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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close August 30 – September 6, 2025 2290 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 36 · Issue 249 Get it by email ↓
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Opinion | The Unbearable Ubiquity of Trump

President Trump on Friday signed an executive order to begin the process of renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

CBS · 5 sources

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Top Stories 289 stories

  1. Opinion | RFK Jr.’s Goat Rodeo

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Artists turning trash into masterpieces

    CBS · 5 outlets

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  1. A deadly strike marks a moment in Rubio's long desire to confront Venezuela

    ABC · 4 outlets

  2. On Epstein Files, Women Lead the G.O.P. Resistance to Trump

    NYT · 3 outlets

  3. 9/1: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 4 outlets

Business 173 stories

  1. Stocks Rally as Hopes for Rate Cuts Build

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    A fragile rally dissolved in the first hour of trading as rate cut hopes gave way to worries about a slowing economy.

  2. Trump asks Supreme Court to quickly hear appeal to save his tariffs

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  3. Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for big changes at Fed

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. Salesforce issues weak revenue guidance even as earnings beat estimates

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. Stock Market News, Sept. 5, 2025: Weak Jobs Data Boosts Rate-Cut Bets; Dow Falls

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Powerball jackpot hits $1.8 billion. Here’s the tax bill if you win

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  4. What We Know About America’s Billionaires: 1,135 and Counting

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 257 stories

  1. Cowboys extend cornerback DaRon Bland

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Bill Belichick's college debut was a disaster

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Connelly: 28 games that could make Week 2 very interesting

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  3. Bama can't stop Castellanos as FSU stuns Tide

    CBS · 3 outlets

Technology 251 stories

  1. Apple releases iOS 26 beta 9 for iPhone

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. iOS 26 introduces higher quality screen recordings for iPhone and iPad

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. These are iPhone 17 Pro’s new camera features: report

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. SaaS giant Workiva discloses data breach after Salesforce attack

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  4. The NFL is back – watch your favorite team on a cheap, big-screen TV from Best Buy

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. Apple Vision Pro could soon have a whole new look

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 164 stories

  1. Brittany Mahomes Shares Photo With Taylor Swift From 30th Birthday Party

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Sydney Sweeney Shuts Down Question About Controversial American Eagle Ad

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Who Was Kat’s Boyfriend Before Dale on ‘BiP’? What We Know

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Bruce Willis' Wife Emma Says Their 'Love Story Has Grown' Amid His Dementia

    USMag · 2 outlets

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