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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close April 15 – May 15, 2025 9555 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 20 · Issue 135 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

CBS shouldn't celebrate Emmy nom for Harris interview that ignited network turmoil, industry insider says

Papal conclave enters second day; Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

CBS · 2 sources

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What dominated May

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    May 1: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Companies Are Raising Prices as Tariffs Hit

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    How to request a tax extension from the IRS

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 258 stories

  1. No One Is More Excited About Pope Leo XIV Than Villanova

    FOX · 5 outlets

    Pope Leo XIV recently dubbed himself an amateur tennis player, but if he were to ever have a match at the Vatican, there would be one glaring omission.

  2. José Mujica, Uruguay's humble president, dies at 89

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Son of County Sheriff Deputy Arrested in Florida University Shooting

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. What happens if there is a tie vote?

    NYT · 4 outlets

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  1. New Orleans Celebrates the New Pope’s Creole Roots

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Trump takes aim, again, at foreign aid.

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. 5/14: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  4. How to request a tax extension from the IRS

    NYT · 5 outlets

  5. Game show host Wink Martindale dies at 91

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  6. Browns' Shedeur Sanders says he won't buy college jersey number from teammate, cites signing bonus woes

    FOX · 1 outlets

  7. After Criticism, Harris’s $900 Million Group Tries to Lay Out a Future

    FOX · 2 outlets

  8. Man Who Threatened U.S. Senator From Nevada Gets Nearly 4 Years in Prison

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 362 stories

  1. Tariff Shock Reverberates in the Bond Market

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Here's why a technical strategist believes the market is now in a "low-volatility rally regime."

  2. Warren Buffett’s Unparalleled Investing Record—in Charts

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Volatility in JGB Market Remains High

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. Stock Funds Showed Some Fight in April

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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  1. JGBs Fall Amid Improving Risk Appetite

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Flat

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. U.S. stock futures fall ahead of big week for tech earnings

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. Singapore Dollar Strengthens Amid Further Signs of Easing China-U. S. Trade Tensions

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  6. Gold Falls, Dragged by Weakening Safe-Haven Demand, Possible Profit-Taking

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  7. Global Markets Lower as Trade Deal Optimism Loses Steam; U.S. Data Eyed

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  8. Trump's trade war is giving renewed importance to advertising Upfronts

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  9. Gold Gains After Fed’s Warning of Uncertainty to Economy From Tariffs

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  10. MicroStrategy doubles down on its bitcoin bet

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 289 stories

  1. Son of Falcons coordinator behind Sanders prank

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Former Packer Tom Brown dies at 84

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Jeff Passan's takeaways on first month of 2025 MLB season

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Steelers, waiting on Rodgers, draft QB Howard

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Bills have five standalone games on 2025 schedule

    FOX · 4 outlets

  4. Reds celebrate Rose day after MLB reinstatement

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  5. PSG keeper credits Mother Nature for UCL heroics

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  6. UNC: Belichick's girlfriend welcome at school

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 403 stories

  1. What iPhone 17 model are you most excited to see? [Poll]

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    If you are into culinary shows (we all have our guilty pleasures, right?), you’ve probably already watched Omnivore, an Apple TV+ docuseries that explores different ingredients from various ethnograp…

  2. Galaxy S25 Edge: how does it compare to the rumored iPhone 17 Air?

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. New iPhone 16 video makes a pitch for case-free use

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, May 11 (game #1203)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Apple’s biggest 2026 products reveal major upgrades coming

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  3. FTC and DOJ push for data protection in Google antitrust case

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. iOS 18.5 now available with these new features

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  5. Everything leaving Hulu in May 2025

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  7. Hidden fees are now illegal for hotel and concert apps

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  8. Apple Watch Earth Day Challenge set for April 22

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 433 stories

  1. "Stairs Should Not Just Be A Full Aesthetic": "Wicked" Star Marissa Bode Criticized The Met Gala

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. Model Twins Reportedly Escorted Out of 2025 Met Gala

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. Blake Lively Asks to Strike 'Baseless' Taylor Swift Claims From Legal Record

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. 'General Hospital' Star Denise Alexander Dead at 85: Report

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Zara Tindall Reacts to Royal Family Rift

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. This Week's "The Last Of Us" Had Some Great Details, So Here Are 15 That You Might've Missed The First Time

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  6. Brian Littrell Family Guide: All About His Wife, Son and More

    USMag · 2 outlets

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