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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close July 19 – August 18, 2025 9318 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 34 · Issue 230 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

The A.I. Divide | America Unfiltered

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said that he doesn’t have concerns about Democratic redistricting efforts backfiring while fighting against Texas Republicans.

FOX · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTRedistricting Push Would Further Divide a Polarized Congress ABCThe next steps in California Democrats' plan to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting … CBSCalifornia Gov. Newsom announces redistricting effort to counter Texas GOP
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What dominated August

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Opinion | How to End the Epstein Follies

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Fast-Moving Wildfires Threaten L.A. County

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Migrants Vanish Into Opaque ICE Detention System

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 390 stories

  1. Mary Shields, First Woman to Finish the Iditarod, Dies at 80

    NYT · 5 outlets

    The papers, laying out the sequence of events and including the phone numbers of several officials, were found around 9 a.m. on Friday and sent to NPR by a guest of the hotel.

  2. Opinion | Notable & Quotable: No Puppy Love

    WSJ · 4 outlets

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

    NYT · 4 outlets

  4. Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    FOX · 5 outlets

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  1. Opinion | How to End the Epstein Follies

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. Undocumented Immigrants Fear Seeking Aid after Texas Floods

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies at 71

    FOX · 3 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | How to End the Tariff Debate

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  6. What to Know About the Pacific Tsunami

    FOX · 5 outlets

  7. 8/15: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  8. 8/1 The Takeout with Major Garrett

    FOX · 3 outlets

Business 207 stories

  1. Ozzy Osbourne, pioneering heavy metal singer and Black Sabbath frontman, dies at 76

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Earnings are due from big-box retailers this week, followed by the Jackson Hole gathering of central bankers

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. U.S. Stock Futures Edge Up After Nasdaq Hits Record High

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. ‘I’m confused!’ Why does President Trump want a rate cut so badly?

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Solve U.S. Chip-Making Dilemma

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. S&P 500 Posts Best Week Since June

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  4. Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise as investors await details of U.S.-Ukraine talks

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  6. Nearly 1 in 5 older student loan borrowers are seriously delinquent as Trump steps up collections

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  7. Private Equity’s Big Fish See Deals Machinery Gearing Up

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  8. Intel has 18 months to determine its future — or Qualcomm and Arm will

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  9. Bitcoin extends rally, hits record high above $124,000

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  10. July Jump in Wholesale Inflation Slows Stock Surge

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Sports 390 stories

  1. Mets find CF fix, trade for Orioles veteran Mullins

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Billy Howton, Believed To Have Been Oldest Ex-NFL Player, Dies At 95

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Sources: Royals keeping Lugo on 2 years, $46M

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. The Rashee Rice case creates bad optics for the league

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Cam Little kicks 70-yard field goal

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Steelers OLB Nick Herbig leaves with hamstring injury

    PFT · 3 outlets

  5. Germany GK stars in shootout win over France

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  6. Rams' Stafford (back) to miss practice next week

    CBS · 4 outlets

Technology 441 stories

  1. iOS 26 tweaks iPhone Always On Display in a way you might not like

    9to5 · 1 outlets

    <div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/ios-26-clock-lock-screen-b6.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Apple’s Always On Display ha…

  2. Apple takes Apple Cinemas to the courtroom box office

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. How to use AppleCare One with the iPhone Upgrade Program

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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  1. Apple slips in the 2025 Fortune Global 500 list

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Upcoming games 2025 for console and PC

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. Apple Vision Pro 2 may have a better chip than expected

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public beta 2 now available

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  6. North Korean Kimsuky hackers exposed in alleged data breach

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. Pebble returning with a new watch and old-school charm

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. Facebook and Instagram may be down for some users

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  9. Apple releases visionOS 26 developer beta 6

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 397 stories

  1. Taylor Swift and Zoe Kravitz's Friendship Timeline: Everything to Know

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Doctor Who Tried to Save Malcolm-Jamal Warner Speaks Out for the 1st Time

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Chicago Cubs Legend Ryne Sandberg Dead at 65

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Who's The Ultimate "Best New Artist" Grammy Nominee From The '90s?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Sydney Sweeney Parties in Blue Jeans After American Eagle Controversy

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. Which Lindsay Lohan Movie Is The Best Of Them All?

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

  6. Mary-Kate Olsen’s Complete Dating History

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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