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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close February 17 – March 19, 2025 9525 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 12 · Issue 78 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

How Trump’s Tariffs Affect U.S. Farmers

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent provided new details into how President Trump will roll out a sweeping and elusive tariff measure planned for April 2.

NYT · 4 sources

Also covering this CBSTrump firmly stands by April 2 reciprocal tariffs pledge ABCTrump imposes 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, saying they will create jobs… FOXNumber of injunctions halting Trump policies trounces predecessors by double
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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 223 stories

  1. The Democratic Divide: Would a Shutdown Have Helped or Hurt Trump?

    CBS · 4 outlets

    Putin agrees to halt strikes on energy infrastructure; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defends voting for GOP bill that averted government shutdown

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

    NYT · 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

    NYT · 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. Dust Storms in Texas and New Mexico Raise Fire Risks

    NYT · 4 outlets

  6. What Does Trump’s Executive Order for I.V.F. Mean?

    NYT · 5 outlets

  7. 3/10: CBS Evening News Plus

    ABC · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 451 stories

  1. Market froth needs to settle down, Jim Cramer says

    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. The Recession Trade Is Back on Wall Street

    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. Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Oil prices end lower, erasing weekly gains

    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. Most JGBs Edge Lower on Likely Position Adjustment Before BOJ Decision

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  8. Yen Weakens Amid Risk-on Sentiment

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  10. Nvidia Is Far From Running Out of Road

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 331 stories

  1. Former Packers DB Al Matthews dies at 77

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Chelsea condemn racist abuse towards Fofana

    CBS · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Inside the Western wild-card race

    CBS · 4 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  3. Steelers' Heyward fed up waiting on Rodgers

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  4. College Basketball Crown: Guide to all 16 teams in the tournament

    FOX · 3 outlets

  5. Transfer rumors, news: Félix not likely to stay at Milan

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  6. Coleman Shelton agrees to return to Rams

    FOX · 4 outlets

Technology 348 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. When is WWDC 2025? Here’s what to expect

    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. Apple releases iOS 18.3.2 for iPhone

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. New Akira ransomware decryptor cracks encryptions keys using GPUs

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. These are my favorite Find My accessories

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  8. Severance season 3: Here’s everything we know so far

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  9. Apple stops signing iOS 18.3.1, blocking downgrade from iOS 18.3.2

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 418 stories

  1. Prince Frederik’s Family Shares Touching Photo of Royal After Death at 22

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Teddi Mellencamp and Shep Rose's Relationship Explained

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Meghan McCain Slams Meghan Markle’s Rebrand: ‘I Cannot Stand Her’

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. What celebrity death are you never going to get over?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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