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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close August 2 – September 1, 2025 9212 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 36 · Issue 244 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Nancy Giles: Receipts have gotten too long

Republicans and Democrats in Congress are wary of the potential consequences of President Trump’s drive to redraw districts.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSMissouri's Republican governor calls special session on redistricting 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 …
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What dominated September

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Trump Nominates Tammy Bruce for U.N. Role

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Crime in Chicago

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 244 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 | Remember the Children of Annunciation

    NYT · 5 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

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  1. Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. Trump administration moving detainees out of "Alligator Alcatraz"

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Inside the Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Crime in Chicago

    ABC · 5 outlets

  5. 8/21: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  6. Trump Nominates Tammy Bruce for U.N. Role

    CBS · 5 outlets

  7. Lyle and Erik Menendez denied parole by California board

    ABC · 5 outlets

  8. 8/29: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 5 outlets

Business 364 stories

  1. Stock Funds Add to Their Gains

    MKTW · 4 outlets

    The end-of-summer holiday is upon us, so be prepared for plenty of closings.

  2. Taylor Swift and Tariffs Can Both Help Sell Diamonds

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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  1. Stocks Slip Despite China Tariff Extension

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Opinion | Why Trump Fired Puerto Rico’s Overseers

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  4. European markets set to start the week on a broadly positive note

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  7. Taylor Swift doesn’t need your prenup advice — so why do so many lawyers still give it?

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  9. Watch Fed Chair Powell's full policy speech at Jackson Hole

    MKTW · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 369 stories

  1. NFL owners will discuss ESPN deal on Tuesday

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Former Cowboys star Lee Roy Jordan dies at 84

    CBS · 4 outlets

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  1. Intel on college football's top 2025 quarterbacks

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Patriots announce 14 cuts

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Bills DT DeWayne Carter has season-ending Achilles tear

    PFT · 2 outlets

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

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  5. Morice Norris back at Lions facility Sunday

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  6. Texas QB Manning says future plans still unclear

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 418 stories

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    Apple’s next big iPhone update, iOS 26, will bring a Liquid Glass redesign and tons of new features. Beta testers can try out iOS 26 now, but its official release date for the public is getting very …

  2. Microsoft will soon discontinue its excellent PDF Scanner app

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. How to make clear iPhone app icons with iOS 26

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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  1. Does Prime Video have a free trial?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  3. iPhone 17 Pro: Three reasons you might want to upgrade from iPhone 16 Pro

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. Facebook and Instagram may be down for some users

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  5. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 31 (game #1315)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Are you hoping for a live iPhone event on September 9? [Poll]

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  8. iPhone 17 Air is basically guaranteed to make a US feature expand to more countries

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

Entertainment 309 stories

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

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

  2. JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers’ Relationship Timeline

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Mary-Kate Olsen’s Complete Dating History

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Everything to Know About Lil Nas X’s Arrest, Hospitalization and More

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. What's In Store for Halle Berry and More Famous Leos This Year?

    USMag · 2 outlets

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