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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close February 18 – March 20, 2025 9638 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 12 · Issue 79 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 · 3 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…
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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

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

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    ‘Lawless’ Review: The Rule of Radicals

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 166 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. Former MLB pitcher Scott Sauerbeck dead at 53

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Democrats Block Bill to Bar Transgender Girls From Female Sports Teams

    ABC · 4 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. Justice Dept. Moving to Downsize Units Investigating Fraud and Corruption

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Watch: Trump's full address to Congress

    NYT · 4 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. ‘Lawless’ Review: The Rule of Radicals

    NYT · 5 outlets

  7. D.H.S. Agents Search Two Dorm Rooms at Columbia University

    ABC · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 425 stories

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Frank Cappelleri breaks down the charts on the CBOE.

  2. Yen Weakens Amid Risk-on Sentiment

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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  1. Gold Edges Higher on Safe-Haven Demand

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  2. Gold Edges Lower on Likely Profit-Taking

    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. Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as China and U.S. keep interest rates steady

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  6. As Debt Ceiling Looms, the Fed Tweaks Its Portfolio Runoff

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  9. Gold Edges Lower Ahead of Fed Rate Decision

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 371 stories

  1. Former NFL receiver Paul Flatley dies at 84

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Dissecting the Eastern wild-card race

    CBS · 4 outlets

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  1. Real Madrid match paused over Asencio chants

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Steelers' Heyward fed up waiting on Rodgers

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Gravenberch leaves Dutch squad with injury

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  5. Rams agree to re-sign CB Ahkello Witherspoon

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Coleman Shelton agrees to return to Rams

    FOX · 4 outlets

Technology 400 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. These are my favorite Find My accessories

    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. HomePod mini 2: What we know so far about the next generation

    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. Netflix CEO doesn’t really know why Apple TV+ exists

    9to5 · 1 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. Top California sperm bank suffers embarrassing leak

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  8. Everything new on Paramount Plus in March 2025

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. New MacBook Air, iPad Air, and Mac Studio launches

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 424 stories

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Teddi Mellencamp and Shep Rose's Relationship Explained

    USMag · 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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