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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close September 23 – October 23, 2025 10501 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 43 · Issue 296 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | Bulldozing Race Conscious Road Work

As Socrates or Yogi Berra might say, “knowing nothing" rules the shutdown standoff. President Trump’s role looms as Congress stalls, fatigue grows, and blame spreads.

FOX · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSSenate fails to advance GOP funding bill for 12th time as shutdown drags on NYTGovernment Shutdown Threatens Pay for Air Traffic Controllers ABCDemocrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He's shown little interest in…
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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

    U.S. immigration official on the fate of DACA under Trump

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Opinion | Another Attorney General Fires Motley Rice

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 460 stories

  1. US rejects bid to lease coal from public lands in Utah

    FOX · 5 outlets

    Hawaii school administrators allegedly disciplined a history teacher for allowing student discussion of Charlie Kirk's killing during a Bill of Rights lesson.

  2. Ex-NFL star Doug Martin dead at 36

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. James Comey Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Lying to Congress

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Dallin H. Oaks Addresses Latter-day Saints General Conference

    NYT · 5 outlets

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  1. U.S. strikes 2 more alleged drug vessels, killing 5 people

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. 10/2: CBS Evening News Plus

    NYT · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies

    CBS · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | Can Cuomo Beat Mamdani?

    CBS · 5 outlets

  6. Opinion | Trump’s Big Beautiful Gaza Peace Plan

    CBS · 4 outlets

  7. U.S. immigration official on the fate of DACA under Trump

    NYT · 5 outlets

  8. Cuomo Pins Longshot Comeback on Reshaped New York Mayor’s Race

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 283 stories

  1. Government shutdown becomes 2nd longest in U.S. history

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    The hotel industry is sounding the alarm, saying Wednesday that the government shutdown has resulted in an estimated $650 million in lost business for its members.

  2. Dow Industrials Hit Record, Boosted by Strong Earnings

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Senators announce deal on aviation safety legislation

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Regional Bank Worries Weigh on Stocks

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. ACA enhanced subsidy lapse could hit early retirees hardest amid shutdown fight

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. Stock futures edge lower as investors digest earnings, trade news: Live updates

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  4. Market Call - BNN Bloomberg

    CNBC · 4 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. ‘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

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  9. Asia Stock Markets Fall as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Flare Up

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

Sports 410 stories

  1. Who's the Best Team in the NFL? 'FOX NFL Sunday' Weighs In

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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  1. Colts elevate CB Mike Hilton

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Fields shrugs off Jets owner's criticism of his play

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. 📈 CFB Power Rankings: Indiana climbs into top 3

    FOX · 3 outlets

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

    FOX · 3 outlets

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

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 321 stories

  1. iOS 26 tweaks iPhone Always On Display in a way you might not like

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    <div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/ios-26-clock-lock-screen-b6.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>Apple’s Always On Display ha…

  2. Meta’s AI translation remakes Reels in your language

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 23 (game #1368)

    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. Here’s everything new for Apple Notes in iOS 26

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  4. Do you really own your website?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  7. Lenovo goes tiny as it embraces AMD-based Ryzen mini PCs - including one offering venerable VGA and COM ports for legacy applications

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Leaked Apple iPad Pro M5 benchmark shows massive improvements

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  9. How to watch Tottenham vs Monaco on Tapmad (it's free)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 346 stories

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Diane Keaton's Cause Of Death Has Been Revealed By Her Family

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. TLC's Baylen Dupree Addresses Pregnancy Rumors

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Are You More "SWAG" Or "SWAG II"?

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  3. RHOP’s Wendy Osefo Accuses Police of an ‘Illegal Arrest’ Over Fraud Charges

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Influencer Estefania Restrepo Valencia Dies After Alleged Highway Robbery

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. Meet the Women Launching OnlyFans Later in Life

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    USMag · 3 outlets

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