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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close July 22 – August 21, 2025 9590 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 34 · Issue 233 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 65

New agenda items include penalties for lawmakers who flee the state, pharmacy access to Ivermectin, and a groundwater study in East Texas.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTTexas House Approves Redistricting Maps, Just as Trump Wanted FOXTexas Dem abruptly leaves call with Newsom, other party members after being told she’s co… ABCThe next steps in California Democrats' plan to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting …
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What dominated August

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Fast-Moving Wildfires Threaten L.A. County

    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

    How Trump Is Forcing Foes to Pay Up

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 457 stories

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

    ABC · 5 outlets

    All the Russians asked in return was to take his picture and interview him.

  2. Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Treason

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  3. Trump Warns of Economic Disaster if Court Strikes Down Tariffs

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Former FBI and CIA Director William H. Webster dies at 101

    CBS · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. David Nabarro, Who Grappled Globally With Ebola and Covid, Dies at 75

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. 8/19: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  3. Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies at 71

    FOX · 3 outlets

  4. Kohberger's behavior alarmed university faculty, students before murders

    CBS · 5 outlets

  5. Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes Before More Children Are Lost

    CBS · 4 outlets

  6. At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Did a Detainee Just Faint or Need CPR?

    CBS · 4 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

  8. North Carolina’s Outer Banks Brace for Hurricane Erin

    ABC · 3 outlets

Business 281 stories

  1. S&P 500 Posts Best Week Since June

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Target stock sinks; Fed minutes suggest divisions over inflation

  2. Stock Funds Add to Their Gains

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Opinion | The Federal Reserve Doesn’t Have to Be an Enemy of Growth

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  6. Asia markets track Wall Street declines; Japan exports notch steepest drop in over four years

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  8. Should I refinance my auto loan?

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 314 stories

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Saints claim TE Mason Pline off of waivers

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Commanders release OL Julian Good-Jones

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Cam Little kicks 70-yard field goal

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Steelers OLB Nick Herbig leaves with hamstring injury

    PFT · 3 outlets

  4. Micah Parsons continues to watch practice

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Luke Schoonmaker is in concussion protocol

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  6. Transfer rumors, news: Atalanta eye move for Milan's Musah

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Technology 438 stories

  1. PSA: Update your iPhone to iOS 18.6.2 right away

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    Sketch is out with a new update today featuring support for Liquid Glass-like effects, complete with blur, distortion, depth, and chromatic aberration controls. Here’s what it looks like. more…

  2. US iPhones: ‘Made in India’, built in China

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. iPhone 17 Pro Max might have a camera advantage over iPhone 17 Pro

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Apple shares video of epic Severance mural in LA

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Everything announced at Made by Google 2025: Pixel 10, Pixel Watch 4, & more

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. iPhone 17 Pro may be a tougher sell than ever before

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. WhatsApp is testing message reminders

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  5. 9to5Mac Daily: July 28, 2025 – AirPods public beta, more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 17 (game #1301)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. Massive Allianz Life data breach impacts 1.1 million people

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  8. OpenAI keeps GPT-4o active and doubles GPT-5 usage for some users

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  9. Everything new in iOS 26 beta 7

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 415 stories

  1. Everything to Know About Sean Kingston's Fraud Scheme

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Chicago Cubs Legend Ryne Sandberg Dead at 65

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. Which Was Your Favorite Movie With These Actors?

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

  6. What Bryan Kohberger’s Classmates and Professors Noticed After Murders

    USMag · 1 outlets

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