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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close March 18 – April 17, 2025 9368 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 16 · Issue 107 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Polls Close in Wisconsin’s Key Court Contest

Memo details how U.S. can send non-criminal migrants to Guantanamo Bay; Vietnam War documentary series uses CBS News archives and declassified government records.

CBS · 2 sources

Also covering this NYTWho Is Susan Crawford, the Liberal Judge Who Won Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race?
2Outlets
2Articles

What dominated April

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Planning to Sue Trump Administration? The White House Wants You to Pay

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Anti-Trump Protests Get Underway Across the Country

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    4/16: CBS Evening News Plus

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 290 stories

  1. Jay North, 'Dennis the Menace' star, dead at 73

    CBS · 5 outlets

    The owner of a small stationery business based in Pensacola, Florida, says her company is facing up to $1 million in tariff payments this year alone under the Trump administration's new tariffs.

  2. Mar 26: CBS News 24/7, 4pm ET

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Biden Condemns Trump Over Social Security in First Speech Since Leaving Office

    NYT · 4 outlets

  4. 4/16: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Mar 25: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Apr 14: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET

    CBS · 1 outlets

  3. Trump defends national security adviser amid Signal leak fallout

    NYT · 3 outlets

  4. Planning to Sue Trump Administration? The White House Wants You to Pay

    NYT · 5 outlets

  5. Mahmoud Khalil's legal case will play out in New Jersey, judge rules

    CBS · 5 outlets

  6. Dismantling Education Department could cause chaos, experts warn

    NYT · 3 outlets

  7. Here Comes the Sun: Warren Buffett and more

    CBS · 2 outlets

  8. Trump Administration Directs Judges to Deny Asylum Without Hearings

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 390 stories

  1. The 10 largest VA mortgage lenders

    MKTW · 4 outlets

    Some purchases have echoes of the early days of the pandemic.

  2. Asian Shares Gain After Trump’s Tech Exemptions

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Oil Falls Amid Jittery Markets

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. What is a working capital loan?

    MKTW · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  2. Oil Rises Amid Supply Concerns

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Singapore Dollar Up Slightly Vs. USD After GDP Growth Slows, MAS Eases Policy

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. Judge blocks Trump's transgender military ban

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  5. JGB Yields Diverge on Mixed Tariff Signals

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  6. Big Banks Alarmed After Their Regulator Gets Hacked

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  7. 'I'm not going to panic' — Jim Cramer on Sunday's stock futures sell-off

    CNBC · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Extend Losses on Trade Wars

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 301 stories

  1. Former NFL offensive lineman John Vella dies at 74

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Browns sign Julian Okwara

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. NFL announces 17 players will attend the draft in Green Bay

    FOX · 4 outlets

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

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Stay at Duke or go to the NBA? Where Cooper Flagg stands with his decision

    FOX · 3 outlets

  4. UConn star Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA Draft

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  5. Hunter says game over if he can't play both ways

    FOX · 4 outlets

  6. Transfer rumors, news: Chelsea eyeing summer move for Delap

    ESPN · 1 outlets

Technology 395 stories

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

    The Nintendo Switch 2 versions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom will give players the ability to repair their equipment with a companion app.

  2. Apple has an iPad keyboard problem

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. You’ll soon be able to buy this Severance-inspired keyboard

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Apple’s Messages app shows Meta is not a monopoly, says Meta

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Oracle says "obsolete servers" hacked, denies cloud breach

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  3. iPadOS 19 needs these changes to be more like macOS

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. AirTag 2: What to expect from the next generation

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  6. How closing your Apple Watch rings helps sleep, heart health, and mental wellbeing

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Microsoft starts testing Windows 11 taskbar icon scaling

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  8. OLED iPad mini display prototypes sent to Apple, says leaker

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. XGIMI now has its own portable outdoor screen for projectors

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 409 stories

  1. Meghan Markle Made Rare Comments About Her 2020 Miscarriage

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. 'Grey's’ Alum Jessica Capshaw Says She Auditioned for 'White Lotus' Season 3

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health Is Investigating Miller Gardner's Death

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Celebrities With Unusual Tech Habits: Ed Sheeran, More

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. NBA Dad LaVar Ball Reveals Reason for Leg Amputation

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Breaking Down Sister Wives' Brown Family's Finances Over the Years

    USMag · 2 outlets

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