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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close June 20 – July 20, 2025 9329 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 29 · Issue 201 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

7/1: CBS Evening News Plus

Officials in a Texas hill country community pummeled by deadly flooding on July 4 say just three people remain missing, down from nearly 100

ABC · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTNumber of Missing in Kerr County, Texas, After Floods Drops to 3 CBSNumber missing from devastating Texas floods drops sharply to 3, officials say WSJThe RV Communities Wiped Out by Texas Floods
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What dominated July

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Opinion | What’s Trump’s Next Move on Iran?

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Abrego Garcia to stay in jail as lawyers spar over potential deportation

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Harvard and Trump Restart Talks to Potentially End Bitter Dispute

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 339 stories

  1. Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Trump budget bill specifics

    FOX · 5 outlets

    Hadeeqa Malik, who interned for NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, was captured on video calling protests 'jihad' at an anti-Israel demonstration.

  2. Opinion | Trump vs. Lula at the OAS

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | The Supreme Court’s FCC Tax Dodge

    NYT · 4 outlets

  4. Opinion | The Tomato Trade Racket

    FOX · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Motive still a mystery a year after Trump assassination attempt

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  2. Federal Judge Halts Immigration Raid Tactics in Los Angeles

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. What’s Next for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs?

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | What’s Trump’s Next Move on Iran?

    FOX · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | The NYC Mayoral Debate: No, You Quit

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Kristi Noem raises prospect of prosecuting CNN over ICE app story.

    NYT · 4 outlets

  7. One Way to Fight Wildfires: Burn Your Land Ahead of Time

    NYT · 4 outlets

  8. Opinion | Trump’s Immigration Reform Opportunity

    WSJ · 4 outlets

Business 132 stories

  1. Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

    CNBC · 4 outlets

    Tame inflation data also helped the market this week.

  2. Australian stocks hit record high amid mixed trading in Asia-Pacific markets

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  3. Block shares soar 10% on entry into S&P 500

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Why Banks Are on High Alert About Stablecoins

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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  1. Opinion | Reagan Braved Volcker’s Fed

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Stone Point Wraps Up 10th Flagship Fund at $11.5 Billion

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. Senator Warren Has a New Target on Wall Street: Private Credit

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. MicroStrategy’s stock surges as bitcoin purchases resume, lifting holdings to above 600,000

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  5. Robinhood is up 160% this year, but several obstacles are ahead

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  6. Opinion | Want to Repair Social Security? Enlist the IRS

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  7. Tesla moves to expand Robotaxi to Phoenix, following rival Waymo

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. ‘I have a degree in economics’: I’m 70, earn $250K a year and have $3.7 million in investments. Is it time to retire?

    MKTW · 1 outlets

  9. House Passes Crypto Bills After Trump Rallies Republicans

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  10. Tesla says it made its first driverless delivery of a new car to a customer

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 623 stories

  1. How Chelsea, PSG compare; who will win?

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. The most obscure MLB All-Stars ever

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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  1. Flagg wins summer debut despite uneven outing

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Abreu hits grand slam, inside-the-park HR for Sox

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. Euro 2025: Norway Beats Iceland; Signe Gaupset Youngest to Score Twice

    FOX · 2 outlets

  4. Former Washington minority owner Fred Smith dies at 80

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. 💍 Bakhtiari trolls Rodgers at Love's wedding

    PFT · 3 outlets

  6. Sources: Forest complain over Spurs MGW move

    ESPN · 1 outlets

Technology 448 stories

  1. Genmoji in iOS 26: Here’s every new feature coming soon

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

    In the past year we’ve seen mismanaged software launches from two of the biggest tech companies in the world – I want to see this trend dealt with before it becomes an industry-wide issue.

  2. Apple releases developer beta 3 for visionOS 26

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, July 20 (game #1273)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. If the iPhone 17 misses this display upgrade once again, I've had enough

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Qantas data breach sees up to 6M customer records at risk

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. Which MacBook should you buy in 2025?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  4. Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 exclusives - release schedule for confirmed Switch 2-only games

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Google AI Mode is getting a bigger AI brain from Gemini

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  6. iPhone 17 Pro could get exclusive new anti-reflective display

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. This one iPadOS 26 toggle makes the iPad feel more Mac-like than ever

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  8. Play-Doh World one of four new games coming to Apple Arcade

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. macOS Tahoe 26 beta 3 makes tabs less confusing

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 435 stories

  1. Colin Jost Can’t Take His Eyes Off Scarlett Johansson on the Red Carpet

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Diddy's Sentencing Date Revealed After Post-Trial Hearing

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Jennifer Aniston's Romance With 'Sexy' Jim Curtis Is 'Moving Pretty Fast'

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Chiefs Heiress Gracie Hunt Shares Glimpse Into Relationship

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Tanner Martin Announces His Death at 30 in Pre-Recorded Instagram Video

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Fitness Influencer Christina Bitner Dead at Age 41, Friends Pay Tribute

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. JoJo Siwa Says Boyfriend Chris Hughes Has a 'Beautiful' Core

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. 35 Celebrities Who Dated People With SERIOUS Money

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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