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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close October 11 – October 18, 2025 2510 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 42 · Issue 291 Get it by email ↓
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Opinion | Trump’s Triumphal March

The government shutdown is now the third-longest funding lapse in modern history, and the Senate won't meet until Monday.

CBS · 5 sources

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Top Stories 376 stories

  1. State Department Revokes Visas Over Charlie Kirk Comments

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Alaska storm damage could displace some evacuees for at least 18 months

    CBS · 3 outlets

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  1. Maps: Where the U.S. Is Building Up Military Force in the Caribbean

    NYT · 3 outlets

  2. Opinion | Bulldozing Race Conscious Road Work

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. 10/17: CBS Mornings Plus

    CBS · 5 outlets

Business 221 stories

  1. The Trump Tracker: What the President Has Done So Far

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    A MarketWatch poll finds that 47% of respondents say their No. 1 shutdown concern is the potential hit to the U.S. economy.

  2. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Snap Losing Streak

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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  1. China accuses U.S. of deliberately causing panic over rare earth controls, says it is open to talks

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  2. Strong Bank Earnings Push S&P 500 Higher

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. ‘The tide went out’: How a string of bad loans has bank investors hunting for hidden risks

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  4. How Jefferies Found Itself at the Center of First Brands’ Collapse

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 273 stories

  1. Penn State AD: James Franklin's Firing Went Far Beyond Recent Struggles

    CBS · 3 outlets

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  1. 14 can't-miss games to watch this November

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Titans fire Callahan, to give McCoy shot at job

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Tua apologizes for comments: 'Made a mistake'

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 246 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, October 18 (game #1363)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Over 266,000 F5 BIG-IP instances exposed to remote attacks

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

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  1. 5 easy tips to make your Sora 2 videos pop

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. Windows 11 KB5066835 and KB5066793 updates released

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Apple found a way to save big on key iPhone Fold component

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. Apple rolls out macOS Tahoe 26.1 public beta 3

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 122 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Taylor Swift Donates $100K to Young Girl With Brain Tumor

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Kevin Federline Claims Britney Spears Wished Sons Were 'Dead'

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

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