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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close April 21 – April 28, 2026 2234 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 18 · Issue 118 Get it by email ↓
The week's top story

Rep. David Scott, Longtime Georgia Lawmaker, Dies at 80

The attack on a press dinner in Washington, which is being called an attempted assassination of President Trump, has also renewed the fight over reopening the Homeland Security Department.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSEarly details on security at White House Correspondents' Dinner prior to shooting FOXCole Allen identified as suspect in White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting WSJShooter Detained at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Says Trump
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Top Stories 313 stories

  1. Trust Trump? Iran’s Doubts Shadow Peace Talks.

    ABC · 4 outlets

  2. Opinion | The Southern Poverty Law Indictment

    CBS · 4 outlets

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  1. 2 Killed in Boat Strike in Eastern Pacific Ocean, Pentagon Says

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Opinion | Home Distilling to the Supreme Court?

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  3. Here’s the latest.

    NYT · 1 outlets

Business 251 stories

  1. Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

    Find insight on Fortescue, PLS Group and more in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials.

  2. Congressional Republicans rally around Trump's White House ballroom project

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  3. Gold Falls Amid Dollar’s Strength

    WSJ · 2 outlets

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  1. Is Wall Street Repeating Its Covid Goof?

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Two Big Loan Defaults Add to Pain in Private-Credit Funds

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  3. U.S. Natural Gas Falls As Market Frets Over Storage

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  4. Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks

    CNBC · 1 outlets

Sports 202 stories

  1. DL Dean Lowry will re-sign with Steelers

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Jets take TE Kenyon Sadiq at No. 16

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Vrabel: I had 'difficult' talks over Russini photos

    PFT · 2 outlets

  3. Cardinals take QB Carson Beck at No. 65

    PFT · 3 outlets

Technology 326 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, April 23 (game #1550)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Apple TV 4K might break a record no one wants to see happen

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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  1. Man Utd vs Brentford Live Streams: How to watch Premier League 2025/26 from anywhere in the world, team news

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. How to watch Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr online from anywhere — it's *FREE*

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Why the timing of Apple’s CEO transition matters

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  4. What is the release date for Stranger Things: Tales From 85 on Netflix?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  5. Apple releases iOS 26.5 public beta 3

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 154 stories

  1. Darrell Sheets' 'Storage Wars' Rival Claims He Was Bullied Before Death

    USMag · 1 outlets

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  1. Only A Total Film Genius Can Finish All Of These Increasingly Tough Movie Chains

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. I'm Thinking Of A Movie, TV Show, And Celebrity — Can You Guess Them In As Few Clues As Possible?

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  3. Hasan Piker Questions How Klay Thompson Fumbled Megan Thee Stallion

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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