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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close July 31 – August 30, 2025 9466 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 35 · Issue 242 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Nancy Giles: Receipts have gotten too long

Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe made the announcement just hours after Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain five more seats in the 2026 midterm elections.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTMissouri Unveils Redistricting Plan, Aiming to Add a Republican Seat 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 …
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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 227 stories

  1. Robin Lakoff, Expert on Language and Gender, Is Dead at 82

    NYT · 5 outlets

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

  2. 8/29: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 5 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. Small Tennessee town divided over new ICE detention facility

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | Taiwan Gets Serious About Deterrence

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Crime in Chicago

    ABC · 5 outlets

  5. 8/21: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

  7. Lyle and Erik Menendez denied parole by California board

    ABC · 5 outlets

  8. Why Trump is extending federal takeover in D.C.

    CBS · 5 outlets

Business 359 stories

  1. Stock Funds Add to Their Gains

    CNBC · 4 outlets

    A strong month for the stock market was going out on a sour note on Friday.

  2. Stocks Slip Despite China Tariff Extension

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Interactive Brokers to join S&P 500, replacing Walgreens

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. Opinion | No Help Wanted, No Economic Growth

    MKTW · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Figma's stock sinks 27% after last week's IPO pop

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Jim Cramer says faith in growth stocks like Nvidia pays off

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed, breaking ranks with Wall Street

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  5. Why I don’t want to add private equity to my 401(k)

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  7. Founder of IRL social media app charged with defrauding investors

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  10. Watch Fed Chair Powell's full policy speech at Jackson Hole

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 348 stories

  1. Colts sign DE Marcus Haynes

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Matthew Rooney, grandson of Steelers founder Art Rooney, dies at 51

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Predicting how Premier League transfers will perform in 2025-26

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  2. Patriots announce 14 cuts

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Morice Norris back at Lions facility Sunday

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  4. Blue Bloods, Billion-Dollar Brands, and a Battle for College Football Supremacy

    FOX · 3 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  6. YouTube-Fox strike a deal

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 444 stories

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    Apple’s next big iPhone update, iOS 26, will bring a Liquid Glass redesign and tons of new features. Beta testers can try out iOS 26 now, but its official release date for the public is getting very …

  2. OpenAI teases GPT-5 release for ChatGPT

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Pixel 10 Pro XL vs. iPhone 16 Pro Max: Has Google closed the gap? [Video]

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. iPhone 17 Pro Max might have a camera advantage over iPhone 17 Pro

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. New Chipolo Loop and Card trackers offer Find My compatibility and 400-foot range

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. Facebook and Instagram may be down for some users

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  5. tvOS 26 beta 5 now available for Apple TV 4K

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  6. Does Prime Video have a free trial?

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. For our readers, the iPhone 17 Air is more appealing than the Pro

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. SK Telecom hit with $97 million fine over massive data leak

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 317 stories

  1. 'Ready 2 Go' Rapper T-Hood Dead at 33 After Shooting: Report

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Influencer Malik Taylor’s Cause of Death at 28 Revealed

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Mary-Kate Olsen’s Complete Dating History

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Everything to Know About Lil Nas X’s Arrest, Hospitalization and More

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Liam Payne’s Sister Details Last Time She Saw Him Before His Death

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. Everything Meghan Markle Has Said About Her Sussex Last Name

    USMag · 2 outlets

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