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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close September 27 – October 4, 2025 2530 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 40 · Issue 277 Get it by email ↓
The week's top story

A More Polarized Senate Drives Shutdown Gridlock

Messages on official government channels blaming Democrats for the shutdown are one of the most significant hits yet to the longstanding wall between federal workers and politics, historians said.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this ABCFederal government shutdown sidelines football, other activities at schools for military … CBSGovernment shutdown to continue into next week after Senate votes fail again FOXSpeaker Johnson blames House Dems for 'terribly selfish' government shutdown
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Top Stories 352 stories

  1. Woman sues Mississippi police over son's killing

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. Opinion | The Triumph of the Roberts Court

    FOX · 5 outlets

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  1. Iowa Superintendent Resigns After ICE Arrest

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Trump Says a Deal With Harvard Is Close

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. 10/1: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 4 outlets

Business 182 stories

  1. Opinion | Why Your Electric Bill Keeps Rising

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    While the BLS has gone dark with the shutdown, other reports suggest the labor market just plodded along in September.

  2. Lower Rates Could Help These Unloved Bank Stocks Shine

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. How to know when it's time to worry about the AI bubble

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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  1. Why EA Is Ready to Quit Wall Street’s Game

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. The monthly BLS employment report is the gold standard. But investors have other options.

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  3. Student loan borrowers can't access repayment plans under Trump. What to know

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  4. Running shoes and retail gains are helping Nike’s turnaround — and cranking up the heat on rivals

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 307 stories

  1. Agent: Hill's surgery went well, WR to play in '26

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Team Europe Retains Ryder Cup, Reasserts Dominance Over Americans

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Colts elevate CB Mike Hilton

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Machado makes Cubs pay for Imanaga 'mistake'

    FOX · 3 outlets

Technology 280 stories

  1. Apple to report its Q4 2025 results on October 30

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. 9to5Mac Daily: September 30, 2025 – Powerbeats Fit, iOS 26.0.1

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, October 4 (game #1349)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. iOS 26.0.1 fixes these iPhone 17 and iPhone Air bugs

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. From tools to teammates: AI agents in action

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. I’m seriously tempted by the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft – but its predecessor’s $100 / £110 early Prime Day discount has made me think twice

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Allianz Life says July data breach impacts 1.5 million people

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 130 stories

  1. New Music Friday October 3: Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

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  1. Nina Dobrev Breaks Silence on Zac Efron Dating Rumors

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 3 outlets

  3. Kate Gosselin Says She's 'Helpless' Amid 'Life-Altering' Injury Recovery

    USMag · 1 outlets

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