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The month's top story

6/17: The Takeout with Major Garrett

Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are scheduled to make a rare appearance at the Capitol to testify about the court’s more than $200 million request.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this CBS58 million under heat alerts as extreme temperatures scorch western U.S. ABCPhiladelphia area digs out from damage left by a severe series of microburst storms FOXMajor American city again takes top honors for worst possible travel reason
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What dominated July

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    How American farmers are under pressure from escalating Iran tensions

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Bill Archer, Influential Texas Congressman, Is Dead at 98

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    G.O.P. Revolt Paralyzes the House, Stalling Trump Agenda

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 744 stories

  1. 'Lilo & Stitch' actress Daveigh Chase's official cause of death released two weeks after she died at 35

    NYT · 5 outlets

    Local Democrats are warning the top Senate Democrat to keep away as they replace Graham Platner, and the candidates are giving his leadership in Washington low marks.

  2. James Bradley, Co-Author of ‘Flags of Our Fathers,’ Dies at 72

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. Federal Trade Commission sues leading transgender health group

    ABC · 4 outlets

  4. Prosecutors Went to Prison to Ask the Prisoners How to Fight Crime

    CBS · 5 outlets

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  1. G.O.P. Revolt Paralyzes the House, Stalling Trump Agenda

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Opinion | Socialists Spell Trouble for Democrats

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. Influential presidential speeches

    ABC · 5 outlets

  4. Mistrial Declared in Palisades Fire Arson Case

    ABC · 5 outlets

  5. Opinion | What I Saw While Working for Todd Blanche

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  6. How American farmers are under pressure from escalating Iran tensions

    NYT · 5 outlets

  7. The Hard-Line Activists Ramping Up for the War With AI

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  8. Why democratic socialists are racking up primary wins

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 418 stories

  1. Korea’s SK Hynix To Make Nasdaq Debut

    WSJ · 4 outlets

    The index’s price/earnings, or P/E, ratio depends on who is defining the “E.”

  2. JGBs Fall Amid Some Headwinds

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  3. The Chip Trade Is Helping Wall Street Shake Off Latest Iran Strikes

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. Can AI Make Better Drugs? Not on Wall Street’s Timeline

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. The Podcasting Tech Investor Now Busy Hyping Trump Accounts

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. New Fed task force members share Chairman Kevin Warsh's embrace of AI

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. The AI race is shifting from bigger models to cheaper, smarter systems

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. Opinion | Trump’s Wealth Opportunity

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. Trump purges Election Assistance Commission members, months before midterms

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  9. OpenAI Investor Vinod Khosla Explains His Philosophy on Risk-Taking

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  10. Sen. Lindsey Graham, influential lawmaker and Trump ally, dies at 71 after a brief illness

    CNBC · 1 outlets

Sports 510 stories

  1. Lionel Messi Is Inevitable.

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. Here's what you missed over the weekend

    CBS · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. England vs. Argentina Confirmed For Semifinals: Here's What To Know

    CBS · 2 outlets

  2. Cowboys to sign CB Ameer Speed

    PFT · 3 outlets

  3. Dolphins sign UFL S Major Burns

    CBS · 3 outlets

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

    FOX · 1 outlets

  5. Steelers sign WR Levi Wentz

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. Andy Reid "can't talk about" the upcoming Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift wedding

    CBS · 2 outlets

Technology 467 stories

  1. Halide 3.1: Scarlet Edition

    Bleeping · 4 outlets

    Cybersecurity agencies from the United States and eight other countries have issued a joint warning that Russian state hackers are targeting vulnerable and poorly configured routers to infiltrate cri…

  2. The Replicant in Your Directory: AI Agents and the Identity Security Gap

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, July 13 (game #1631)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Meta removes feature that let users generate AI images from public Instagram posts

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. iPadOS 27 beta 2 now available for iPad

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  4. How to watch Alone season 13 online from anywhere

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. What the next generation of FSR, XeSS, and DLSS means for the future of PC gaming

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  6. Netflix among many companies showing interest in acquiring Letterboxd: report

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. As TV Time prepares to shut down, JustWatch launches migration tool

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. Quote of the day by Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy: 'You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it' — an early declaration foreshadowing the modern era

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  9. Rocket Lab buys Iridium in an $8 billion deal to build the most formidable rival to Musk's SpaceX — will it change the Ukraine war?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 404 stories

  1. Inside Jessica Simpson's 'Low-Key' Romance With Tom Eisenhood

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. 'Cheers' Cocreator James Burrows Dead at 85 After Brief

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Christina Ricci's Ex Denied Emergency Custody After Son's Texts

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. Elon Musk Shares Link to Watch Armie Hammer's Comeback Movie After German Ban

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Why Margaret Qualley 'Initiated' Separation From Husband Jack Antonoff

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Marcellus Wiley Gets Served Annemarie’s Court Documents at Disney World

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Justin Baldoni and Wife Emily Break Silence After Blake Lively Settlement

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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