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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close June 4 – July 4, 2026 9237 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 27 · Issue 185 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | Who Wants to Be a Trillionaire?

Away from the turmoil in Washington, Americans will mark July 4 in their own patriotic ways. Expect rodeos, line dancing, Tejano music and Led Zeppelin.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this WSJTrump Speaks at Mount Rushmore, Where He Wants to See His Face CBSEmpire State Building lights up for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding FOXFourth of July app guides spectators through nine-hour air show from NASA jets to B-1 bom…
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What dominated July

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Florida Can’t Stop Fighting Over a Bird

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Opinion | FISA 702 Goes Dark

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    America's long history of political turmoil

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 776 stories

  1. Opinion | Girl Dads Take On Maine

    CBS · 5 outlets

    This week, the Supreme Court upheld state bans on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson answers some constitutional questions about the case.

  2. Trump defends beautification push in D.C.

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. How Trump's Iran goals have changed

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Opinion | A Dose of Good News at the FDA

    FOX · 5 outlets

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  1. Opinion | California’s Election Logic

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. Opinion | FISA 702 Goes Dark

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Inside Trump’s Stock Trading Surge

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. Maine Senate Race Heats Up as Trump Attacks Platner

    NYT · 4 outlets

  5. Why democratic socialists are racking up primary wins

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. America's long history of political turmoil

    FOX · 5 outlets

  7. Opinion | L.A. Retreats on the Minimum Wage

    CBS · 5 outlets

  8. 55% of Americans support birthright citizenship.

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 360 stories

  1. Stocks Climb on SpaceX’s Debut

    CNBC · 4 outlets

    Macron and Modi are courting tech CEOs as France and India seek AI data center investment and cloud infrastructure.

  2. JGBs Fall Amid Some Headwinds

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  3. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. Apple shares slide after big Siri AI reveal

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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  1. Abivax Shares Continue Climbing After Biotech Firm Moves to Bolster Balance Sheet

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Nasdaq Closes Higher After Friday Selloff

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Advance on Weather Outlook

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Trump administration temporarily cuts student loan interest rates for borrowers on autopay

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  5. Weak Jobs Report Prompts Wall Street to Change Strategy

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  6. Iran begins six-day funeral for Ayatollah Khamenei nearly four months after his death

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  7. Morgan Stanley says salt is the new oil. Here's why and how to play it

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. Oil Falls on Signs of Strait of Hormuz’s Reopening

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  9. Apple Reveals Plans to Raise Prices

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  10. Trump booed before Knicks lose to Spurs at Madison Square Garden in NBA Finals Game 3

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 492 stories

  1. Cameron Jordan announces the 2026 season will be his last

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Here's what you missed over the weekend

    CBS · 3 outlets

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  1. Stacey King, three-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls, dies at 59

    PFT · 3 outlets

  2. UFL announces six players with NFL tryouts

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Cristiano Ronaldo Mocked With 'Messi' Chants After Frustrating World Cup Draw

    FOX · 1 outlets

  4. Meet Vozinha, The Cape Verde Goalkeeper Who Shut Out Spain

    FOX · 1 outlets

  5. Who Is ... Folarin Balogun, the USA's Breakout World Cup Star?

    FOX · 2 outlets

  6. As expected, the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift wedding is happening today

    PFT · 2 outlets

Technology 355 stories

  1. Here’s everything new for Apple Notes in iOS 27

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

    As a wearables editor, I can see the signs of body-worn smart tech becoming uncool.

  2. How to watch Uzbekistan vs Colombia: Free Streams & TV Channels for FIFA World Cup 2026

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. ARToken PhaaS exposes EvilTokens' Microsoft 365 phishing toolkit

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, July 4 (game #1622)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Apple releases first iOS 27 beta 1

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. How to watch Alone season 13 online from anywhere

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. How to download the macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. tvOS 27 beta 1 available now for Apple TV 4K

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  6. A dedicated Apple Watch communication app is missing in watchOS 27

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Apple @ Work Podcast: WWDC 26 Recap

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  8. LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  9. PC makers are chasing 'creatives'. But who are they?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 423 stories

  1. 'Godfather' Actor Anthony Guidera Dead at 65 After Weeks on Life Support

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Jack White's Shocking Divorce and More Us Weekly Top Stories

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Taylor Frankie Paul Says She's 'Emotionally Numb' Amid Dakota Legal Drama

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. What Jesse Ridgway and Ashley Have Said About Abortion Backlash

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. ANTM's Jeana Turner Slams Tyra Banks for 'Money-Hungry' Lawsuit

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Joshua Jackson Pens Katie Holmes ‘Appreciation Post’ Ahead of New Movie

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. 16 Most Out-Of-Touch Celeb Moments Of 2026 So Far

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Why Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater Split and More Us Weekly Top Stories

    USMag · 1 outlets

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