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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close August 15 – September 14, 2026 21762 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 38 · Issue 257 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

How Harvard Won Back an Angry Megadonor

The judge said the plan would hinder the agency’s ability to respond to disasters.

NYT · 5 sources

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What dominated September

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Business

    Iran turns to crypto to get around sanctions

    6 of 30 days · 9 articles

  2. Business

    Aker Shares Climb After Nscale Gets $45 Billion Contract

    6 of 30 days · 7 articles

  3. Business

    European TTF Gas Marches Higher on LNG Supply Fears

    6 of 30 days · 7 articles

Top Stories 304 stories

  1. American Bar Association Ends D.E.I. Standards Under Trump Pressure

    FOX · 5 outlets

    Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese face France in the FIBA Women's World Cup final in Berlin as Team USA defends its 35-game winning streak Sunday.

  2. Opinion | Trump Has a $5,000 Bridge to Sell You

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. What is postpartum psychosis?

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Lindsay Clancy Holdout

    FOX · 5 outlets

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  1. Why Finding Jimothy Is Really About Finding Ourselves

    NYT · 3 outlets

  2. 5 killed in Philippines ferry fire

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Can You Trust General Election Polls After Primary Misses?

    NYT · 4 outlets

  4. Dolly Parton dead at 80

    FOX · 5 outlets

  5. Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 6, 2026

    CBS · 2 outlets

  6. Trump Taps Army Engineering Official as Acting Secretary

    FOX · 4 outlets

  7. ICE Officer Charged With Lying About Shooting

    ABC · 5 outlets

  8. Anthropic CEO says he didn't appreciate how fast AI would progress

    CBS · 3 outlets

Business 106 stories

  1. EU resists Mario Draghi’s competitiveness cures

    Yahoo · 9 outlets

    Jim Cramer Tries To Predict NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) Share Price Movement Following Anthropic CEO’s Remarks  Yahoo Finance

  2. IEA warns of ‘lost period’ in global oil demand

    WSJ · 9 outlets

  3. The perils of headphones in the office

    MKTW · 9 outlets

  4. Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80

    MKTW · 9 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Stocks Fall After Hot Jobs Report

    Yahoo · 8 outlets

  2. Iran turns to crypto to get around sanctions

    CNBC · 9 outlets

  3. EU races to Le Pen-proof its agenda

    CNBC · 7 outlets

  4. China lashes back at US over G20 row ahead of Xi-Trump summit

    Reuters · 7 outlets

  5. OpenAI to end partnership with SpaceX's Cursor - Reuters

    Yahoo · 8 outlets

  6. Aker Shares Climb After Nscale Gets $45 Billion Contract

    Yahoo · 7 outlets

  7. The world’s $2tn interest bill

    Yahoo · 9 outlets

  8. Larry Ellison cancels $7.5bn Oracle share sale

    Reuters · 7 outlets

  9. Putin Lands in India for BRICS Summit Shaped by Wars, Tariffs - Bloomberg.com

    Yahoo · 4 outlets

  10. European TTF Gas Marches Higher on LNG Supply Fears

    Bloomberg · 7 outlets

Sports 336 stories

  1. 49ers sign DE Viliami Fehoko

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Eagles sign WR Tahj Washington

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Former NFL QB Bob Lee dies at 81

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. MLB-best Brewers clinch playoff berth after 20-0 rout

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Sources: Balogun late U-turn ended Everton move

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  4. Dan Campbell was surprised when replay overturned an apparent Saints touchdown

    PFT · 3 outlets

  5. Zheng Qinwen's improbable run at the US Open

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  6. Garcia wants Lopez next; what about Shakur, Haney and 'Tank'?

    ESPN · 2 outlets

Technology 547 stories

  1. No iPhone 18 announced today: Here’s why

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  2. What Formula 1 teaches businesses about AI

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. How to watch Dolly Parton: Here I Am — it's *FREE* on BBC

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. iPhone Duo is no Apple Vision Pro

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  2. New action comedy movie Mayday is now streaming on Apple TV

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. AI can answer, but can it lead?

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  4. The floating PC case trend is about more than good looks

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. Report: Apple TV working on spin-off to its hit series Silo

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  6. watchOS 27 upgrade coming to Apple Watch this month

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. Hands-on with the foldable iPhone Duo [Gallery]

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. WhatsApp rolling out redesigned iPad interface with Mac-like sidebar

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. This might be iPhone 18 Pro’s best camera feature for most users

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 353 stories

  1. What Decade Of Music Best Matches Your Vibe?

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

  2. Dolly Parton Laid to Rest After Death at 80, Her Niece Confirms

    USMag · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Which Tom Holland Role Are You?

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Vicki Gunvalson and Claudia Jordan Address Donating to Brandi’s GoFundMe

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. Aaron Rodgers Addresses Speculation That Wife Brittani Doesn't ‘Exist’

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Phaedra Parks and CT Tamburello Pack on the PDA in Fire Island After Emmys

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. 'My Life With The Walter Boys' Writer Jesikah Suggs Dead at 32

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Breaking Down the Claims in Jax and Brittany's Restraining Order Battle

    USMag · 1 outlets

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