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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close September 14 – October 14, 2025 10039 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 42 · Issue 287 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | Trump, Merit and MIT

The government shutdown stretched into Day 13 on Monday with no sign of an imminent resolution.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTTrump Says He Will Pay Troops Despite Government Shutdown FOXA dizzying ride on the Hill: Lawmakers debate in circles as shutdown enters week two ABCTrump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown
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What dominated October

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Thousands of FBI agents assigned to immigration enforcement

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Trump says he plans to send troops to Portland, Oregon

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 437 stories

  1. College football assistant coach Shawn Clark dead at 50

    FOX · 5 outlets

    President Trump will address Israel's Knesset and visit Cairo as part of a trip marking the historic Israel-Hamas peace deal before honoring Charlie Kirk.

  2. Otto Obermaier, Who Succeeded Giuliani as U.S. Attorney, Dies at 89

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. 10/8: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Over 73,000 come to remember Charlie Kirk

    FOX · 3 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. 9/25: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  3. Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. New York AG Letitia James indicted in Virginia

    ABC · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | The Middle East’s Yalta Moment

    CBS · 5 outlets

  6. Opinion | The FCC, Disney and Jimmy Kimmel

    FOX · 4 outlets

  7. Thousands of FBI agents assigned to immigration enforcement

    CBS · 5 outlets

  8. Trump says he plans to send troops to Portland, Oregon

    NYT · 5 outlets

Business 423 stories

  1. Trump Wants to Open Up 401(k)s. Legal Threats Stand in the Way.

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    U.S. stock futures were modestly lower across the board early in Europe following Monday’s bounce.

  2. Global Markets Rise Despite U.S. Government Shutdown

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Opinion | Bring On Congress’s Traders

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  4. White House withdraws Antoni's nomination to lead BLS

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. Ottobock Shares Climb in First Day of Trading

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Stocks Slip Ahead of Fed’s Rate Decision

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Navan sets price range for IPO, expects market cap of up to $6.5 billion

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  4. My sister is 65. She has $80,000 in bonds and savings, and $2,600 a month in Social Security. Can she retire?

    MKTW · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. Precious Metals Close at New Record Highs

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. Options Traders Bet on Weaker Sterling Ahead of U.K. Budget

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. How much will Social Security increase in 2026?

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  9. First Brands Bankruptcy Damage Spreads to Jefferies, UBS

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  10. Rising Fees Force Premium Credit-Card Holders to Choose Sides

    MKTW · 3 outlets

Sports 447 stories

  1. 📈 CFB Power Rankings: Indiana climbs into top 3

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. How the Aces defeated the Mercury in Game 4

    CBS · 2 outlets

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  1. Roger Goodell: A London team remains "possible"

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Chuba Hubbard did not practice again Thursday

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. Former Arsenal academy player Billy Vigar dies at 21 after suffering 'significant brain injury'

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. Lamar ruled out; Ravens to roll with Rush again

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  5. New tush push vote not guaranteed, sources say

    CBS · 4 outlets

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

    FOX · 3 outlets

Technology 467 stories

  1. Apple TV+ rebranded as just ‘Apple TV’

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    iOS 26.1 is coming soon, and possibly iOS 26.0.2 before that. But an anonymous X account with a proven track record of leaking Apple software updates indicates there might be a new version of the alr…

  2. Since the Ninja Prestige DualBrew coffee maker came into my life, I'm finally becoming a morning person

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Friday, October 10 (game #1355)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Apple to report its Q4 2025 results on October 30

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Review: Eve Outdoor Cam is a great HomeKit camera with floodlight

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. Do iPhone 16 cases fit the iPhone 17?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  5. How to watch Love Island Games S2 on RTE (it's free)

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  6. Meze Audio 105 Silva are the bucolic listening headphones audiophiles will adore –the Romanian answer to ‘hygge’

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. A CPU vendor you've never heard of could launch a 96-core x86 CPU that is very, very similar to AMD's EPYC - but I wonder what the TDP will be

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Hackers now use Velociraptor DFIR tool in ransomware attacks

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. Microsoft releases the final Windows 10 22H2 preview update

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 361 stories

  1. Which "Showgirl" Anthem Matches Your Castle?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. 23 Really, Really, Really, Creepy Hollywood Coincidences

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. College Admissions Scandal: Where Are They Now?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Why ‘The View’ Stayed Silent About Jimmy Kimmel Controversy

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Lana Del Rey and Jeremy Dufrene Pack on the PDA at Paris Fashion Week

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Taylor Swift Attends Selena Gomez’s Wedding to Benny Blanco

    USMag · 3 outlets

  5. Argentinian Singer Fede Dorcaz Dead at 29 After Alleged Attempted Robbery

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. Diane Keaton Attended Pal Jack Nicholson's Birthday Party Before Her Death

    USMag · 1 outlets

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