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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close August 20 – September 19, 2025 10103 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 38 · Issue 262 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | The Unbearable Ubiquity of Trump

Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University Sept. 10, prompting tributes from 10 NFL teams while seven teams chose not to honor the conservative commentator.

FOX · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSLegal experts see a dangerous precedent in crackdown on Charlie Kirk criticism NYTIn Their Own Words: Trump and Top Officials Change Tone on Free Speech ABCA look at the charges against the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk
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What dominated September

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Patel and F.B.I. Face Scrutiny as Kirk’s Killer Remains at Large

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Driver shot, killed by ICE agent during traffic stop

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    9/3: CBS Evening News Plus

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 282 stories

  1. 9/5: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    FOX · 5 outlets

    Kentucky businessman Nate Morris credits Charlie Kirk's early endorsement with transforming his 2026 Republican Senate campaign before Kirk's recent death

  2. Missouri lawmakers pass GOP redistricting plan backed by Trump

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Supertramp co-founder Rick Davies dead at 81

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Inside the Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting

    ABC · 5 outlets

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  1. Driver shot, killed by ICE agent during traffic stop

    ABC · 5 outlets

  2. 9/3: CBS Evening News Plus

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Map shows West Nile virus cases as officials warn season isn't over

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. 9/1: CBS Evening News Plus

    NYT · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | ‘War Department’ Is a Good Start

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  6. Judge denies Menendez brothers petition for retrial

    CBS · 5 outlets

  7. Opinion | A Tariff Lesson for Coffee Drinkers

    CBS · 4 outlets

  8. 8/28: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    ABC · 4 outlets

Business 331 stories

  1. Small Stocks Lead Markets Higher

    CNBC · 4 outlets

    Stocks closed at record highs Thursday, with small-caps getting the biggest boost. The Russell 2000 notched an all-time closing high for the first time since November 2021.

  2. Stock Market News, Sept. 16, 2025: Indexes Finish Lower; Retail Sales Rise

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Winklevoss-Backed Gemini Soars in Latest IPO Market Win

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Cheap pharmaceuticals from China and India put Americans at risk. Here’s the cure.

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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  1. New York AG appeals reversal of Trump's $500 million fraud penalty

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Opinion | The Fed’s ‘Gain of Function’ Monetary Policy

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 breaches 45,000 mark to hit a fresh high

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  4. S&P 500, Dow Industrials Notch Records After GDP Revision

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. Tech Deal, Rate Cut Push Stocks to Records

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  6. Cramer touts a stock 'deep in the data centers,' partnered with Nvidia, Apple

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. StubHub Stock Drops in Volatile Debut

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  8. Stocks Slip Ahead of Fed’s Rate Decision

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. Why the Fed’s rate cut might not boost the economy

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  10. Asia markets trade mixed as tariff concerns weigh

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Sports 365 stories

  1. Former Cowboys LB D.D. Lewis dies at 79

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Week 3 takeaways: Texas A&M's off to a hot start; UCLA ... not so much

    FOX · 2 outlets

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  1. PLL semifinals preview: Stats, matchups, how to watch

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. Bill Belichick gets his first college win

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Chris 'The Bear' Fallica's Top 10 College Football Rankings: Week 4 Edition

    FOX · 3 outlets

  4. Sarkisian dismisses Manning health speculation

    FOX · 3 outlets

  5. 49ers WR Robinson faces 3-game suspension

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Patriots announce 14 cuts

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 316 stories

  1. First iPhone 17 pre-orders now arriving to customers

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    <div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/09/iphone-17-pro-max.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>The first iPhone 17, iPhone Air, Apple…

  2. Power 50 2025: Our 30-21 revealed

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. AirPods Pro 3 just got their first firmware update

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. Photographer Austin Mann reviews the iPhone 17 Pro cameras

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Plex tells users to reset passwords after new data breach

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  3. iPhone Air MagSafe Battery teardown reveals a surprisingly familiar component inside

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, September 1 (game #1316)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Apple iPhone 17 event –everything Apple announced and 9 things we learned

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. iPhone Air review: The thinnest iPhone ever, but at what cost?

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. Apple TV+ is about to kick off four weeks straight of big premieres

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. Bluetti Elite 100 v2 portable power station review

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 426 stories

  1. Kristin Chenoweth Breaks Silence on Charlie Kirk Tribute Backlash

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Track Vs. Track, It's Time For A Taylor Swift Song Battle

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. Okay Baby’s Mom Shares She’s Gained 20 Lbs After Death of Son

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

  2. Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble’s Relationship Timeline

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. What Did Jimmy Kimmel Say About Charlie Kirk? Comments Explained

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. What We Know About Nina Dobrev and Shaun White's Split

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Who's your favorite SNL cast member of all time?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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