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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close July 2 – August 1, 2025 9519 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 31 · Issue 213 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Former Rhode Island Gov. Edward DiPrete dies at 91

Emergency manager says he was sick, asleep as deadly flash floods hit Texas; Potatoes came from tomatoes, scientists say

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYT‘Not a Damned Penny.’ Texas Flood Survivors Look for Help WSJTexas Lawmakers Criticize Local Officials Over Deadly Hill Country Floods ABC3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100
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What dominated August

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

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

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Opinion | The Racial Gerrymander Boomerang

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Kills at Least Nine People

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 299 stories

  1. Trump to Impose Sweeping New Tariffs on Much of the World

    CBS · 5 outlets

    The Trump administration is poised to hit dozens of nations around the world with higher tariffs.

  2. House Democrats launch bid to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Top Justice Department Official Visits Former Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell

    NYT · 3 outlets

  4. Opinion | Trump’s Trade Deal Triumphs

    FOX · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Bryan Kohberger Pleads Guilty to Killing 4 Idaho Students

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. Federal Judge Halts Immigration Raid Tactics in Los Angeles

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. A Mill Town Lost Its Mill. What Is It Now?

    ABC · 5 outlets

  4. David Gergen, Adviser to Presidents and Political Commentator, Dies at 83

    CBS · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

  6. Opinion | The Racial Gerrymander Boomerang

    NYT · 5 outlets

  7. Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies at 71

    ABC · 3 outlets

  8. New York’s Financial Crowd Rushes to Build Anti-Mamdani War Chest

    FOX · 2 outlets

Business 255 stories

  1. Tariffs, Economic Concerns Drag Down Stocks

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    The S&P 500 fell for the third straight session despite strong earnings from Meta and Microsoft.

  2. U.S. to Raise Tariffs on Scores of Nations

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  3. Are ETFs better than mutual funds?

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  4. Global Markets Rise After U.S. and EU Reach Deal

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Why the Latest Meme Stock Craze Won’t Take Down the Overall Market

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Opinion | A Few Questions for Aspiring Federal Reserve Chiefs

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. S&P 500 futures slip as traders await big jobs report: Live updates

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  4. Buy these stocks as railroad-merger talk heats up, analyst says

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  5. S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite Extend Record Run

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. Opinion | A Risky Plan for Social Security

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  7. Ether rises 2% and bitcoin inches back above $119,000: CNBC Crypto World

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. Figma Shares Jump 250% in Their Stock-Market Debut

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. Opinion | Can Markets Trust Stablecoins?

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  10. Trump's student loan payment changes include one positive for workers in debt

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 349 stories

  1. The most obscure MLB All-Stars ever

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: How are the Padres Both?!

    FOX · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Passan: Inside the first swing-off in MLB All-Star Game history

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. England's late show stuns Italy as super-subs seal final spot

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  4. First-half MVPs for all 30 MLB teams

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. Micah Parsons continues to watch practice

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. 📈 Free agency NBA Power Rankings: From 1-30

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Technology 396 stories

  1. Rumor: Here are the iPhone 17 Air colors

    9to5 · 3 outlets

    Benjamin and Chance analyze the new iOS 26 icon set, as well as respond to some public beta feedback Chance has received from his family. Also, a test iPhone 17 prototype was seemingly caught on came…

  2. Murderbot lands season 2 renewal at Apple TV+ ahead of finale

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, July 28 (game #1281)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Let’s hope one iPhone 17 Pro camera rumor is dead wrong

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Apple trade-in values cut for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. No, an Apple support Weibo account didn’t promote a Samsung foldable phone [Updated]

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. Apple slips in the 2025 Fortune Global 500 list

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  5. Qantas confirms data breach impacts 5.7 million customers

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  6. watchOS 26 after one month: Three new features I’ve been using a lot

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  7. Minnesota activates National Guard after St. Paul cyberattack

    Bleeping · 1 outlets

  8. Hackers breach Toptal GitHub account, publish malicious npm packages

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. Apple Weather app is returning after total outage

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 368 stories

  1. Khloe Kardashian Hid Melanoma From Family After Dad’s Cancer Death

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Kelly Osbourne’s Ups and Downs Through the Years

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Adam Sandler Reacts to Pal Jennifer Aniston and Jim Curtis' Romance

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Sofia Richie Grainge and Elliot Grainge Reenact Coldplay Kiss Cam Drama

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Which Song Is The Imposter?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Morgan Stewart Mourns Unexpected Death of Her Brother at 45

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Celebrities Are Paying Tribute To Hulk Hogan After His Death At 71

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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