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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close April 7 – May 7, 2025 9408 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 19 · Issue 127 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

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What dominated May

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Analyzing Trump's favor with Marco Rubio

    4 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

    Supreme Court Lifts Order Blocking Deportations to El Salvador

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 331 stories

  1. 12 states sue Trump over tariff actions

    CBS · 5 outlets

    President Trump on Sunday announced movies as his latest target for tariffs​ because the U.S. movie industry "is DYING a very fast death."

  2. Several injured in Florida ferry crash

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Pope Francis on Tango, and Lasting Marriage

    CBS · 3 outlets

  4. Conservative commentator David Horowitz dies at 86

    NYT · 5 outlets

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  1. 5/6: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  2. Jury rules New York Times did not libel Sarah Palin in defamation case

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Analyzing Trump's favor with Marco Rubio

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  4. RFK Jr. Announces Ban on Food Dyes and Says ‘Sugar Is Poison’

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. 5/1: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 2 outlets

  6. Luigi Mangione musical opening in San Francisco

    FOX · 4 outlets

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

    FOX · 2 outlets

  8. Antisemitic Sign at Barstool Sports Bar Draws Outrage

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 444 stories

  1. Stocks Claw Back Most of April’s Tariff Losses

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    We're only a few trading days into May — and, thankfully, it's been a lot less volatile than April.

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Missed the Gold Rally? Go for Silver

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Stock Funds Showed Some Fight in April

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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  1. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  2. Oil Falls Amid Jittery Markets

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Where 'Made in China 2025' missed the mark

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. PBOC May Not Be in a Hurry to Weaken Chinese Yuan

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  5. Asian Markets Fall on Fed Concerns

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  7. Your Social Security card will soon be available digitally. What to know

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. Trade-War Uncertainty Prompts Wave of Companies to Yank Forecasts

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. Trump to ease impact of tariffs on U.S. automakers, Lutnick says

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  10. Gold Edges Higher Amid Losses in U.S. Stock Futures

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Sports 658 stories

  1. Draft tiers at forward/center

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. S Malaki Starks visited the Eagles

    FOX · 4 outlets

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  1. Nuggets crush Clippers in decisive Game 7

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Sources: Tkachuk dodges discipline, will play G4

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Concacaf prez blasts 64-team World Cup plan

    CBS · 3 outlets

  4. Steelers to sign Robert Woods

    FOX · 4 outlets

  5. DB Devon Key re-signs with Broncos

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. LB Jalon Walker visits Browns

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 241 stories

  1. Longtime Apple TV+ ‘micromanaging’ rumor laid to rest

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    Before Apple TV+ launched, rumors indicated Apple execs would be heavily involved in the creative process. Through restrictions and micromanaging, top leaders were expected to stifle creators’ freedo…

  2. Apple releases iOS 18.5 beta 2

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, May 5 (game #1197)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. You can now edit images in Gemini directly

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. VeriSource now says February data breach impacts 4 million people

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  4. 9to5Mac Overtime 046: Exciting iPadOS 19 rumors

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  5. Tim Cook responds to Apple product price increase possibility

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. UK Legal Aid Agency investigates cybersecurity incident

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  7. iOS 18.5 release candidate now available with release notes

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  8. Microsoft pushes fix for Windows 11 24H2 update failures

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 420 stories

  1. Jenna Dewan Bonds With Daughter Evie at Coachella 2025

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Floribama Shore’ Star Kirk Medas Dead at 33 After Hospitalization

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  3. Model Twins Reportedly Escorted Out of 2025 Met Gala

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. Read Prince Harry’s Reaction to Losing U.K. Security Battle

    USMag · 1 outlets

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

    USMag · 1 outlets

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