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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close September 8 – October 8, 2025 10144 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 41 · Issue 281 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | Why the FBI Is a Charlie Kirk Sideshow

The ADL withdrew its smear of Charlie Kirk. The SPLC should follow its example.

WSJ · 5 sources

Also covering this FOXComedy star admits he was ‘completely devastated’ by Kirk murder, calls outrage over Kimm… CBSTurning Point USA holds first event in Utah since Charlie Kirk's assassination ABCFrom drones to police presence, Utah campus where Kirk was shot lacked key public safety …
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What dominated October

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Opinion | Virginia Raises the K-12 Student Test Bar

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Ryan Routh Found Guilty of Trying to Kill Donald Trump

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    A Visual Breakdown of the Trump Birthday Letter to Epstein

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 289 stories

  1. 9/8: CBS Evening News Plus

    FOX · 5 outlets

    Surveillance video shows Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin, at a Utah gas station one day after the conservative influencer was shot at Utah Valley University.

  2. Why the J-1 Visa Program Is Broken

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Over 73,000 come to remember Charlie Kirk

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. 9/25: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    ABC · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Dallin H. Oaks Addresses Latter-day Saints General Conference

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. College football assistant coach Shawn Clark dead at 50

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. 2 Motorists Charged in Chicago, Including One Shot by Federal Agent

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Suspect in North Carolina Stabbing Charged With Federal Crime

    FOX · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | The FCC, Disney and Jimmy Kimmel

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

    NYT · 4 outlets

  7. Trump Calls Off Diplomatic Outreach to Venezuela

    NYT · 5 outlets

  8. Opinion | A U.S.-India Repair Attempt

    CBS · 5 outlets

Business 437 stories

  1. U.S. Stocks, Gold Touch Records on Rate-Cut Optimism

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Gold rose 1.7% to $3,948.50 a troy ounce, and the S&P 500 gained 0.4% to its 32nd record close this year.

  2. Opinion | There Are No Rules for Success

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Winklevoss-Backed Gemini Soars in Latest IPO Market Win

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Constellation Brands reiterates lower full-year guidance

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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  1. The world's first carbon border tax will soon go live — shaking up global trade

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. Berkshire Hathaway Near $10 Billion Deal for Occidental’s Petrochemical Unit

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. StubHub Stock Drops in Volatile Debut

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Nvidia Has a Problem: Too Much Money

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  5. Crypto Stockpiling Craze Cools After Red-Hot Summer

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. ‘People need to be more concerned with outliving inflation than Social Security’: I retired at 61, but went back to work. Was I right?

    MKTW · 1 outlets

  7. Nvidia’s ‘Wow’ Factor Is Fading

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  8. Tech Stocks Post a Second Straight Decline

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  9. Adobe's stock gains on earnings, revenue beat

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  10. Drug Stock Rally Helps Push Dow and S&P 500 to Records

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 268 stories

  1. Mercury oust short-handed Lynx, reach Finals

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. Gators end 3-game skid, hold off Arch, Longhorns

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Team Europe Retains Ryder Cup, Reasserts Dominance Over Americans

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Saints rule out Chase Young for Week 5

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Who will make the 12-team College Football Playoff?

    FOX · 3 outlets

  4. Micah Parsons: We s—t the bed today

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Chuba Hubbard did not practice again Thursday

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Kershaw soaks in curtain call in possible L.A. finale

    FOX · 3 outlets

Technology 228 stories

  1. Apple Arcade: Here’s everything new coming in November

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overc…

  2. Do iPhone 16 cases fit the iPhone 17?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Apple just released new AirPods Pro 3 firmware and more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. Apple short film The Underdogs cleverly showcases Mac security and much more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. iPhone 17 Pro Camera Review: Rule of Three

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, October 5 (game #1350)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. Hate the new iPhone 17 Pro? That probably just means it wasn't made for you

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. Countering threats to business logic

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  6. Verizon's incredible iPhone 17 deal is ending soon: get up to four devices for free without trading in

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. Apple Watch can lose these training wheels thanks to stellar battery life

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. macOS Tahoe 26.1 public beta 2 now available

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. Renault and Dacia UK warn of data breach impacting customers

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 350 stories

  1. College Admissions Scandal: Where Are They Now?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Which "The Life Of A Showgirl" Song Are You?

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Jon Stewart Addresses ABC Pulling Jimmy Kimmel Off Air

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Be Honest With Me Here: What's The Best KATSEYE Song?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Nina Dobrev Breaks Silence on Zac Efron Dating Rumors

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Charlie Kirk Shooting Conspiracy Theory Debunked by Marketing CEO

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford's Relationship Timeline

    USMag · 3 outlets

  6. Influencer Dies at Age 31 After Complications From Cosmetic Surgery: Report

    USMag · 1 outlets

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