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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close August 5 – September 4, 2026 12647 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 36 · Issue 247 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Opinion | There Is No Post-Trump Era

President Trump agreed to commute the rest of former Philadelphia labor leader Johnny Doc's prison sentence, his lawyer says.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTJudge Ends Federal Oversight of Teamsters ABCFederal judge considers whether to extend ban against US Postal Service mail voting chang… FOXMAGA begins to crack as 2026 GOP roster backs away from Trump's tech vision
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What dominated September

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Business

    Eurozone Bond Yields Edge Up as Gas Prices Become a Concern

    6 of 30 days · 7 articles

  2. Business

    Gold holds ground with US payrolls data on radar - Reuters

    5 of 30 days · 7 articles

  3. Business

    Trump Discloses 1,000 Stock Trades in June

    5 of 30 days · 6 articles

Top Stories 453 stories

  1. Why the Lindsay Clancy Case Divided Americans

    NYT · 5 outlets

    The jury has been deadlocked since at least Tuesday on whether to hold Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three children.

  2. 8 Democrats break rank and vote for anti-socialism bill

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. Trump to Nominate Hung Cao as Navy Secretary

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Manhunt for Massachusetts woman ends with grim discovery week after police officer husband found dead at home

    ABC · 5 outlets

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  1. Thousands flee the Hawk Fire in Reno

    NYT · 5 outlets

  2. Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Scion of Democratic Politics Makes Runoff for Alaska Governor

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Attorney weighs in on Texas surrogacy dispute

    FOX · 5 outlets

  5. Tiger Woods pleads no contest in rollover crash DUI case

    FOX · 3 outlets

  6. Dolly Parton dead at 80

    NYT · 5 outlets

  7. Bank of America Vice President Fatally Stabbed in Times Square

    FOX · 3 outlets

  8. Dolly Parton dies at the age of 80: A look at her life through photos

    CBS · 4 outlets

Business 76 stories

  1. Come on, Target. Do better. - Yahoo Finance

    Yahoo · 9 outlets

    Update: Lululemon Fiscal Q2 Earnings, Revenue Fall; Full-Year Outlook Cut -- Shares Down Pre-Bell  Yahoo Finance

  2. America must learn AI lessons from Astro Boy

    Yahoo · 9 outlets

  3. The Clippers Got Some Consulting - Bloomberg.com

    Reuters · 7 outlets

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

    Yahoo · 9 outlets

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  1. Global Bond Markets Take a Breather

    Yahoo · 9 outlets

  2. Trump Discloses 1,000 Stock Trades in June

    Reuters · 6 outlets

  3. Yen jumps, oil pumps - Yahoo Finance

    Reuters · 6 outlets

  4. Gold holds ground with US payrolls data on radar - Reuters

    Bloomberg · 7 outlets

  5. Saudi and South Korean oil tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz

    Reuters · 8 outlets

  6. The university degree is losing its lustre

    FT · 6 outlets

  7. Eurozone Bond Yields Edge Up as Gas Prices Become a Concern

    Bloomberg · 7 outlets

  8. NetApp Earnings Beat Estimates. The Stock Is Falling Anyway. - Barron's

    CNBC · 5 outlets

  9. US launches further strikes on Iran as conflict flares up

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  10. Nepal rescue effort intensifies as death toll passes 700

    FT · 4 outlets

Sports 412 stories

  1. Former NFL QB Bob Lee dies at 81

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Saints to sign K Daniel Carlson

    PFT · 3 outlets

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  1. Patriots, Christian Gonzalez are talking

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Bill Rasmussen, co-founder of ESPN, dies at 93

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Inside the raucous and rapid rise of Alex Eala

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. Spurs' De Zerbi: Richarlison, Danso, Sarr want out

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  5. SEC agrees to comply with court order on former NFL players

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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

    PFT · 2 outlets

Technology 267 stories

  1. 12 Mac mini alternatives for Windows I'd actually buy

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

    Access to industrial AI is moving faster than the ability to use it consistently. That gap is now the constraint.

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. AI can answer, but can it lead?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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  1. Apple is automatically updating some Apple Watch apps for watchOS 27 compatibility

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. New action comedy movie Mayday is now streaming on Apple TV

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. No HDMI needed — Philips Hue's new camera-based Screen Sync system works with any source, including your TV's native streaming apps

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. Only Murders in the Building season 6 long-awaited release date confirmed — but I already think one drastic change is going to wear thin very quickly

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Ford explains why it chose Apple Maps over Google for its new EVs

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. How to watch River City finale for free online from anywhere

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. I photographed birds of prey in flight with Fujifilm's new 400mm f/4.5 super telephoto prime lens — and it proved the X series is no wildlife slouch compared to Sony and Canon

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. '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

  9. macOS 27 developer beta 8 now available, here’s what’s coming

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 230 stories

  1. Dolly Parton Laid to Rest After Death at 80, Her Niece Confirms

    USMag · 3 outlets

  2. Carla Jeffery’s Brother Shares the Last Text He Sent Her Before She Died

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Arrive Back in U.K. Amid Move: Report

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Harry Styles References Ex Taylor Swift’s Wedding at MSG Concert

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Breaking Down the Claims in Jax and Brittany's Restraining Order Battle

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Dolly Parton's Cousin Details Her 'Small' Burial: 'What She Wanted'

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. 13 Movies "Based On A True Story" That Got Called Out By Their Subjects

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. 'Reading Rainbow' Host Mychal Threets Shares Update Amid Hospitalization

    USMag · 1 outlets

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