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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close October 12 – October 19, 2025 2503 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 42 · Issue 292 Get it by email ↓
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Opinion | Trump’s Triumphal March

As the shutdown nears a fourth week, President Trump has pushed his political opponents to further dig in.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSGovernment shutdown becomes third-longest in history with no end in sight FOX'Democrat shutdown' will next jeopardize US nuclear stockpile with imminent furloughs: Wh… ABCDemocrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He's shown little interest in…
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Top Stories 363 stories

  1. State Department Revokes Visas Over Charlie Kirk Comments

    FOX · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 3 outlets

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  1. 10/17: CBS Mornings Plus

    NYT · 4 outlets

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

    NYT · 3 outlets

  3. What Really Happened on Camp Swamp Road?

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 228 stories

  1. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

    Find insight on U.S. cash home purchases, economic data during the shutdown and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services.

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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  1. Strong Bank Earnings Push S&P 500 Higher

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. Regional Bank Worries Weigh on Stocks

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 278 stories

  1. Penn State loses interim's debut, 0-4 in Big Ten

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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  1. Kerby Joseph out of practice for Lions

    PFT · 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 250 stories

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, October 19 (game #1364)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  2. Apple’s new M5 chip rivals M1 Ultra in early benchmarks

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Windows 11 KB5066835 and KB5066793 updates released

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. Here’s everything new for Apple Notes in iOS 26

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 124 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Sam Rivers, Limp Bizkit Founding Member, Dead at Age 48

    USMag · 1 outlets

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