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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close June 15 – July 15, 2026 9082 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 29 · Issue 196 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Influential presidential speeches

The Iraqi leader was in Washington to meet with President Trump.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this FOXMLB features incredible tribute to baseball history, America 250 during 2026 All-Star Game ABCBusy wildfire season tests US fire bosses as they juggle resources to stay ahead NYTWildfires Close Popular National Forest Area in Minnesota
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What dominated July

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Opinion | What I Saw While Working for Todd Blanche

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    7/14: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Demining the Strait of Hormuz

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 739 stories

  1. Florida Can’t Stop Fighting Over a Bird

    CBS · 5 outlets

    Every ICE arrest team will have at least one law enforcement officer equipped with a body-worn camera going forward, DHS said Tuesday, after two fatal shootings by agents who didn't have cameras.

  2. How Trump's Iran goals have changed

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Bill Archer, Influential Texas Congressman, Is Dead at 98

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  4. ICE Suspends Traffic Stops After Two Shooting Deaths

    CBS · 5 outlets

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  1. 7/14: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Opinion | Socialists Spell Trouble for Democrats

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. Judge rebukes Trump and DOJ over IRS lawsuit in scathing decision

    WSJ · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | Whip Grade Inflation Now

    ABC · 5 outlets

  6. Demining the Strait of Hormuz

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  7. Opinion | New York’s Data Center Self-Sabotage

    CBS · 4 outlets

  8. Opinion | Medicaid Spending Keeps Soaring

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 502 stories

  1. Markets Rattled by Warsh Poker Face

    CNBC · 4 outlets

    Stocks climbed Tuesday after a cooler-than-expected inflation report bolstered hopes that the Fed may not need to raise interest rates as aggressively.

  2. Gold Lower Amid Weak Sentiment

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Banks Are on a Goldilocks Run. Don’t Assume It Will Last.

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  4. China’s DeepSeek Prepares to List Shares in Shanghai Next Year

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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  1. The Podcasting Tech Investor Now Busy Hyping Trump Accounts

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  2. Energy Stocks Could Be a Slick Trade

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Data-Center Builders Are Racing to Offload Stakes Worth Billions

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. Opinion | The Trump Family and ‘Honest Graft’

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  7. Opinion | Trump’s Wealth Opportunity

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  10. OpenAI Investor Vinod Khosla Explains His Philosophy on Risk-Taking

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Sports 405 stories

  1. Lionel Messi Is Inevitable.

    FOX · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 2 outlets

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  1. PFT has been with NBC for 17 years

    PFT · 2 outlets

  2. USMNT Alums Reflect On 2026 World Cup Run

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Acrisure Stadium has gotten its new grass surface

    CBS · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 2 outlets

  5. 2026 World Cup Quarterfinals Power Rankings

    CBS · 2 outlets

  6. MLB All-Star Break: 1 Number That Defines 1st Half of Season For All 30 Teams

    PFT · 2 outlets

Technology 519 stories

  1. Halide 3.1: Scarlet Edition

    Bleeping · 4 outlets

    The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned Tuesday that attackers are actively exploiting three vulnerabilities to hack Internet-exposed on-premises SharePoint Server ins…

  2. The Replicant in Your Directory: AI Agents and the Identity Security Gap

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, July 15 (game #1633)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. WhatsApp is building its own iCloud alternative for chat backups

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. iPadOS 27 beta 2 now available for iPad

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  4. '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

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  6. Quote of the day by Linux creator Linus Torvalds: 'Nvidia has been the single worst company we've ever dealt with' — airing frustrations at walled gardens

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. 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

  9. 9to5Mac Overtime 070: The Siri Redemption Tour

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 385 stories

  1. 11 Celebs Who Got Caught LYING In Their Memoirs (Allegedly)

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Why Legal Move by Taylor Frankie Paul's Ex Tate May Be a 'Losing Battle'

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. Kylie Jenner's Legal Battles and Lawsuits Through the Years

    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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