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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close February 19 – March 21, 2025 9626 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 12 · Issue 80 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… FOXUS judge orders Trump admin to pay portion of $2B in foreign aid by Monday
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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

    Wisconsin Trump voters react to mass firings

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 247 stories

  1. Power, Money, Territory: How Trump Shook the World in 50 Days

    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. Progressives Keep Up Heat on Chuck Schumer

    ABC · 5 outlets

  3. What's Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies and more

    ABC · 5 outlets

  4. Former MLB pitcher Scott Sauerbeck dead at 53

    NYT · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Education Department cutting nearly 50% of workforce

    NYT · 4 outlets

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. Understanding Trump's 2024 comeback

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Dust Storms in Texas and New Mexico Raise Fire Risks

    NYT · 4 outlets

  5. The Agonizing Familiarity of the Pope’s Condition

    NYT · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

  7. 3/10: CBS Evening News Plus

    ABC · 5 outlets

  8. Lawsuit argues Trump's use of war authority for deportation could be limitless

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 483 stories

  1. Stock Investors Go on Defense With Dividends

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Frank Cappelleri breaks down the charts on the CBOE.

  2. Gold Gains in Likely Technical Recovery

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Stocks Have a Big, Expensive Problem

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Gold Edges Higher on Safe-Haven Demand

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Oil prices end lower, erasing weekly gains

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Hong Kong markets fall over 2% as U.S. economic uncertainties linger, other Asia markets mixed

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. Trump’s New World Order Tests the Dollar

    WSJ · 3 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. Gold Edges Lower on Likely Profit-Taking

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  9. JGBs Edge Lower as Underlying Inflation Suggests BOJ May Hike Further

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 355 stories

  1. Former NFL receiver Paul Flatley dies at 84

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Onions! Bill Raftery's guide to March Madness lingo

    CBS · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Steelers' Heyward fed up waiting on Rodgers

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Real Madrid match paused over Asencio chants

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Schallock, oldest living ex-MLB'er, dies at 100

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. Gravenberch leaves Dutch squad with injury

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  6. Rams agree to re-sign CB Ahkello Witherspoon

    FOX · 4 outlets

Technology 388 stories

  1. How good is the iPhone 16e camera?

    TechRadar · 3 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. PSA: Apple confirms ongoing Apple Music outage

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Latest iPhone 17 dummy units seemingly indicate the metal and glass sections

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Rumor Replay: Siri shake-ups, iOS 19 goals, C2 modem, more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. New Akira ransomware decryptor cracks encryptions keys using GPUs

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Why you really shouldn’t buy this iPhone

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. Apple releases iOS 18.3.2 for iPhone

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  5. Apple TV+ is losing $1 billion every year, per report

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. Apple officially announces Ted Lasso season 4

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  9. Apple Pay now available for local banks in Puerto Rico

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 422 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. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr.'s Sweetest Moments

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Teddi Mellencamp and Shep Rose's Relationship Explained

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Dolly Parton Pays Tribute to Husband in 1st Public Appearance Since He Died

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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