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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close April 4 – May 4, 2025 9248 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 18 · Issue 124 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Apr 30: CBS News 24/7, 4pm ET

Emmy nomination for CBS News' Kamala Harris interview draws scrutiny amid Trump's massive lawsuit claiming the edited segment interfered with the presidential election.

FOX · 2 sources

Also covering this CBSApr 30: CBS News 24/7, 4pm ET
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What dominated May

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Supreme Court Lets Trump Suspend Grants to Teachers

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Apr 28: CBS News 24/7, 4pm ET

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Suspect in Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion Fire in Custody

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 311 stories

  1. 12 States Sue Trump Over His Tariffs

    CBS · 5 outlets

    An effort aimed at blocking President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs in the Senate fell short Wednesday, with Senate Republicans largely united in opposition.

  2. Several injured in Florida ferry crash

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Pope Francis on Tango, and Lasting Marriage

    NYT · 3 outlets

  4. Could Angela Prichard Have Been Saved?

    NYT · 5 outlets

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  1. 4/29: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  2. May 2: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. D.N.C. Will Send More Cash to Red States, Aiming to Strengthen Party’s Reach

    FOX · 2 outlets

  4. Game show host Wink Martindale dies at 91

    NYT · 5 outlets

  5. Elon Musk and DOGE’s Savings May Be Erased by New Costs

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. 5/1: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 2 outlets

  7. Bukele Proposes Deal That Would Free Deported Venezuelans

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  8. Luigi Mangione musical opening in San Francisco

    FOX · 3 outlets

Business 359 stories

  1. Footwear giants Nike, Adidas and others ask Trump for tariff exemption

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    America’s decoupling from China might sting at first, but it can pay off handsomely. Wall Street still doesn’t get it.

  2. Fed, Tariff Fears Send Dow Down More Than 900 Points

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Volatility in JGB Market Remains High

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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  1. Oil Falls Amid Jittery Markets

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Why There Will Never Be Another Warren Buffett

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. U.S. Natural Gas Moves Lower After String of Gains

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. Oil Edges Lower Amid Supply Concerns Ahead of Next Week’s OPEC+ Meeting

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. U.S. Natural Gas Snaps Four-Week Losing Streak

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  6. JGBs Fall Amid Improving Risk Appetite

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. China’s Export Orders Plunge, Hit by Trump’s Trade War

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. Asian Markets Fall on Fed Concerns

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. When it comes to Social Security and Medicare, this is what the nation’s top experts on aging worry about

    MKTW · 1 outlets

  10. Trump signs order easing some auto tariffs

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 550 stories

  1. Browns sign Julian Okwara

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. 2026 NFL Mock Draft: Expect a QB-heavy top 10

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Grand Theft Auto VI release date revealed

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. What's at stake on 10-game Tuesday?

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Concacaf prez blasts 64-team World Cup plan

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  4. 49ers sign TE Ross Dwelley

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. DB Devon Key re-signs with Broncos

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Spain national team superfan Manolo dies at 76

    CBS · 4 outlets

Technology 376 stories

  1. How Apple Watch helped this woman catch her cancer early

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

    I'm keeping Apple TV+ this month and snipping Prime Video, and it's all for the Murderbot.

  2. Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are set to go live any minute now

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Apple Watch Earth Day Challenge set for April 22

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, May 4 (game #1196)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Apple has an iPad keyboard problem

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Yale New Haven Health data breach affects 5.5 million patients

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

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

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  5. Tim Cook responds to Apple product price increase possibility

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. iOS 19 multitasking upgrade sounds perfect for Apple’s foldables

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  7. Apple releases iOS 18.5 beta 2

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. Google is working on a Gemini AI app for kids

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  9. M&S checkout chaos persists as cyberattack fallout continues

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 399 stories

  1. ‘Dennis the Menace' TV Star Jay North Dead at 73

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus Cozy Up in New Pics

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Which "Hunger Games" District Do These Celebrities Belong In?

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. DWTS’ Alan Bersten Hints He's 'Enjoying Life' With Emma Slater After Kiss

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Jimmy Fallon's Tribute To The Pope Is Pretty Divisive

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

  4. Virginia Giuffre’s Lawyer Addresses Doubts Over Her Death

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. JoJo Siwa Claps Back at Critics Who Think Her Sexuality Is Fake

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Teddi Mellencamp Reveals All Stage 4 Tumors ‘Shrunk or Disappeared’

    USMag · 1 outlets

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