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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close August 22 – August 29, 2026 5088 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 35 · Issue 241 Get it by email ↓
The week's top story

Nancy Kassebaum, First Woman to Chair a Major Senate Panel, Dies at 94

Google has invested over $20 billion in Council Bluffs, Iowa, transforming the transcontinental railroad's Mile Zero into a data center crossroads.

FOX · 5 sources

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Top Stories 732 stories

  1. Frank Smith, Who Served 70 Years for Murder, Dies at 101

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. The battle over Stars and Stripes

    FOX · 4 outlets

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  1. Thousands flee the Hawk Fire in Reno

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Takeaways From Jes Staley’s Testimony About Epstein

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | Dying for Medicare for All

    WSJ · 5 outlets

Business 86 stories

  1. Has AI gotten any better at stock picking?

    Yahoo · 8 outlets

    SpaceX Stock Is Down 30% From Its Post-IPO High. History Says This Will Happen Next.  Yahoo Finance

  2. Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80

    Yahoo · 9 outlets

  3. Microsoft Is Leaving Investors Flying Blind on Its AI Businesses

    Yahoo · 4 outlets

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  1. China suspends Himalaya flood rescue efforts as lake overflows

    Reuters · 4 outlets

  2. Trump Discloses 1,000 Stock Trades in June

    Bloomberg · 3 outlets

  3. Asian Currencies Consolidate, May Be Buoyed by Signs of Mideast Talks

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  4. BlackBerry CEO says robotics is one of its fastest-growing businesses

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 421 stories

  1. Chiefs sign DE Niles King

    ESPN · 4 outlets

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  1. LIV cutting workforce amid uncertain future

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Sources: Mizzou RB Hardy eyes mid-Sept. return

    PFT · 2 outlets

  3. NFL, NBA, WNBA players cannot return, SEC says

    PFT · 3 outlets

Technology 297 stories

  1. AI is scaling faster than organizations can control

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. How to watch Sri Lanka vs India 2nd Test: Free Streams & TV Channels

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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  1. Apple unveils new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  2. Apple releases beta 7 for iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, and more

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is a phenomenal fighting game hampered by corporate meddling

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. 'If we stuck with the silent protagonist method, we wouldn't be able to tell this story properly' — Metro 2039 executive producer says making The Stranger a speaking protagonist 'goes hand in hand with telling a personal story'

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. What is the release date and launch time for Lanterns episode 3 on HBO Max?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 137 stories

  1. Kacey Musgraves and More Stars React to Dolly Parton’s Death at 80

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Singer Kehlani Cancels Concerts After Waking Up in 'So Much Pain'

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Dolly Parton's Team Reveals What She Was Working On 'Until the Day She Died'

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Brittany Cartwright's Restraining Order Against Jax Taylor, More Top Us Stories

    USMag · 1 outlets

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