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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close August 3 – September 2, 2025 9258 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 36 · Issue 245 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 Looks to Chicago Next in Federal Crackdown

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Crime in Chicago

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 196 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

Show 8 more

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

    ABC · 5 outlets

  2. Inside the Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Opinion | Notable & Quotable: Crime in Chicago

    ABC · 5 outlets

  4. 8/21: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  5. Manhunt for Montana Bar Gunman Enters Third Day

    NYT · 5 outlets

  6. Trump Looks to Chicago Next in Federal Crackdown

    CBS · 5 outlets

  7. Lyle and Erik Menendez denied parole by California board

    ABC · 5 outlets

  8. 8/25: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    FOX · 5 outlets

Business 489 stories

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Alphabet soars after Google antitrust ruling is less draconian than feared

  2. Taylor Swift and Tariffs Can Both Help Sell Diamonds

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Dow Falters After New Tariffs Kick In

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Opinion | Trump Is Right on ‘Debanking’

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  2. Gold Prices Hit New High, Overseas Stocks Rise

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Pinterest stock falls 10% after earnings miss

    CNBC · 4 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 306 stories

  1. Former Cowboys star Lee Roy Jordan dies at 84

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Browns add QB Tyler Huntley

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Intel on college football's top 2025 quarterbacks

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Bill Belichick's college debut was a disaster

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. Patriots announce 14 cuts

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  4. Texas QB Manning says future plans still unclear

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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

    PFT · 2 outlets

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

    ESPN · 2 outlets

Technology 322 stories

  1. Security Bite: My favorite privacy features in iOS 26

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to man…

  2. Here’s everything new Apple TV+ has coming in September

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Does Prime Video have a free trial?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  2. These are the best new MacBook deals this month: options as low as $599

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Hackers leak Allianz Life data stolen in Salesforce attacks

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. tvOS 26 beta 8 rolling out now for Apple TV 4K

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. Apple teases new Powerbeats Fit earbuds launching soon

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  9. OpenAI is testing "Thinking effort" for ChatGPT

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

Entertainment 343 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

Show 6 more

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 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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