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The month's top story

How Trump’s Tariffs Affect U.S. Farmers

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent provided new details into how President Trump will roll out a sweeping and elusive tariff measure planned for April 2.

NYT · 4 sources

Also covering this CBSTrump firmly stands by April 2 reciprocal tariffs pledge ABCTrump imposes 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, saying they will create jobs… FOXUS judge orders Trump admin to pay portion of $2B in foreign aid by Monday
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What dominated March

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Did Covid Open the Door to a Measles Outbreak?

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Kash Patel Pushes Command Changes at F.B.I.

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Actor Gene Hackman likely died at least 9 days before bodies were found

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 288 stories

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

    Senate set to vote on GOP stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown; American who snatched a baby wombat from its mother leaves Australia after triggering outrage.

  2. Education Department cutting nearly 50% of workforce

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. What's Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies and more

    ABC · 5 outlets

  4. Alan Simpson, former Wyoming senator, dies at 93

    FOX · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Democrats Block Bill to Bar Transgender Girls From Female Sports Teams

    ABC · 4 outlets

  2. Dust Storms in Texas and New Mexico Raise Fire Risks

    ABC · 4 outlets

  3. Watch: Trump's full address to Congress

    NYT · 5 outlets

  4. Did Covid Open the Door to a Measles Outbreak?

    FOX · 5 outlets

  5. Kash Patel Pushes Command Changes at F.B.I.

    CBS · 5 outlets

  6. Mar 18: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET

    CBS · 2 outlets

  7. Judge fumes over late-night deportation move signed ‘in the dark’

    FOX · 3 outlets

  8. The Agonizing Familiarity of the Pope’s Condition

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 422 stories

  1. Consumer Angst Is Striking All Income Levels

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Zooming out, stocks struggled to fully recover from a sell-off on Friday, with the S&P 500 slightly lower.

  2. Meet the Trump Voters Downplaying Hits to Their 401(k)s

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Gold Is Set for Third Week of Gains, Ready to Rise Higher

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Stocks Have a Big, Expensive Problem

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. Oil prices end lower, erasing weekly gains

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Hong Kong markets fall over 2% as U.S. economic uncertainties linger, other Asia markets mixed

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  4. How to Tell if the Market Selloff Has Hit Bottom

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Higher

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  6. Trump’s New World Order Tests the Dollar

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  7. Gold Steady as Fed Leaves Rates on Hold

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  8. Social Security pushes some beneficiaries to online or in-person meetings

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  9. Market froth needs to settle down, Jim Cramer says

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  10. Here’s how many ‘dead people’ really collect Social Security

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 324 stories

  1. TE Stephen Carlson re-signs with Bears

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. March Madness continues: Live updates, highlights, results from round of 32

    FOX · 3 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Sources: Free agent QB Rodgers visits Steelers

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. Former Packers DB Al Matthews dies at 77

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Flagg (ankle) comes out of Duke win fully healthy

    CBS · 3 outlets

  4. Transfer rumors, news: Man United ready to splurge on Simons?

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  5. Wetzel: Why the sky has not fallen in NCAA hoops

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  6. Bengals re-sign Cody Ford

    FOX · 4 outlets

Technology 390 stories

  1. PSA: Apple confirms ongoing Apple Music outage

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    Lots of attention right now is on Apple’s Siri struggles. But to shift to the company’s positives for a moment, the most recent Apple product has proven an unusually great one. Here’s why the M4 MacB…

  2. Apple releases iOS 18.3.2 for iPhone

    TechRadar · 4 outlets

  3. Latest iPhone 17 dummy units seemingly indicate the metal and glass sections

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. macOS 15.4: Four new features are coming to your Mac soon

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Rumor Replay: Siri shake-ups, iOS 19 goals, C2 modem, more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. New Akira ransomware decryptor cracks encryptions keys using GPUs

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  4. Severance creator explains big finale ending, teases season 3, future plans

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. The AI race: Dark AI is in the lead, but good AI is catching up

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  6. When is WWDC 2025? Here’s what to expect

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  7. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, March 10 (game #1141)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. The next big Apple TV+ show will pack wild numbers of Hollywood stars

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  9. How good is the iPhone 16e camera?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

Entertainment 426 stories

  1. Prince Frederik’s Family Shares Touching Photo of Royal After Death at 22

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr.'s Sweetest Moments

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Sabrina Soto Teases Jason Momoa’s Appearance on New Show

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Elizabeth Hurley Reveals the One Thing She 'Can't Stand' on Oscars Night

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Fans Are Convinced Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Took a Dig at Meghan Markle

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Teddi Mellencamp Details Date With ‘Really Cute’ Man After Brain Surgery

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. What celebrity death are you never going to get over?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. Kate Hudson and Danny Fujikawa's Relationship Timeline

    USMag · 2 outlets

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