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The month's top story

Texas AG probes Beto O'Rourke's PAC over Democrats' walkout

Despite Democratic lawmakers fleeing and holding up vital relief efforts, Texas Governor Abbott’s flood relief was faster than California Governor Gavin Newsom’s response to the L.A. wildfires.

FOX · 4 sources

Also covering this ABCTexas Legislature to take another swing at redistricting vote as Democrats extend their w… NYT‘Fighting Fire With Fire,’ Democrats on Defense as Texas Redistricting Looms CBSJudge bars Beto O'Rourke's PAC from funding Texas Democrats in redistricting standoff
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What dominated August

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility Kills at Least Nine People

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Migrants Vanish Into Opaque ICE Detention System

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 351 stories

  1. Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Treason

    WSJ · 4 outlets

    ‘The longtime Jeffrey Epstein confidant and convicted sex trafficker will get to enjoy a number of perks . . . but training service dogs won’t be one of them.’

  2. Reporter's Notebook: Who actually pays tariffs?

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Undocumented Immigrants Fear Seeking Aid after Texas Floods

    NYT · 4 outlets

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

    FOX · 4 outlets

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  1. Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies at 71

    FOX · 3 outlets

  3. Fast-Moving Wildfires Threaten L.A. County

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Loni Anderson, 'WKRP in Cincinnati' star, dead at 79

    CBS · 5 outlets

  5. 8/12: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  6. What to Know About the Pacific Tsunami

    FOX · 5 outlets

  7. Judge Sentences Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Raid to Nearly 3 Years in Prison

    CBS · 5 outlets

  8. Opinion | Democrats’ Gerrymander Flub

    ABC · 4 outlets

Business 199 stories

  1. Stock Funds Add to Their Gains

    WSJ · 4 outlets

    Bessent says Federal Reserve interest rates could be much lower

  2. Figma's stock sinks 27% after last week's IPO pop

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  4. S&P 500 Posts Best Week Since June

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. Asia-Pacific markets subdued as U.S.-China tariff truce deadline looms

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Fed's Bowman: Latest jobs data strengthens support for three rate cuts in 2025

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. The complete guide to applying for student loans in 2025

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  5. Bitcoin rises above $120,000 ahead of key inflation data: CNBC Crypto World

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  6. Opinion | A Good Plan to Keep Social Security Solvent

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. How One Big Private-Equity Fund Makes Its Numbers Incomprehensible

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  9. House Passes Crypto Bills After Trump Rallies Republicans

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  10. Opinion | Can Markets Trust Stablecoins?

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 178 stories

  1. Looking for late-season heroes? Six players to target

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Micah Parsons continues to watch practice

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Jaxson Dart has solid preseason debut

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Don't stop believing: The inside story of how England won Euro 2025

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. Former NFL offensive lineman Roger Shoals dies at 86

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Cam Little kicks 70-yard field goal

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Lloyd Howell resigns from The Carlyle Group

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Technology 472 stories

  1. Here’s everything new for Apple Wallet in iOS 26

    9to5 · 3 outlets

    iOS 26 might be best remembered for its Liquid Glass redesign, but the update will also add two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen. Here’s what’s coming. more…

  2. Cyberpunk 2077 launching on Mac this week

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Does Prime Video have a free trial?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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  1. Leaker reiterates that iPhone 17 Air will get binned GPU

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. GPT-5 brings big improvements to Mac vibe coding

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. North Korean Kimsuky hackers exposed in alleged data breach

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  4. macOS Tahoe has changed the way I clear mental clutter

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. iPhone 17 Pro knockoff running iOS 18 lookalike arrives a month early

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. CarPlay connection issues? This might explain why

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Apple slips in the 2025 Fortune Global 500 list

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  8. Why Apple avoiding a big AI acquisition could signal good news

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. Facebook and Instagram may be down for some users

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

Entertainment 407 stories

  1. Zak Bagans Speaks Out on Investigator Dan Rivera’s Death, Annabelle

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Chicago Cubs Legend Ryne Sandberg Dead at 65

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Tommy Lee Addresses Brittany Furlan Divorce Rumors With New Selfie

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson's Cutest Photos Together So Far

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Sydney Sweeney Makes 1st Public Appearance After American Eagle Drama

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. I Bet You Can't Pass This "Hocus Pocus" Trivia Quiz

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. Everything Pamela Anderson Has Said About Moving Back to Canada

    USMag · 2 outlets

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