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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close September 20 – October 20, 2025 9961 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 43 · Issue 293 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Sonny Curtis, who wrote "Mary Tyler Moore Show" theme, dies at 88

Democrats and Republicans remain dug in on their positions on Day 19 of the government shutdown, which has become the third-longest funding lapse in modern history.

CBS · 5 sources

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What dominated October

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Trump says he plans to send troops to Portland, Oregon

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Opinion | Trump, Merit and MIT

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 817 stories

  1. 3 Key Takeaways From the Bondi Hearing

    FOX · 5 outlets

    William Loggans filed a grievance against the Orange County School District for political discrimination after being ordered to remove a Charlie Kirk poster from his classroom.

  2. How Trump Twists Data to His Benefit

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | Can Cuomo Beat Mamdani?

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Woman sues Mississippi police over son's killing

    NYT · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Smartmatic Indicted Over Alleged Bribes

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Trump’s Favored Prosecutor Is Moving at Full Steam

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. 10/2: CBS Evening News Plus

    NYT · 4 outlets

  4. Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

    CBS · 5 outlets

  5. Venezuela at the UN condemns latest US strike in Caribbean

    CBS · 4 outlets

  6. Reporter's Notebook: What is work for?

    CBS · 4 outlets

  7. Maps: Where the U.S. Is Building Up Military Force in the Caribbean

    NYT · 3 outlets

  8. Opinion | The Middle East’s Yalta Moment

    CBS · 4 outlets

Business 476 stories

  1. Global Markets Rise Despite U.S. Government Shutdown

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    A MarketWatch poll finds that 47% of respondents say their No. 1 shutdown concern is the potential hit to the U.S. economy.

  2. Grindr Confirms Buyout Interest From Top Investors

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Regional Bank Worries Weigh on Stocks

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Stocks Bounce Back After Friday’s Selloff

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Tired of Paying Investment Taxes? There’s an ETF for That

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Options Traders Bet on Weaker Sterling Ahead of U.K. Budget

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  5. ‘I have no retirement savings’: My wife and I are in our 40s. She has an $85K Roth IRA. Is it too late for me?

    MKTW · 1 outlets

  6. Nvidia Has a Problem: Too Much Money

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. How Jefferies Found Itself at the Center of First Brands’ Collapse

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  8. Demand Surges for Private-Credit Secondaries Amid Market Volatility

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  9. What Medicare beneficiaries need to consider during open enrollment

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  10. China accuses U.S. of deliberately causing panic over rare earth controls, says it is open to talks

    CNBC · 1 outlets

Sports 247 stories

  1. Pavia's pose, Brohm's big win: Week 8's CFB superlatives

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. AP Week 8 poll reaction: What's next for each Top 25 team

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Boyd, Cubs blank Brewers to force decisive G5

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Lamar ruled out; Ravens to roll with Rush again

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. Micah Parsons expands on his tush push criticism

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Penn State loses interim's debut, 0-4 in Big Ten

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. Tua apologizes for comments: 'Made a mistake'

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 252 stories

  1. Walmart gives ChatGPT checkout power

    9to5 · 3 outlets

    Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overc…

  2. Maya Rudolph’s ‘Loot’ is back for season 3 on Apple TV

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, October 20 (game #1365)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. I spent two weeks with the Ninja Prestige DualBrew System, and espresso and drip coffee don't get easier than this

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. How to spot dark web threats on your network using NDR

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Amazon AU's October Prime sale ends Monday, but I'd jump on these 7 bestsellers quick – they might not last

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. AirPods Pro 3 proved me wrong, but they now have one unfortunate drawback

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. Over 266,000 F5 BIG-IP instances exposed to remote attacks

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  6. 5 easy tips to make your Sora 2 videos pop

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. Here’s everything new with the latest Apple Vision Pro

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  8. iPhone Air sells out almost instantly in China

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  9. Microsoft lifts more safeguard holds blocking Windows 11 updates

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 331 stories

  1. Taylor Swift Donates $100K to Young Girl With Brain Tumor

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Diane Keaton Saw Doctor 2 Days Before Death From Pneumonia at 79

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Keith Urban Reacts to Fan Telling Him Her Name Is 'Nicole'

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Ellen DeGeneres Honors ‘Boyfriend’ Tayt Andersen After His Death at Age 19

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 3 outlets

  5. Diane von Furstenberg Breaks Silence After Husband Comes Out as Gay

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. TikTok Comedian Steve Bridges Dead at Age 41, Wife Confirms

    USMag · 1 outlets

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