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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close October 2 – November 1, 2025 10709 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 44 · Issue 305 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Ex-NFL star Doug Martin dead at 36

The shutdown is about to hit millions of people who depend on government programs to feed their families, pay for health insurance and send their kids to preschool. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to keep money flowing to SNAP, the food assistance program formerly known as food stamps. Nikole Killion …

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this FOXHassett says Democrats have 'no plan' as SNAP benefits for 42M Americans hang in balance … ABCLast-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown NYTMore Americans May Soon Feel the Shutdown’s Effects
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What dominated November

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Opinion | Jay Jones and ‘Full Accountability’

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Study finds courts' growing concern with DOJ

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    As the Shutdown Pain Grows, Trump Attends to Other Matters

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 355 stories

  1. 10/30: CBS Evening News Plus

    NYT · 5 outlets

    The brief deployment of troops hours after a judge forbid it marked the second time this week government lawyers had to come clean to courts considering President Trump’s designs on Portland.

  2. Mexico Winds Down Search for Survivor of U.S. Boat Strike

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Utah County Prepares for Trial of Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect

    NYT · 4 outlets

  4. Letitia James Pleads Not Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Case

    ABC · 5 outlets

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  1. U.S. B-1 Bombers Flew Near Venezuelan Air Space

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Jeffries backs Mamdani for NYC mayor months after primary

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  3. As the Shutdown Pain Grows, Trump Attends to Other Matters

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Hurricane Melissa Batters Jamaica

    CBS · 5 outlets

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

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Opinion | Jay Jones and ‘Full Accountability’

    ABC · 5 outlets

  7. For Alaskan Evacuees, Home Is Gone, With No Return in Sight

    ABC · 3 outlets

  8. Opinion | Another Attorney General Fires Motley Rice

    NYT · 5 outlets

Business 467 stories

  1. Tech Earnings Send Nasdaq Lower

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    Stay the course, but be cautious.

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. Regional Bank Worries Weigh on Stocks

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. Silver Hits Historic $50 Mark as Investors Rush to Safety

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Navan Shares Fall 20% in Biggest IPO During Shutdown

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. Sterling Faces Further Losses on Increased Rate Cut Prospects

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. BlackRock Stung by Loans to Business Accused of ‘Breathtaking’ Fraud

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  5. Trump threatens China with cooking oil embargo over soybean snub

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  6. I’m planning to retire at 65 when my twins are 15. How will this impact their healthcare coverage?

    MKTW · 1 outlets

  7. Opinion | Why Gen X Is Buried in Debt

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. S&P 500 Climbs to New Record on Strong Earnings

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  9. Going back to work after you start claiming Social Security could cost you. Is it worth it?

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  10. Grindr Gets Buyout Offer Valuing Company at Nearly $3.5 Billion

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 414 stories

  1. Falcons release WR Ray-Ray McCloud

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. College football Week 8: Updates, top plays and takeaways

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Maxx Crosby will play Sunday vs. Jaguars

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Shaquil Barrett has tryout with Colts

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. QB Mateer probable to play for OU against Texas

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Eagles release DB Parry Nickerson

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Top candidates, transfers, recruits for LSU

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Technology 449 stories

  1. The two (or three) reasons I may not buy the iPhone Fold

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    <div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/10/ios-26.1-favorite-features.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>iOS 26.1 is just days away, w…

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 30 (game #1375)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Walmart gives ChatGPT checkout power

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

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  1. Apple Wallet now offers digital ID for another US state

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. You should watch Adam Savage’s delightful review of the new M5 Apple Vision Pro

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Stay safe online with 30% off at ESET with our exclusive code

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  4. Windows 11 23H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in 30 days

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. ‘We got hacked’ emails threaten to leak University of Pennsylvania data

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  6. What can I plug into my iPhone 17 USB-C port?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  7. Advertising giant Dentsu reports data breach at subsidiary Merkle

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  8. The Sapphire Edge AI 370 is one of the smallest and most impressive mini PC's I've tested

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  9. Apple unveils an M5-powered iPad Pro and makes the update all about AI

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 357 stories

  1. Who Was Sam Rivers? What to Know About Limp Bizkit Bassist Who Died at 48

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Prince William Makes Rare Comment About Brother Prince Harry

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. RHOP’s Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon Break Silence on Wendy Osefo's Arrest

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. 15 Celebrities Who Are Dating Influencers

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  5. Kevin Federline Claims Britney Spears Wished Sons Were 'Dead'

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. Charlie Sheen Says Denise Richards Cashed $1 Million Check He Wrote as a Joke

    USMag · 1 outlets

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