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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close September 17 – October 17, 2025 10214 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 42 · Issue 290 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | The Brendan Carr Democrats

Democrats are calling on President Donald Trump to get more involved with negotiations to end the government shutdown

ABC · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSSenate fails to advance funding bill for 10th time on Day 16 of shutdown FOXShutdown standstill: No headway until there's 'incentive,' politicos lament NYTTrump’s Unilateral Spending Cuts Complicate Shutdown Deal
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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

    Share Your Videos of ICE Interactions

    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 591 stories

  1. Sonny Curtis, who wrote "Mary Tyler Moore Show" theme, dies at 88

    FOX · 5 outlets

    College students at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Oklahoma are supportive of visa revocations for foreigners who celebrated Charlie Kirk's assassination.

  2. College football assistant coach Shawn Clark dead at 50

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | Can Cuomo Beat Mamdani?

    CBS · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

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  1. Trump’s Favored Prosecutor Is Moving at Full Steam

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. National Guard Troops Begin to Trickle Into Memphis

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | Trump’s Big Beautiful Gaza Peace Plan

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Opinion | The FCC, Disney and Jimmy Kimmel

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Opinion | Another Attorney General Fires Motley Rice

    ABC · 5 outlets

  7. Share Your Videos of ICE Interactions

    CBS · 5 outlets

  8. A Military Celebration Sparks Another Newsom-Trump Feud

    ABC · 5 outlets

Business 438 stories

  1. Opinion | There Are No Rules for Success

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Democrats largely voted against the bill to fund the Pentagon amid the shutdown. The vote came hours after a Senate bill to fund the entire government failed.

  2. Global Markets Mixed Amid Renewed Trade Tensions

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Stocks Bounce Back After Friday’s Selloff

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Regional Bank Worries Weigh on Stocks

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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  1. Traders eye the 20-day moving average on the S&P 500 as a critical level for the market

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  2. Nvidia Has a Problem: Too Much Money

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. Why Biotech’s Rally Can Last This Time

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  6. 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

  7. Social Security COLA for 2026: Agency confirms when to expect announcement

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. Opinion | Bring the Fed to Miami and Phoenix

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  9. Ottobock Shares Climb in First Day of Trading

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  10. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Sports 339 stories

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 3 outlets

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  1. How the Aces defeated the Mercury in Game 4

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. Former Cowboys LB D.D. Lewis dies at 79

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Micah Parsons expands on his tush push criticism

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Colts WR Josh Downs dealing with a concussion

    FOX · 4 outlets

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

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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

    FOX · 3 outlets

Technology 138 stories

  1. Walmart gives ChatGPT checkout power

    9to5 · 4 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. Maya Rudolph’s ‘Loot’ is back for season 3 on Apple TV

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Requiem for the Rangefinder: An iPhone Air Review

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Amazon AU's October Prime sale ends Monday, but I'd jump on these 7 bestsellers quick – they might not last

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. AirPods Pro 3 earn spot on TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 list

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. Clothing giant MANGO discloses data breach exposing customer info

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  6. I tested these brilliant OneOdio over-ears and they're now my favorite budget headphones –by a mile

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. 8-core AMD Ryzen Mini PC can power four 8K monitors, has two SSD slots, two Ethernet ports, and even a tiny LCD display - but will you trust a brand you've never heard of?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Next year’s MacBook Pro rumors make new M5 model an easy ‘no’

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. Have I Been Pwned: Prosper data breach impacts 17.6 million accounts

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 360 stories

  1. Brittany Mahomes, More Stars Who Got ‘Showgirl’ Messages From Taylor Swift

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Diane Keaton Saw Doctor 2 Days Before Death From Pneumonia at 79

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Jon Stewart Addresses ABC Pulling Jimmy Kimmel Off Air

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    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. Bette Midler Gushes About 'Magical' First Wives Club Costar Diane Keaton

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. Which "Showgirl" Anthem Matches Your Castle?

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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