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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close June 18 – July 18, 2026 9059 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 29 · Issue 199 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

    House Votes for Permanent Daylight Saving Time

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Mistrial Declared in Palisades Fire Arson Case

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Influential presidential speeches

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 773 stories

  1. Opinion | Zohran Mamdani, Slumlord

    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. Demining the Strait of Hormuz

    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 507 stories

  1. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  2. SpaceX and Pentagon Discuss Data-Center Deal

    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 Settle Higher

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  7. Opinion | Trump’s Wealth Opportunity

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. I racked up $35,000 in credit-card debt. Should I file for bankruptcy?

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 1 outlets

Sports 405 stories

  1. Lionel Messi Is Inevitable.

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Jason McCourty signs exclusive deal with ESPN

    FOX · 3 outlets

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  1. Joga Bonito Is Back? 4 Takeaways From Brazil's Win Over Scotland

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. USMNT Alums Reflect On 2026 World Cup Run

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Nearly 45 million watched England vs. Mexico on Sunday night

    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. Two groups emerge from pack in effort to buy Seahawks

    PFT · 2 outlets

Technology 589 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 South Africa vs South Korea: 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. How to watch CazeTV from outside Brazil with a VPN

    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. DuckDuckGo browser now blocks YouTube video ads

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  9. watchOS 27 beta 2 available now for Apple Watch

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 405 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Rosie O'Donnell Accuses RFK Jr. of 'Defiling' His Family's Legacy

    USMag · 3 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    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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