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The month's top story

Myanmar's main resistance movement announces a partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts

China hits back with 125% tariffs after Trump imposes steep trade penalties. Also, a look at the excitement and final preparations as Gayle King gets ready to make history aboard Blue Origin’s all-female space mission.

CBS · 2 sources

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What dominated April

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Trump Team Divided Over Future of U.S. Embassy in Somalia

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Deadly storm spawns tornadoes, killing over 30

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Trump Administration Loses Bid to Restart Deportation Flights

    4 of 30 days · 4 articles

Top Stories 210 stories

  1. Will Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Withstand the Courts?

    NYT · 5 outlets

    The Upstate region of South Carolina was saved by foreign companies after the fall of its textile industry. Now, tariffs pose another round of uncertainty.

  2. Trump’s Trade War Arrives in America’s Heartland

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Why did Trump pause the tariffs? Look to the bond market.

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Elon Musk and Social Security’s Effort to Curb Illegal Immigration

    NYT · 4 outlets

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  1. Kitty Dukakis dies at 88

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. The history of Voice of America

    ABC · 2 outlets

  3. Trump Team Divided Over Future of U.S. Embassy in Somalia

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Trump Administration Loses Bid to Restart Deportation Flights

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  5. What the Signal Leak Revealed About Washington

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. L.A. Fires Death Toll Rises to 30 After Remains Are Found

    NYT · 3 outlets

  7. Dismantling Education Department could cause chaos, experts warn

    NYT · 3 outlets

  8. Trump defends national security adviser amid Signal leak fallout

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 368 stories

  1. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Even hedge funds weren’t prepared for the gyrations in stocks, Treasurys and currencies.

  2. Are Pop-Tarts on the Chopping Block With GOP Cuts?

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. How One of the Wildest Weeks in Market History Unfolded

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Oil Falls Amid Jittery Markets

    WSJ · 4 outlets

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  1. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  2. Oil Futures Fall on Worries Over U.S. Tariffs’ Impact on Demand

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. Gold Steady, Underpinned by Signs of Chinese Buying Activity

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  4. Singapore Dollar Strengthens Amid Falling Short-Dated U.S. Treasury Yields

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  5. Wall Street banks got meager payout from CoreWeave IPO

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  6. Morgan Stanley’s Profit Surged on Trading Revenue

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. Stock futures rise after S&P 500 posts three-day losing streak amid tariff turmoil: Live updates

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  8. Judge blocks Trump's transgender military ban

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  9. Elon Musk’s Megadeal Between X and xAI Breaks Wall Street’s Rulebook

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  10. Auto Tariffs Are Still On—and Would Raise the Cost of Just Owning a Car

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 242 stories

  1. Ex-Yankees OF Gardner's son, Miller, dies at 14

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Rams sign LB Nate Landman to a one-year deal

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Cooper Flagg becomes 8th Duke player to win the Wooden Award

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Tush push ban vote tabled; 16 NFL teams in favor

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. How NFL teams debate potential vs. production

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. Ex-Arsenal CEO joins arch-rivals Tottenham

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  5. LB Jerome Baker visits Browns

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Comeback Canucks make history with furious finish

    ESPN · 3 outlets

Technology 382 stories

  1. 9to5Mac Overtime 045: It only takes one – hands-on with Nintendo Switch 2

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

    Nintendo has confirmed that Switch 2 Edition games will contain the full game and upgrades on the cartridge, but there's uncertainty surrounding DLC.

  2. Apple has an iPad keyboard problem

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. How good is the iPhone 16e camera?

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. Apple releases first iOS 18.5 beta

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Is Apple’s refurbished store a good deal?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Oracle Health breach compromises patient data at US hospitals

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, April 6 (game #1168)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Everest ransomware's dark web leak site defaced, now offline

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  6. New iPad ‘Fold’ on track for launch next year, says analyst

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. New image reveals how much thinner iPhone 17 Air truly is

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. Microsoft fixes Windows update bug that uninstalled Copilot

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. Deals: M4 iPad Pro $820, rare USB-C Magic Mouse discounts, iPhone 15 Pro up to $650 off, more

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 392 stories

  1. Khloe Kardashian Says She Hasn’t Been on a Date in 3 Years

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. See Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber's Cozy Loved-Up Lunch Date

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. ‘Queen of Versailles’ Jackie Siegel Mourns Husband David After Death at 89

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. ‘White Lotus’ Star Jason Isaacs Calls Out Duke for ‘Ridiculous’ Criticism

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Everyone Is Saying The Same Thing About Kid Rock's Outfit At The White House

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Luke Combs Describes His ‘Normal’ 2-Bedroom House for Wife and 2 Kids

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. Kyle Richards and Teddi Mellencamp Confronted by Mystery Woman on Walk

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. Beyonce's Dad Weighs In on Kanye's Controversial Rants About His Grandkids

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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