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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close September 24 – October 1, 2025 2587 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 40 · Issue 274 Get it by email ↓
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Opinion | When the Left Censored Speech

The U.S. government has begun shutting down after Congress failed to reach a funding deal before a midnight deadline. Jessi Mitchell anchored CBS News' special report.

CBS · 5 sources

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Top Stories 376 stories

  1. The Troubled Case Against Jane Dorotik

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Opinion | Charlie Kirk, Free Speech and the Right

    FOX · 5 outlets

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  1. Who Was Michigan Church Shooting Suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford?

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. 9/25: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 192 stories

  1. Tech Stocks Post a Second Straight Decline

    CNBC · 4 outlets

    The shutdown could cause hundreds of thousands of federal workers to be furloughed and a slew of key programs and services to be shuttered.

  2. Opendoor’s stock soars after Jane Street’s ‘validation.’ What comes next?

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Trump floats using tariff money to help farmers hurt by trade wars

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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  1. Stock futures are little changed as investors look to end month on an upbeat note: Live updates

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  2. Berkshire Hathaway Near $10 Billion Deal for Occidental’s Petrochemical Unit

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Drug Tariffs Are a Sideshow. Trump’s Next Move Could Hit Pharma Harder.

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Bitcoin and ether dip ahead of looming government shutdown: CNBC Crypto World

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 297 stories

  1. NBA Rank 2025: What league insiders say about the top 100

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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  1. Derek Stingley questionable with oblique injury

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Colts elevate CB Mike Hilton

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Mercury oust short-handed Lynx, reach Finals

    CBS · 2 outlets

Technology 225 stories

  1. Do iPhone 16 cases fit the iPhone 17?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, September 29 (game #1344)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. iOS 26 added seven brand new iPhone ringtones, listen here

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  2. Maximum severity GoAnywhere MFT flaw exploited as zero day

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. WestJet confirms recent breach exposed customers' passports

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme laptop chip catches up with Apple’s M4

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. Here’s how Apple Stores are combating iPhone 17 scratches

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 140 stories

  1. Taylor Swift Attends Selena Gomez’s Wedding to Benny Blanco

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Julia Fox Defends Taylor Swift Against NFL Fans After Chiefs' Game Losses

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Keith Urban Avoided Talking About Nicole Kidman in Pre-Split Interview

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Celebrities Who've Clapped Back At J.K. Rowling So Hard That I Actually Gasped Out Loud

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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