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The month's top story

Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Take Effect

Despite the stock market's recent instability, President Trump is standing firm on his promise of implementing reciprocal tariffs in early April. Washington Post opinions columnist Heather Long joins "America Decides" to examine how the tariffs are creating anxiety about a recession.

CBS · 3 sources

Also covering this NYTTrump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore Manufacturing ABCTrump imposes 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, saying they will create jobs…
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What dominated March

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Did Covid Open the Door to a Measles Outbreak?

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Kash Patel Pushes Command Changes at F.B.I.

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Martin E. Marty, Influential Religious Historian, Dies at 97

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 226 stories

  1. Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, dead at 82

    NYT · 5 outlets

    Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.

  2. Progressives Keep Up Heat on Chuck Schumer

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Republicans Call on Olympic Committee to Bar Transgender Women From Women’s Sports

    FOX · 2 outlets

  4. In Trump's first 50 days, more than 32,000 ICE arrests

    FOX · 5 outlets

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  1. Did Covid Open the Door to a Measles Outbreak?

    FOX · 5 outlets

  2. Kash Patel Pushes Command Changes at F.B.I.

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Watch: Trump's full address to Congress

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Martin E. Marty, Influential Religious Historian, Dies at 97

    NYT · 5 outlets

  5. Why the maple syrup industry is under threat from climate change

    ABC · 4 outlets

  6. 3/10: CBS Evening News Plus

    ABC · 5 outlets

  7. Tulsi Gabbard thanks Trump for ‘unwavering leadership’ in Oval Office clash with Zelenskyy

    NYT · 3 outlets

  8. Education Department cutting nearly 50% of workforce

    FOX · 4 outlets

Business 458 stories

  1. Drug Stocks Are the New Safe Bet in a Shaky Market

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Market gains that started last fall, when polls showed President Trump taking a narrow lead in the election, have been erased.

  2. Natural Gas Drops Amid Trump-Putin Talks

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Gold Edges Higher on Safe-Haven Demand

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. Oil Rises Amid Geopolitical Concerns

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. U.S. Natural Gas Posts Weekly Loss on Warmer Weather

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. Trump’s New World Order Tests the Dollar

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  5. How to Tell if the Market Selloff Has Hit Bottom

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. German Shares Rise on Election Outcome

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. Yen Weakens Amid Risk-on Sentiment

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. Here’s how many ‘dead people’ really collect Social Security

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  9. JGB Futures Consolidate Amid Expectations for BOJ to Stand Pat

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  10. Nvidia Is Far From Running Out of Road

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 272 stories

  1. Former Packers DB Al Matthews dies at 77

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. PSV to compensate fans at Arsenal tie after 7-1

    CBS · 3 outlets

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  1. The game of quarterback musical chairs continues

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Six March Madness stars to watch

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Scheyer: Goal for Flagg to play in Friday opener

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  4. SEC preview: Storylines and players to watch for all 16 teams

    FOX · 3 outlets

  5. Transfer rumors, news: Man United scouting Sesko, Ekitike

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  6. Coleman Shelton agrees to return to Rams

    FOX · 3 outlets

Technology 325 stories

  1. How good is the iPhone 16e camera?

    TechRadar · 4 outlets

    After using Samsung and Google phones for three years, I’ve picked up an iPhone again – here’s what I thought about going back to Apple with the iPhone 16e.

  2. Apple releases iOS 18.3.2 for iPhone

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. The AI race: Dark AI is in the lead, but good AI is catching up

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Our Apple Intelligence privacy reports are empty – how about yours? [Poll]

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. New Akira ransomware decryptor cracks encryptions keys using GPUs

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, March 10 (game #1141)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  4. Apple could mitigate the Siri crisis with one simple move

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. Here’s what Apple TV+ has coming this spring

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. MagSafe Monday: For content creators, the benefits of MagSafe are clear

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  7. At $15,000, this massive 256GB RAM laptop makes Apple's MacBook Pro look affordable, tiny and very, very slow

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Deals: 24GB M4 Pro MacBook Pro $220 off, M4 iPad Pro $300 off, M4 Mac mini, Satechi 15W charging stations 30% off, more

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  9. Police in Australia are using CarPlay in an interesting way

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 413 stories

  1. What Is Hantavirus? Betsy Arakawa's Cause of Death Explained

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Teddi Mellencamp Reunites With Shep Rose Ahead of Cancer Treatment

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Elizabeth Hurley Reveals the One Thing She 'Can't Stand' on Oscars Night

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. After News Emerged That Michelle Trachtenberg Died At Age 39, Blake Lively Paid Tribute To Her With A Moving Statement

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. How Meghan Markle Found Community in U.S. After Leaving Royal Duties

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Matthew Lawrence Claims He Was Reported On Set By Gabrielle Union

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. Succession's Sarah Snook Claims She Experienced a ‘Benevolent Haunting’

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Millie Bobby Brown Reveals Her Real Name: ‘Never Told Anyone That’

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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