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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close July 16 – August 15, 2026 3117 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 33 · Issue 227 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Hurting Elder Care

DHS shared video of the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk incident as the Canadian visa overstay suspect faces removal proceedings while in ICE custody.

FOX · 4 sources

Also covering this NYTHouston ICE Shooting: Lawyer Says Bags Held Salt, Not Drugs ABCFamily to hold a vigil for man fatally shot by immigration officer in Houston WSJTrump Administration Plans to Limit Length of Student Visas
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What dominated August

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Opinion | The ICC Tosses its Rogue Prosecutor

    3 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Consecutive Life Sentences in Minnesota Lawmaker Killings

    3 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Who Really Has the 2026 Midterms Cash Edge?

    3 of 30 days · 4 articles

Top Stories 521 stories

  1. Opinion | The ICC Is No Judicial Superhero

    NYT · 3 outlets

    Ken Paxton, a Republican, has not debated in more than a decade. A showdown with James Talarico, a Democrat, could be a key moment in the hard-fought race.

  2. Spain beats Argentina 1-0 to win World Cup

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Opinion | Trump to China: Deal Me In

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Navy Clears Blue Angels Pilot Following Low-Altitude Flyby

    NYT · 4 outlets

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  1. The Uplift: The American Dream

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Who Really Has the 2026 Midterms Cash Edge?

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. House Adopts $95 Billion G.O.P. Budget for Iran War

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Opinion | President Vance Goes AWOL

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Pamela Smart, serving life, seeks a new trial

    NYT · 3 outlets

  6. How the Pentagon Withholds Iran War Details

    FOX · 4 outlets

  7. Opinion | Mamdani Can’t Arrest Netanyahu

    FOX · 3 outlets

  8. How Taco Bell is responding to the cyclospora outbreak

    CBS · 3 outlets

Business 333 stories

  1. Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Shares of Seven & i Holdings Co. jumped after a report said the company was looking to buy a stake in Poland's Zabka Group.

  2. Singapore Dollar Consolidates; Likely Entered Range-Trading Phase

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. Nasdaq Slips Ahead of Earnings From Tesla, Alphabet

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Two unexpected revelations in Warren Buffett's CNBC interview

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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  1. ‘Respect is important’: If my financial adviser said, ‘Hey,’ my wife and I would walk out. Where do you draw the line?

    MKTW · 1 outlets

  2. SpaceX aborts Starship test flight, sending stock lower

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Chip Stocks Recover, Boosting Nasdaq

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. GE boosts profit outlook, but stock falls as booming order growth cools

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  5. Look Out Below When the Price Isn’t Right

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  6. Tech Stocks Return to Rally Mode Ahead of Earnings

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  7. U.S.-Iran Tensions Jostle Markets

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. Can former employers withhold money from your 401(k) when you’re laid off?

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  9. China’s Moonshot AI Adds More Fuel to Wall Street’s Chip Selloff

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  10. Here’s What Is Happening Behind the Market’s Swings, in Charts

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Sports 272 stories

  1. Dion Dawkins: Josh is Josh, but everybody else has to be better

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Mother Nature cooperates with FIFA for World Cup finale

    CBS · 3 outlets

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  1. Bengals place DL B.J. Hill on PUP list

    PFT · 1 outlets

  2. Looking Back At Lionel Messi's Historic World Cup Career

    CBS · 2 outlets

  3. Panthers re-sign OL Brady Christensen

    PFT · 2 outlets

  4. 4 Takeaways From Alex Palou's Win At Hot Nashville

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. Cardinals activate Paris Johnson off the PUP list

    PFT · 1 outlets

  6. What Michigan AD Warde Manuel's Departure Means For The Wolverines

    CBS · 3 outlets

Technology 336 stories

  1. Kapwing AI video editor review

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

    Lenovo’s Legion R9000P introduces TCL CSOT’s inkjet OLED technology, bringing advanced display manufacturing and sharper visuals to gaming laptops.

  2. WhatsApp launches Apple Music sharing, plus more

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. EV tech is trickling down to hybrid and combustion vehicles, and I’m here for it

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. Is Apple One worth it for you after recent price hikes?

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  2. I've spent weeks testing the Razer Hammerhead V3 HyperSpeed gaming earbuds and it's left me desperate to go back to my SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. How to Watch the World Cup 2026 final halftime show: Free Live Streams, TV Channels & Performers

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. AI Agents Broke the Security Playbook. Here's What Replaces It.

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. 9to5Mac Overtime 073: iOS 27 Public Beta

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. Anubis ransomware claims Coca-Cola Fairlife attack, threatens data leak

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  7. The reported Apple Upgrade program raises a very big concern

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  8. Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 review: slimmer, lighter, better

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  9. OnTrac notifies customers of data breach after network hack

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 231 stories

  1. Julie Theis Addresses Taylor Frankie Paul Drama and More Us Top Stories

    USMag · 3 outlets

  2. Courtney Stodden Addresses Jason Alexander’s Apology Donation for Sketch

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. RHOC's Jeana Keough Suffers Health Setback Amid Ongoing Tongue Cancer Battle

    USMag · 1 outlets

  2. Sami Sheen Claims She's 'Fully Financially Supporting' Herself

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. Can You Predict Who Will Win The 2026 Emmy Awards?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo Likely Planned Divorce 'Way Before' Filing

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Brad Paisley Defends Taylor Swift’s MSG Wedding: ‘Least Pretentious’

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Solve These Movie Chains, And I'll Be Convinced You're A Film Genius

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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