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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close June 14 – July 14, 2026 8906 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 29 · Issue 195 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Wildfires Close Popular National Forest Area in Minnesota

The strategy calls for moving firefighters, engines and aircraft into areas where the risk of wildfire is high in hopes of catching flames before they make a catastrophic run

ABC · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSMaps show heat alerts as extreme temperatures threaten millions NYTWildfires Close Popular National Forest Area in Minnesota FOXMajor American city again takes top honors for worst possible travel reason
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What dominated July

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    First American Woman Rows Solo From California to Hawaii

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Bill Archer, Influential Texas Congressman, Is Dead at 98

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    7/13: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 723 stories

  1. Person Is Killed in ICE-Involved Shooting in Maine

    CBS · 5 outlets

    Maine Sen. Angus King said he told Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that he wanted a transparent investigation into the shooting in Biddeford.

  2. James Bradley, Co-Author of ‘Flags of Our Fathers,’ Dies at 72

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Breaking down the World Cup semi-final matches

    ABC · 4 outlets

  4. Man Fatally Shot in Texas Immigration Operation Wasn’t the Target

    NYT · 5 outlets

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  1. 7/13: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Opinion | Socialists Spell Trouble for Democrats

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. Kean Set to Speak at the Capitol After Mysterious Absence

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Influential presidential speeches

    ABC · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | What I Saw While Working for Todd Blanche

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  6. First American Woman Rows Solo From California to Hawaii

    NYT · 5 outlets

  7. New York Set to Temporarily Ban Large New Data Centers

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  8. Opinion | Medicaid Spending Keeps Soaring

    WSJ · 4 outlets

Business 532 stories

  1. Markets Rally on Interim Peace Deal

    WSJ · 4 outlets

    Higher long-term yields might not compensate for the higher risks.

  2. JGBs Fall Amid Some Headwinds

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. The Chip Trade Is Helping Wall Street Shake Off Latest Iran Strikes

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Can AI Make Better Drugs? Not on Wall Street’s Timeline

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. The Podcasting Tech Investor Now Busy Hyping Trump Accounts

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  2. Gold Rises After Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. Intel’s Stock Has Soared, but It Needs an Engineering Comeback

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Snap Winning Streak

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. Opinion | Trump’s Wealth Opportunity

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. Trump purges Election Assistance Commission members, months before midterms

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  9. South Carolina governor taps Lindsey Graham's sister to serve as interim senator

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  10. Judge says Trump sued IRS for 'improper purpose'; refers his lawyer to bar

    CNBC · 1 outlets

Sports 498 stories

  1. Lionel Messi Is Inevitable.

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Lamine Yamal Is Ready For His And Spain's World Cup Moment

    FOX · 2 outlets

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  1. Who Are The Referees For USA vs. Bosnia And Herzegovina?

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. Cowboys to sign CB Ameer Speed

    PFT · 3 outlets

  3. Steelers sign WR Levi Wentz

    CBS · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. Charles Barkley declined invitation to attend Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift wedding

    CBS · 2 outlets

  6. 2026 World Cup Quarterfinals Power Rankings

    CBS · 2 outlets

Technology 502 stories

  1. Halide 3.1: Scarlet Edition

    TechRadar · 4 outlets

    Xiaomi's first gas-powered model is a huge luxury SUV with 930 miles of range

  2. How AI can turn restaurant phone lines into profit centers

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, July 14 (game #1632)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. How to watch Uzbekistan vs Colombia: Free Streams & TV Channels for FIFA World Cup 2026

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Best SSD deals 2026 — big savings on Samsung, SanDisk, WD and more

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. iPadOS 27 beta 2 now available for iPad

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  4. How to watch Alone season 13 online from anywhere

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. 'Cryptomining can be a lucrative post-compromise activity in cloud environments': Experts warn AI gateways connected to Amazon Bedrock are being hijacked to steal crypto

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  6. WordPress just released a brand-new Apple TV app with thousands of free videos

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Quote of the day by Steve Jobs: 'The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste' — a potshot at a bitter rival

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Netflix among many companies showing interest in acquiring Letterboxd: report

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. Rocket Lab buys Iridium in an $8 billion deal to build the most formidable rival to Musk's SpaceX — will it change the Ukraine war?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 396 stories

  1. Inside Jessica Simpson's 'Low-Key' Romance With Tom Eisenhood

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. 'Cheers' Cocreator James Burrows Dead at 85 After Brief

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Christina Ricci's Ex Denied Emergency Custody After Son's Texts

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. Elon Musk Shares Link to Watch Armie Hammer's Comeback Movie After German Ban

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Suede Brooks Claims She Received Threatening Texts After Drake Split

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Marcellus Wiley Gets Served Annemarie’s Court Documents at Disney World

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. Justin Baldoni and Wife Emily Break Silence After Blake Lively Settlement

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. Pro Wrestler Joe Doering Dies at Age 44 After a Brain Cancer Battle

    USMag · 2 outlets

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