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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close June 17 – July 17, 2026 9082 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 29 · Issue 198 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Bill Archer, Influential Texas Congressman, Is Dead at 98

More than a foot of rain has fallen since Monday, triggering dangerous flash flooding​ in Central Texas.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTTwo Dead and Scores Rescued as Flooding Engulfs Central Texas ABCFederal panel reviews fencing plan, screening center to improve White House security WSJCanadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets U.S. Northeast and Midwest
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What dominated July

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Mistrial Declared in Palisades Fire Arson Case

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Influential presidential speeches

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Three More People Charged With Damaging Reflecting Pool

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 767 stories

  1. Opinion | A New Contest in South Carolina

    NYT · 5 outlets

    The partner of Johan Guerrero, who was killed by an immigration agent this week, described him as a tireless worker and doting father who would do anything for his 3-year-old daughter.

  2. How Trump's Iran goals have changed

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Inside Trump’s Stock Trading Surge

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

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  1. Opinion | Judicial Impartiality Is Under Threat

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. Fact checking Trump speech on election security

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. 7/16: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Mistrial Declared in Palisades Fire Arson Case

    CBS · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | Who Has the Midterm Upper Hand?

    NYT · 4 outlets

  6. The politics of New York's data center construction pause

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  7. Influential presidential speeches

    FOX · 5 outlets

  8. Navy Clears Blue Angels Pilot Following Low-Altitude Flyby

    NYT · 5 outlets

Business 492 stories

  1. Markets Rattled by Warsh Poker Face

    CNBC · 4 outlets

    Shares of Seven & i Holdings Co. jumped after a report said the company was looking to buy a stake in Poland's Zabka Group.

  2. Dollar Rises to One-Year High, U.S. Markets Closed for Holiday

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Energy Stocks Could Be a Slick Trade

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Look Out Below When the Price Isn’t Right

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. SpaceX Shares Fall Below IPO Price for the First Time

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. U.S. Stocks Poised to Close Week on Strong Note

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Wall Street Traders Are Having Their Best Year Ever

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  5. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Fall in Early Trading

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  7. Opinion | Trump’s Wealth Opportunity

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  9. Chase Sapphire Preferred's 100K bonus is ending soon: 4 reasons to apply now

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 1 outlets

Sports 350 stories

  1. Former Saints LB Keith Mitchell dies at 51

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Dion Dawkins: Josh is Josh, but everybody else has to be better

    FOX · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    CBS · 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 567 stories

  1. Halide 3.1: Scarlet Edition

    TechRadar · 4 outlets

    The AI-powered image creation and editing application Google Pics was first made available in Gemini Alpha in May, and the company now plans to release it to all paying Workspace customers starting i…

  2. AI Agents Broke the Security Playbook. Here's What Replaces It.

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Friday, July 17 (game #1635)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. Meta AI can now alert parents when their teens discuss self-harm

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. How to watch The Open 2026: Free Live Streams, TV Channels & Preview — Round 1

    TechRadar · 1 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. Apple TV for Android adds widgets, Apple Music gets WhatsApp sharing

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. 'If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place; — quote of the day by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. Google Gemini CLI abused as a hacking agent, malware botnet operator

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. watchOS 27 beta 2 available now for Apple Watch

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 355 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Serena Pitt Thanks Fans for Support Ahead of Joe Amabile's Brain Surgery

    USMag · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Comedian Tom Segura and Wife Split After 18 Years of Marriage: Report

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. Can You Get A Perfect Score On This Disney-Themed Math Quiz?

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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