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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close September 29 – October 6, 2025 2498 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 41 · Issue 279 Get it by email ↓
The week's top story

Opinion | Trump Flips the Global Script

Government shutdown freezes military paychecks as President Donald Trump assures troops aboard USS Harry S. Truman they will get back pay and 3.8% raise.

FOX · 5 sources

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Top Stories 311 stories

  1. Woman sues Mississippi police over son's killing

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  2. Opinion | The Trump-Kimmel Collusion

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. Opinion | ‘All Hostages First’ Is the Key in Gaza

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. 10/1: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 4 outlets

Business 160 stories

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    U.S. stock futures started the week higher even as the U.S. federal government shutdown dragged on into another week and stocks in Japan rose sharply.

  2. Stock Funds Hold a 11% Gain for 2025 So Far

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. How Trump's tax changes could impact your year-end charitable giving

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. Santoli's Friday market wrap-up: Wall Street holds near records in government-data blackout

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 314 stories

  1. Trent Brown will not play for Texans vs. Ravens

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Gators end 3-game skid, hold off Arch, Longhorns

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Ravens rule out QB Jackson due to hamstring

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Ravens sign Kenyon Green to practice squad

    CBS · 3 outlets

Technology 293 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 Sunday, October 5 (game #1350)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. The AI revolution is "oversold" says OutSystems CEO as it launches new Agentic AI platform

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Finally! Amazon slashes Kindle prices ahead of Prime Day - save up to 30% on the colorsoft, scribe, and more

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. The 17 best Prime Day TV deals vetted by a shopping and TV expert

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Leaked Apple iPad Pro M5 benchmark shows massive improvements

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 127 stories

  1. Which "The Life Of A Showgirl" Song Are You?

    USMag · 3 outlets

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  1. Nina Dobrev Breaks Silence on Zac Efron Dating Rumors

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Taylor Swift on Her Ed Sheeran Conversation at Selena Gomez’s Wedding

    USMag · 3 outlets

  3. Answer These 10 Questions To Find Out Which Beabadoobee Song You Are

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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