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The month's top story

The A.I. Divide | America Unfiltered

The push to redraw congressional maps in Texas is shifting the dynamics of the state’s 2026 Senate campaign

ABC · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTHow Redistricting Wars Could Give the G.O.P. Up to 7 Seats CBSAbbott targets Texas lawmakers who flee state to block votes FOXTexas Dem abruptly leaves call with Newsom, other party members after being told she’s co…
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What dominated August

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Migrants Vanish Into Opaque ICE Detention System

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Fast-Moving Wildfires Threaten L.A. County

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Rahaman Ali, brother of Muhammad Ali and former boxer, dies at 82

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 290 stories

  1. Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97

    NYT · 5 outlets

    The Russian president sent his American counterpart a photograph of the two of them from their face-to-face meeting.

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. 8/21: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

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

    ABC · 4 outlets

  2. Judge halts "Alligator Alcatraz" construction over environmental concerns

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies at 71

    FOX · 3 outlets

  4. Epstein records sent to House Oversight Committee

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. Lyle Menendez said his mother also sexually abused him.

    ABC · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

  7. Rahaman Ali, brother of Muhammad Ali and former boxer, dies at 82

    FOX · 5 outlets

  8. Opinion | How to End the Tariff Debate

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 319 stories

  1. Are You a Stock Market Genius? Take Our Quiz.

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    The S&P 500 logged its fifth straight losing session on Thursday, while the Nasdaq Composite tumbled for a third day. What's on CNBC's radar going into Friday.

  2. Stock Funds Add to Their Gains

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. S&P 500 Slides for Fifth Day Ahead of Powell Speech

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Trump official says DOJ will investigate Fed Governor Cook

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Asia markets rise as investors parse Japan GDP, key China economic data

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  6. Should I refinance my auto loan?

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  10. Lutnick says Intel has to give government equity in return for CHIPS Act funds

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 260 stories

  1. Shedeur Sanders day-to-day with oblique strain

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Case Keenum is day-to-day with a leg injury

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Cam Little kicks 70-yard field goal

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Report: Patriots WR Ja'Lynn Polk out for the season with a shoulder injury

    PFT · 3 outlets

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

    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 437 stories

  1. Does Prime Video have a free trial?

    9to5 · 3 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. When will Foundation season 3 episode 5 be released on Apple TV+?

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. OpenAI teases GPT-5 release for ChatGPT

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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  1. Google Pixel 10 ditches physical SIM card slots for eSIM-only models

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. M4 MacBook Pro vs M4 MacBook Air: What $500 extra really gets you

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  3. Apple releases visionOS 26 developer beta 7

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  4. OpenAI is improving ChatGPT voice mode

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  5. 9to5Mac Daily: August 18, 2025 – Apple Watch rumors, more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. M5 MacBook Pro won’t launch this year, says analyst

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Report: Apple considers squeezing Gemini into the Siri brain

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  9. Apple slips in the 2025 Fortune Global 500 list

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

Entertainment 374 stories

  1. 'Ready 2 Go' Rapper T-Hood Dead at 33 After Shooting: Report

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Jamie Lee Curtis Reacts to Lindsay Lohan Saying She Feels ‘Safe’ With Her

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Nicole Brenda Santos Marins Dead: Fitness Star Was 28

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

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