9554 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 35 · Issue 239 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Texas AG probes Beto O'Rourke's PAC over Democrats' walkout

A G.O.P. effort to carve up a Democratic stronghold ignored the will of voters, a judge said. The ruling, which Republicans can appeal, makes the state another battleground in the national fight over redistricting.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this ABCJudge rules Utah's congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections FOXJeffries gets in heated clash with CNN host on 'hypocritical' redistricting position and … CBSAbbott says he will approve contentious GOP redistricting bill
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What dominated August

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Terence Stamp, star in "Superman" films, dies at 87

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Migrants Vanish Into Opaque ICE Detention System

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 271 stories

  1. Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97

    NYT · 5 outlets

    The Russian president sent his American counterpart a photograph of the two of them from their face-to-face meeting.

  2. Opinion | How to End the Tariff Debate

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  3. Fast-Moving Wildfires Threaten L.A. County

    ABC · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

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  1. Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. 8/4: CBS Evening News Plus

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. 8/21: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  4. Terence Stamp, star in "Superman" films, dies at 87

    CBS · 5 outlets

  5. Lyle Menendez said his mother also sexually abused him.

    ABC · 5 outlets

  6. Epstein records sent to House Oversight Committee

    NYT · 3 outlets

  7. 8/26: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 4 outlets

  8. Opinion | The Gerrymander Race to the Bottom

    WSJ · 4 outlets

Business 501 stories

  1. Are You a Stock Market Genius? Take Our Quiz.

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    The S&P 500 closed higher Tuesday as Wall Street looked ahead to quarterly figures due out on Wednesday from chip giant Nvidia.

  2. Stock Market News, Aug. 26, 2025: S&P 500 Advances

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. KKR Gets Boost From Asset-Based Lending Push

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. July Jump in Wholesale Inflation Slows Stock Surge

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. Opinion | Trump Is Right on ‘Debanking’

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  3. ‘I’m confused!’ Why does President Trump want a rate cut so badly?

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Dow Falters After New Tariffs Kick In

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  6. Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors bet on Fed rate cut

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  7. Warren Buffett just told CNBC his plan for trains. The stocks are moving

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. Why you can lose a lot of money from Tech’s AI splurge

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 242 stories

  1. Omaha basketball player Deng Mayar dies at 22 in drowning accident

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Agent: Spurs, Fox reach $229M max extension

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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  1. Looking for late-season heroes? Six players to target

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Seahawks announce their moves to reach 53 players

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. 'Shouldn’t Have Left': Colin Cowherd on Nico Iamaleava’s Move to UCLA

    FOX · 3 outlets

  4. Report: Patriots WR Ja'Lynn Polk out for the season with a shoulder injury

    PFT · 3 outlets

  5. Wrexham in EFL Cup 3rd rd. for 1st time in 44 yrs

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  6. Morice Norris back at Lions facility Sunday

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 389 stories

  1. Is iOS 26 beta 8 ready for release? [Poll]

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    Historical precedent suggests that the latest iOS 26 beta may be the final one, and therefore the version that will be released into the wild next month. But while the stats may favor this, not every…

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Reverse wireless charging may not be possible on the iPhone 17 Pro

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. iOS 26: Four new Safari features you may have missed

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Google Pixel 10 ‘Soon’ teaser goes hard on iPhone’s AI Siri delays [Video]

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Deals: M2 iPad Air $300 off or M3 $150 off, 1TB 15-inch M4 MacBook Air $200 off, Mac mini, more

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  5. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 24 (game #1308)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  6. OpenAI teases GPT-5 release for ChatGPT

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  7. Does Prime Video have a free trial?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  8. Five advantages iPhone 17 Pro will have over the iPhone 17 Air

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. North Korean Kimsuky hackers exposed in alleged data breach

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 401 stories

  1. "Red" Vs. "Evermore": The Ultimate Taylor Swift Fall Showdown

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Chicago Cubs Legend Ryne Sandberg Dead at 65

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Sydney Sweeney Parties in Blue Jeans After American Eagle Controversy

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. How Was Pamela Anderson Discovered? A Jumbotron Moment Launched Her Career

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Mary-Kate Olsen’s Complete Dating History

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. What to Know About Fitness Star Nicole Brenda Santos Marins’ Death at 28

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. Jamie Lee Curtis Reacts to Lindsay Lohan Saying She Feels ‘Safe’ With Her

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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