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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close August 18 – September 17, 2026 25222 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 38 · Issue 260 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Dolly Parton dead at 80

The Supreme Court denied Trump's emergency request, but Justice Brett Kavanaugh's concurrence signals the USPS rule may survive for 2028.

FOX · 5 sources

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What dominated September

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Business

    GE Vernova Stock Isn’t All About Orders - Barron's

    6 of 30 days · 9 articles

  2. Business

    Gulf states postpone talks with Iran over Hormuz impasse

    6 of 30 days · 9 articles

  3. Business

    Aker Shares Climb After Nscale Gets $45 Billion Contract

    6 of 30 days · 7 articles

Top Stories 319 stories

  1. How Harvard Won Back an Angry Megadonor

    NYT · 5 outlets

    The judge said the plan would hinder the agency’s ability to respond to disasters.

  2. Opinion | The 9/11 Column You Haven’t Read Yet

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. California community mesmerized by rare bird sighting

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Where Will Lindsay Clancy Go Now?

    CBS · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Why Finding Jimothy Is Really About Finding Ourselves

    NYT · 3 outlets

  2. Opinion | Notable & Quotable: A Poetic Disclaimer

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Latest developments on Nepal flooding disaster

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Can You Trust General Election Polls After Primary Misses?

    FOX · 4 outlets

  5. Trump Taps Army Engineering Official as Acting Secretary

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 6, 2026

    CBS · 1 outlets

  7. Anthropic CEO says he didn't appreciate how fast AI would progress

    CBS · 3 outlets

  8. FBI sets $25,000 minimum reward for dozens of unsolved Indian Country cases

    NYT · 4 outlets

Business 63 stories

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

    MKTW · 9 outlets

    The investment bank found that stocks in the energy and information technology sectors on average perform the best one year after an interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

  2. The perils of headphones in the office

    MKTW · 9 outlets

  3. Stocks Fall After Hot Jobs Report

    Yahoo · 8 outlets

  4. The risky mission to de-mine the Strait of Hormuz

    WSJ · 7 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. GE Vernova Stock Isn’t All About Orders - Barron's

    MKTW · 9 outlets

  2. EU races to Le Pen-proof its agenda

    CNBC · 7 outlets

  3. China lashes back at US over G20 row ahead of Xi-Trump summit

    Reuters · 7 outlets

  4. Gulf states postpone talks with Iran over Hormuz impasse

    CNBC · 9 outlets

  5. OpenAI to end partnership with SpaceX's Cursor - Reuters

    Yahoo · 8 outlets

  6. Aker Shares Climb After Nscale Gets $45 Billion Contract

    Yahoo · 7 outlets

  7. Putin Lands in India for BRICS Summit Shaped by Wars, Tariffs - Bloomberg.com

    Yahoo · 4 outlets

  8. European TTF Gas Marches Higher on LNG Supply Fears

    Bloomberg · 7 outlets

  9. LVMH sheds boom-time gains as luxury ‘feelgood factor’ fades

    Reuters · 4 outlets

  10. As Europe’s memory fades, radicalism is returning

    FT · 5 outlets

Sports 434 stories

  1. 49ers sign TE Khalil Dinkins

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. 49ers sign DE Viliami Fehoko

    PFT · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Bucs close to within 27-20 of Bengals

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Tank Dell agrees to revised contract for 2026

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Sources: Balogun late U-turn ended Everton move

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  4. PFT's Week 1 2026 NFL power rankings

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Betting: Sabalenka, Alcaraz tipped to win

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  6. Former NFL QB Bob Lee dies at 81

    CBS · 4 outlets

Technology 287 stories

  1. No iPhone 18 announced today: Here’s why

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  2. What Formula 1 teaches businesses about AI

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. How to solve agent sprawl

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  2. Trezor: 347,000 users targeted in phishing attacks after Brevo breach

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, September 17 (game #1697)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. Apple releases beta 1 for watchOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2, more

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  5. iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12, and AirPods 5 event

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  6. The floating PC case trend is about more than good looks

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. 9to5Mac Overtime 079: The $899 Mac mini

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  8. dbrand has the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro covered – with a huge range of designs

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. WhatsApp rolling out redesigned iPad interface with Mac-like sidebar

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 422 stories

  1. What Decade Of Music Best Matches Your Vibe?

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

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

    USMag · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Which Tom Holland Role Are You?

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Vicki Gunvalson and Claudia Jordan Address Donating to Brandi’s GoFundMe

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. Aaron Rodgers Addresses Speculation That Wife Brittani Doesn't ‘Exist’

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Phaedra Parks and CT Tamburello Pack on the PDA in Fire Island After Emmys

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. Meghan Markle Shares Sweet 42nd Birthday Tribute to Prince Harry

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

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