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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close August 1 – August 31, 2025 9325 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 35 · Issue 243 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Texas House Advances Anti-Abortion Bill

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

    Mark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73

    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

    North Carolina’s Outer Banks Brace for Hurricane Erin

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 264 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. Fast-Moving Wildfires Threaten L.A. County

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Inside the Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting

    NYT · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. Small Tennessee town divided over new ICE detention facility

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Crime in Chicago

    ABC · 5 outlets

  4. 8/21: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  5. Mark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73

    CBS · 5 outlets

  6. Crews Rescue Two Women Stuck in Hot Tub at Remote Cabin

    ABC · 5 outlets

  7. 8/29: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

Business 369 stories

  1. Stock Funds Add to Their Gains

    CNBC · 4 outlets

    We're two-thirds of the way through the third quarter, and corporate earnings — along with macro uncertainty — have revealed some clear winners and losers.

  2. Taylor Swift and Tariffs Can Both Help Sell Diamonds

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. Opinion | Why Trump Fired Puerto Rico’s Overseers

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

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

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  10. Opinion | Uncle Sam Shouldn’t Own Intel Stock

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 380 stories

  1. Former Cowboys star Lee Roy Jordan dies at 84

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Inside the Zach Allen deal

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Intel on college football's top 2025 quarterbacks

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  3. Patriots announce 14 cuts

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  4. Morice Norris back at Lions facility Sunday

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  5. Texas QB Manning says future plans still unclear

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  6. YouTube-Fox strike a deal

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 466 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. How to make clear iPhone app icons with iOS 26

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Does Prime Video have a free trial?

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 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. Are you hoping for a live iPhone event on September 9? [Poll]

    TechRadar · 2 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. visionOS 26 developer beta 8 now available

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 292 stories

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

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

  2. JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers’ Relationship Timeline

    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. Everything Meghan Markle Has Said About Her Sussex Last Name

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. What's In Store for Halle Berry and More Famous Leos This Year?

    USMag · 2 outlets

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