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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close September 9 – October 9, 2025 10175 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 41 · Issue 282 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

    Ryan Routh Found Guilty of Trying to Kill Donald Trump

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Patel and F.B.I. Face Scrutiny as Kirk’s Killer Remains at Large

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Opinion | The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 433 stories

  1. 9/19: 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. Opinion | The $100,000 H-1B Visa Mistake

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. 10/8: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Over 73,000 come to remember Charlie Kirk

    FOX · 4 outlets

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  1. Joan Kennedy, Who Married Into a Dynasty, Dies at 89

    ABC · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Neighbors Warn Neighbors as Fear of ICE Ripples Across Chicago

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | The FCC, Disney and Jimmy Kimmel

    FOX · 4 outlets

  5. Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

    NYT · 4 outlets

  6. U.S. Strikes a 2nd Venezuela Boat, Killing 3, Trump Says

    NYT · 5 outlets

  7. Kiss of Death and the Google Exec

    CBS · 5 outlets

  8. Opinion | Can New Jersey Get a Tax Break?

    NYT · 5 outlets

Business 332 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. What It’s Like to Retire in America After Age 75

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Ottobock Shares Climb in First Day of Trading

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Constellation Brands reiterates lower full-year guidance

    MKTW · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Crypto Stockpiling Craze Cools After Red-Hot Summer

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  2. Here are the stocks that doubled in the third quarter

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  3. Nvidia Has a Problem: Too Much Money

    CNBC · 4 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. Stocks Slip Ahead of Fed’s Rate Decision

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. Republicans face pressure to consider Democrats' health-care demands as shutdown drags on

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. StubHub Stock Drops in Volatile Debut

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. Santoli's Friday market wrap-up: Wall Street holds near records in government-data blackout

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  10. How much will Social Security increase in 2026?

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 265 stories

  1. The 2000 Sooners and 19 other unlikely champions

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Mercury oust short-handed Lynx, reach Finals

    CBS · 2 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. Tua claps back at criticism from Cam, pundits

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    FOX · 3 outlets

Technology 211 stories

  1. Apple launching Emergency SOS via satellite feature in Mexico later this year

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    <div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/09/Apple-Emergency-sos-via-satellite.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Apple has announced a …

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. iPhone 17 Pro Camera Review: Rule of Three

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  4. The Ninja Luxe Café only just landed in Australia – it's now a massive AU$320 off for Prime Day

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Countering threats to business logic

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. 100+ outstanding Amazon Prime Day discounts, vetted by deal experts: from headphones to ereaders, appliances & much more

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. 9to5Mac Daily: October 8, 2025 – Apple’s F1 talks, more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. Hackers claim Discord breach exposed data of 5.5 million users

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

Entertainment 328 stories

  1. Charlie Kirk's College Tour Resumes 12 Days After His Death

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. 7 Awkward Moments From The 2025 Emmys

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Jon Stewart Addresses ABC Pulling Jimmy Kimmel Off Air

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Keith Urban’s Dating History: From Laura Sigler to Nicole Kidman

    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. Emma Watson's Complete Dating History: Prince Harry and More

    USMag · 3 outlets

  6. Chris Pine and Girlfriend Keana Sky Wenger Hold Hands on Rare Date Night

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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