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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close June 7 – July 7, 2026 9149 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 28 · Issue 188 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Bill Archer, Influential Texas Congressman, Is Dead at 98

At this year’s NATO summit in Turkey, President Trump is arriving with his own priorities — and, as Tyler Pager, The Times’s White House correspondent, explains, they do not necessarily align with those of other NATO leaders.

NYT · 5 sources

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What dominated July

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Trump says vandals sabotaged Reflecting Pool, Olympian arrested

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    The War Over Who Controls Elections in a Key Midterm Battleground

    4 of 30 days · 4 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Opinion | Happy Days Again for TV News?

    4 of 30 days · 4 articles

Top Stories 665 stories

  1. Robert Coles, Pulitzer-Winning Child Psychiatrist, Is Dead at 97

    NYT · 5 outlets

    Last week, the Supreme Court took up challenges to two assault weapons bans. Its decision could seriously limit the government’s ability to ban certain guns.

  2. Opinion | Zohran Mamdani, Slumlord

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Demining the Strait of Hormuz

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Comedian Carlos Mencia charged with tax fraud in LA

    ABC · 4 outlets

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  1. 7/6: The Takeout with Major Garrett

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Opinion | The Socialist Wave, West Coast Version

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. Alan Jackson gives emotional farewell concert

    ABC · 5 outlets

  4. What Polls Say About the Fight for the Senate

    NYT · 4 outlets

  5. Why democratic socialists are racking up primary wins

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Trump says vandals sabotaged Reflecting Pool, Olympian arrested

    FOX · 5 outlets

  7. 55% of Americans support birthright citizenship.

    NYT · 3 outlets

  8. The War Over Who Controls Elections in a Key Midterm Battleground

    CBS · 4 outlets

Business 404 stories

  1. Energy Stocks Could Be a Slick Trade

    WSJ · 4 outlets

    South Korea led losses in the region, after heavyweight chip maker Samsung Electronics tumbled despite projecting a 19-fold surge in its second-quarter operating profit.

  2. Gold Lower Amid Weak Sentiment

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. JGBs Fall Amid Some Headwinds

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  4. Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $10 Billion

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  2. SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell to donate stock to Trump Accounts

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Pull Back Despite Heat Wave

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Apple shares slide after big Siri AI reveal

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  5. Trump heads to Turkey as NATO is strained by Russian attacks, U.S. impatience

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  6. These are the market’s new hot stocks as investors flee from tech

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. Centene to offer buyouts to some employees as health insurer cuts costs

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  8. Weak Jobs Report Prompts Wall Street to Change Strategy

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  9. Thursday's big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  10. Tech Billionaire Vinod Khosla Wants to Pay More Taxes. He Explained to Us Why.

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Sports 498 stories

  1. 2026 United Bowl is sold out

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Bo Nix: I could be full go right now

    CBS · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  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. USMNT Alums Reflect On 2026 World Cup Run

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. Tom Brady expects a "massive improvement" from the Raiders in 2026

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. Signs continue to point to a Seahawks sale by September

    CBS · 2 outlets

Technology 338 stories

  1. BeyondTrust warns of critical flaws in remote access software

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

    BeyondTrust warned customers to patch two critical security flaws in its Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) software that could allow attackers to bypass authentication. [...]

  2. How to watch Mexico vs England replay – it's spoiler-free

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Software Is Now Written at the Speed of Thought. Security Isn't.

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, July 7 (game #1625)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. WhatsApp tests new animated message bubbles on iPhone

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Apple releases first iOS 27 beta 1

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. tvOS 27 drops support for two Apple TV models

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. What is the release date for Sugar season 2 on Apple TV?

    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 430 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Taylor Frankie Paul Agrees to Sobriety Test in Tate Paul Custody Case

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. 16 Most Out-Of-Touch Celeb Moments Of 2026 So Far

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. Stars React to Singer Oliver Tree's Death at 32 After Helicopter Collision

    USMag · 2 outlets

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