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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close August 8 – September 7, 2025 9459 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 36 · Issue 250 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

    Appeals court rules "Alligator Alcatraz" site can stay open

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Why Trump is extending federal takeover in D.C.

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Fast-Moving Wildfires Threaten L.A. County

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 169 stories

  1. 8/14: 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. North Carolina’s Outer Banks Brace for Hurricane Erin

    FOX · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Inside the Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting

    CBS · 4 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 3 outlets

  5. Opinion | Can Trump’s ‘War Department’ Win a War?

    NYT · 5 outlets

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

    ABC · 4 outlets

  7. Justice Department Releases Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Transcripts

    CBS · 4 outlets

  8. Lyle and Erik Menendez denied parole by California board

    ABC · 5 outlets

Business 460 stories

  1. Stock Funds Add to Their Gains

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both briefly hit record intraday highs Friday before tumbling on a weaker August jobs report.

  2. Palantir's astronomical growth in 3 charts

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for big changes at Fed

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. AppLovin and Robinhood added to S&P 500

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Gold Prices Hit New High, Overseas Stocks Rise

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  4. Nvidia's breakdown, dismal jobs report and other ills fail to slow down this bull market by much yet

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  5. They Needed a Surrogate, So They Asked a Sibling to Do It

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  8. Opinion | Bill Pulte and His Book of Liar Loans

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. August Market Rally Left Fed Fears in the Dust

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  10. Jim Cramer explains how to handle Tuesday's market decline

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 293 stories

  1. Former Cowboys star Lee Roy Jordan dies at 84

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Browns release QB Tyler Huntley

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Bill Belichick gets his first college win

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Connelly: 28 games that could make Week 2 very interesting

    FOX · 3 outlets

  3. Texas QB Manning says future plans still unclear

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. Patriots announce 14 cuts

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  5. Vita Vea did not practice Wednesday with foot injury

    PFT · 2 outlets

  6. Morice Norris back at Lions facility Sunday

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 291 stories

  1. Power 50 2025: Our 30-21 revealed

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

    We detail five of the biggest iPhone 17 rumors and share our verdicts on how likely they are to come to fruition.

  2. iOS 26 quietly bumps up the charging speeds of the iPhone 16 models

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Apple’s big India push is paying off in billions

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Last-minute carrier leak suggests 8x camera zoom, vapor chamber cooling for iPhone 17 Pro

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. MATLAB dev says ransomware gang stole data of 10,000 people

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. US Customs asks court to toss Masimo lawsuit in Apple Watch dispute

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  8. Galaxy S26 Edge renders show the iPhone 17-like design, corroborate Qi2 magnets [Gallery]

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  9. Financial services firm Wealthsimple discloses data breach

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 378 stories

  1. Jordon Hudson Shares Defiant New Photo With Bill Belichick

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Sydney Sweeney Shuts Down Question About Controversial American Eagle Ad

    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. Who Was Kat’s Boyfriend Before Dale on ‘BiP’? What We 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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