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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close June 6 – July 6, 2026 9021 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 28 · Issue 187 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

U.S. Rings In 250th Birthday

A seaplane carrying at least eight people made a hard landing in New York City's East River on Sunday, officials said.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTHow Trump Put Himself in the Middle of America’s 250th FOXDelta flight struck by fireworks while landing in Chicago on Fourth of July, FAA investig… ABCDelta pilot reports a close encounter with a July Fourth firework before landing in Chica…
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What dominated July

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    How the Epstein Files Paralyzed the Trump White House

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Rams legend LeRoy Irvin, 2-time All-Pro cornerback, dead at 68

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    The Reflecting Pool Appears to Be Rejecting Its Makeover

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 622 stories

  1. Bob Packwood, Senator Forced to Quit in Sex Scandal, Dies at 93

    NYT · 5 outlets

    President Trump has tried to scale back anti-discrimination regulations that date back decades. Federal agencies have heeded his call.

  2. Opinion | A Massachusetts Ballot Dirty Trick

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | A New Path for NATO and Israel

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Comedian Carlos Mencia charged with tax fraud in LA

    ABC · 4 outlets

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  1. How Trump's Iran goals have changed

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Opinion | The Socialist Democrats of America

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Rams legend LeRoy Irvin, 2-time All-Pro cornerback, dead at 68

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Berkeley Will Start Institute Named for Pelosi

    ABC · 5 outlets

  5. Why democratic socialists are racking up primary wins

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. The Reflecting Pool Appears to Be Rejecting Its Makeover

    FOX · 5 outlets

  7. 55% of Americans support birthright citizenship.

    NYT · 3 outlets

  8. 6/17: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    CBS · 4 outlets

Business 278 stories

  1. JGBs Fall Amid Some Headwinds

    WSJ · 4 outlets

    SpaceX joins Nasdaq-100 index tomorrow

  2. Gold Lower Amid Weak Sentiment

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. Taiwan Steps Up Probe Into AI Hardware Smuggling

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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  1. First known congressional SpaceX stock buys surface after record IPO

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Pull Back Despite Heat Wave

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Abivax Shares Continue Climbing After Biotech Firm Moves to Bolster Balance Sheet

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Three sons of Iran's slain leader Khamenei appear at funeral, not his successor

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  5. JPMorgan’s $4 Million ‘Salami Incident’ Is Fueling a Backlash From Banks

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  6. What's a good student loan interest rate? These lenders offer some of the lowest APRs

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  7. Weak Jobs Report Prompts Wall Street to Change Strategy

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  8. Thursday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  9. Tech Billionaire Vinod Khosla Wants to Pay More Taxes. He Explained to Us Why.

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  10. Oil Falls on Signs of Strait of Hormuz’s Reopening

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Sports 490 stories

  1. 2026 United Bowl is sold out

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Bo Nix: I could be full go right now

    CBS · 3 outlets

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  1. Stacey King, three-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls, dies at 59

    PFT · 3 outlets

  2. UFL announces six players with NFL tryouts

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Cristiano Ronaldo Mocked With 'Messi' Chants After Frustrating World Cup Draw

    FOX · 1 outlets

  4. Is Cristiano Ronaldo Retiring? Portugal Star Gives Update On Future

    CBS · 2 outlets

  5. Who Is ... Folarin Balogun, the USA's Breakout World Cup Star?

    FOX · 3 outlets

  6. S Ifeatu Melifonwu works out for the Seahawks

    PFT · 2 outlets

Technology 378 stories

  1. Here’s everything new for AirPods in iOS 27

    9to5 · 3 outlets

    According to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is likely to have very limited supply for iPhone Ultra at its time of announcement in September. This means it’s plausible that the company may d…

  2. How to watch Mexico vs England replay – it's spoiler-free

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. ARToken PhaaS exposes EvilTokens' Microsoft 365 phishing toolkit

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, July 6 (game #1624)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Apple releases first iOS 27 beta 1

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. Quote of the day by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: 'One of the tech industry’s worst mistakes in a long time was that everybody could go full remote forever' — closing the doors to pandemic-era flexibility

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. How to download the macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. tvOS 27 beta 1 available now for Apple TV 4K

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. A dedicated Apple Watch communication app is missing in watchOS 27

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. What is the release date for Sugar season 2 on Apple TV?

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  8. LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  9. PC makers are chasing 'creatives'. But who are they?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 447 stories

  1. 'Godfather' Actor Anthony Guidera Dead at 65 After Weeks on Life Support

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Jack White's Shocking Divorce and More Us Weekly Top Stories

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Taylor Frankie Paul Says She's 'Emotionally Numb' Amid Dakota Legal Drama

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. ANTM's Jeana Turner Slams Tyra Banks for 'Money-Hungry' Lawsuit

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. 16 Most Out-Of-Touch Celeb Moments Of 2026 So Far

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Why Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater Split and More Us Weekly Top Stories

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. What Jesse Ridgway and Ashley Have Said About Abortion Backlash

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. Stars React to Singer Oliver Tree's Death at 32 After Helicopter Collision

    USMag · 2 outlets

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