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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close August 6 – September 5, 2025 9505 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 36 · Issue 248 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Nancy Giles: Receipts have gotten too long

The Missouri Legislature has begun the process to redraw the state's congressional maps, joining Texas and California. Lawmakers are expected to pass a bill that would give Republicans in the state an opportunity to win seven seats in the 2026 midterm elections. CBS News political director Fin Gómez examines the move'…

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTMissouri Legislators To Start Special Session on Redistricting 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 September

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    North Carolina’s Outer Banks Brace for Hurricane Erin

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Fast-Moving Wildfires Threaten L.A. County

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Rudy Giuliani Injured in Car Crash in New Hampshire

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 161 stories

  1. 8/6: CBS Evening News Plus

    NYT · 5 outlets

    President Trump’s extraordinary summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last month has yet to yield any concrete results on the war in Ukraine.

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Mass held at site of Minneapolis church shooting

    ABC · 5 outlets

  4. Appeals court rules "Alligator Alcatraz" site can stay open

    CBS · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Inside the Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Opinion | How to End the Tariff Debate

    ABC · 5 outlets

  5. Justice Department Releases Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Transcripts

    CBS · 4 outlets

  6. On Epstein Files, Women Lead the G.O.P. Resistance to Trump

    NYT · 3 outlets

  7. A deadly strike marks a moment in Rubio's long desire to confront Venezuela

    ABC · 4 outlets

  8. Lyle and Erik Menendez denied parole by California board

    ABC · 5 outlets

Business 430 stories

  1. Stocks Rally as Hopes for Rate Cuts Build

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    A late afternoon rally helped the S&P 500 snag a fresh record close as traders look ahead to Friday morning's nonfarm payrolls report for August.

  2. Stock Funds Add to Their Gains

    WSJ · 4 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Tech Rally Shows Signs of Losing Steam

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Gold Prices Hit New High, Overseas Stocks Rise

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. July Jump in Wholesale Inflation Slows Stock Surge

    CNBC · 4 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. The biggest winners of the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce podcast

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 286 stories

  1. Swiatek is back in dominant form

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Report: Lions will release Dan Skipper

    PFT · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Browns release QB Tyler Huntley

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Bill Belichick's college debut was a disaster

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Intel on college football's top 2025 quarterbacks

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  4. Vita Vea did not practice Wednesday with foot injury

    PFT · 2 outlets

  5. Texas QB Manning says future plans still unclear

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Patriots announce 14 cuts

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 279 stories

  1. iPhone event preview, Google deal continues, new Siri plans

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    Benjamin and Chance get hyped for next week’s awe-dropping event with a breakdown of what we expect, and some intriguing hanging questions. In other news, the Google search deal escapes the jaws of a…

  2. How to access BBC Sounds outside the UK

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Hackers leak Allianz Life data stolen in Salesforce attacks

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  2. iPhone 17 Pro Max could deliver in all the ways users actually want

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Apple is about to finally give iPad users the best reason to go iPad Pro

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 31 (game #1315)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Google is adding "Projects" feature to Gemini to run research tasks

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  6. Apple releases iOS 26 beta 9 for iPhone

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Chess.com discloses recent data breach via file transfer app

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  9. Don’t count out an M4-powered Apple Vision Pro just yet

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 322 stories

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

    USMag · 3 outlets

  2. JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers’ Relationship Timeline

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Scooter Braun’s Ups and Downs Over the Years

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Nate Bargatze and Wife Laura Bargatze’s Relationship Timeline

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Everything to Know About Sean Kingston's Fraud Scheme

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Mary-Kate Olsen’s Complete Dating History

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. ‘SNL’ Alum Jorma Taccone Shatters Pelvis in 20 Foot Fall: What to Know

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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