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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close July 30 – August 29, 2025 9542 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 35 · Issue 241 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Nancy Giles: Receipts have gotten too long

A G.O.P. effort to carve up a Democratic stronghold ignored the will of voters, a judge said. The ruling, which Republicans can appeal, makes the state another battleground in the national fight over redistricting.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this ABCJudge rules Utah's congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections FOXJeffries gets in heated clash with CNN host on 'hypocritical' redistricting position and … CBSAbbott says he will approve contentious GOP redistricting bill
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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

    Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Terence Stamp, star in "Superman" films, dies at 87

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 238 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. Opinion | How to End the Tariff Debate

    WSJ · 4 outlets

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

    ABC · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. Small Tennessee town divided over new ICE detention facility

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Inside the Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. 8/21: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  5. Terence Stamp, star in "Superman" films, dies at 87

    ABC · 5 outlets

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

    ABC · 5 outlets

  7. Opinion | Shooting Madness in Minneapolis

    FOX · 5 outlets

  8. Why Trump is extending federal takeover in D.C.

    CBS · 5 outlets

Business 352 stories

  1. Stock Funds Add to Their Gains

    CNBC · 4 outlets

    Investors are largely seeing Nvidia earnings as a validation that the artificial intelligence boom has legs. Fueled with fresh optimism, the S&P 500 reached new heights Thursday.

  2. Trump Just Crashed the Copper Market

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Interactive Brokers to join S&P 500, replacing Walgreens

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Opinion | No Help Wanted, No Economic Growth

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  2. Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed, breaking ranks with Wall Street

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Jim Cramer says faith in growth stocks like Nvidia pays off

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. Founder of IRL social media app charged with defrauding investors

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. Why you can lose a lot of money from Tech’s AI splurge

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 350 stories

  1. Matthew Rooney, grandson of Steelers founder Art Rooney, dies at 51

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Browns add QB Tyler Huntley

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Predicting how Premier League transfers will perform in 2025-26

    ESPN · 2 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. Patriots announce 14 cuts

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  4. Morice Norris back at Lions facility Sunday

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  5. Blue Bloods, Billion-Dollar Brands, and a Battle for College Football Supremacy

    FOX · 3 outlets

  6. Cam Little kicks 70-yard field goal

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 280 stories

  1. Is iOS 26 beta 8 ready for release? [Poll]

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    Historical precedent suggests that the latest iOS 26 beta may be the final one, and therefore the version that will be released into the wild next month. But while the stats may favor this, not every…

  2. When will Foundation season 3 episode 5 be released on Apple TV+?

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Should you wait for the iPhone 17? I have the answer…

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Pixel 10 Pro XL vs. iPhone 16 Pro Max: Has Google closed the gap? [Video]

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. iPhone 17 Pro is coming, here’s every rumored new feature

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. New Chipolo Loop and Card trackers offer Find My compatibility and 400-foot range

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. Google warns Salesloft breach impacted some Workspace accounts

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  5. tvOS 26 beta 5 now available for Apple TV 4K

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. Does Prime Video have a free trial?

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  7. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 24 (game #1308)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. For our readers, the iPhone 17 Air is more appealing than the Pro

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. Auchan retailer data breach impacts hundreds of thousands of customers

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 331 stories

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Influencer Malik Taylor’s Cause of Death at 28 Revealed

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Natasha Richardson’s Makeup Artist Shares Sweet Letter From Liam Neeson

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Everything Meghan Markle Has Said About Her Sussex Last Name

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Mary-Kate Olsen’s Complete Dating History

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. What to Know About Fitness Star Nicole Brenda Santos Marins’ Death at 28

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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