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The Mez Ledger · Monthly Close April 18 – May 18, 2025 9455 stories · Vol. 25 · Catalogue 20 · Issue 138 Get it by email ↓
The month's top story

Leo’s fellow Augustinians are attending the Mass.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this FOXPope Leo says family based on ‘union between a man and a woman,’ defends dignity of unborn ABCWhite Sox to unveil a graphic installation honoring Pope Leo XIV CBSPope Leo XIV in first Sunday blessing calls for peace: "Never again war"
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What dominated May

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Harvard Is Suing the Trump Administration

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

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

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Companies Are Raising Prices as Tariffs Hit

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 393 stories

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

    NYT · 3 outlets

    The author of influential books and essays, he was known for a contemporary theory of religion and Catholicism that advocated dialogue, not decrees.

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

    CBS · 2 outlets

  3. An American Pope Confronts Fading Faith in His Own Backyard

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. What happens if there is a tie vote?

    NYT · 4 outlets

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  1. 5/16: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

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

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. Conservative commentator David Horowitz dies at 86

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Shedeur Sanders' 'mistake' cost him draft position, NFL analyst says

    FOX · 1 outlets

  5. Minnesota wildfire interactive maps show how far infernos have spread

    NYT · 4 outlets

  6. Republicans Push to End Immigrant Benefits in Democratic States

    NYT · 4 outlets

  7. Missouri State football standout Todric McGee dies at 21

    NYT · 5 outlets

  8. ‘You’re Taken Care of’: Did Police Promise to Shield a Killer?

    CBS · 3 outlets

Business 235 stories

  1. Welcome to Schrödinger’s Stock Market

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    Buy signals and bullish indicators are coming into focus.

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Tariff Shock Reverberates in the Bond Market

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. What Big Tech Has Going for It in the Trade War

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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  1. What the U.S.-China Trade Agreement Means for Markets

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. Arm shares drop on weak forecast

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  7. MicroStrategy’s stock surges to highest price this year as bitcoin regains $100K

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  8. Fed Warns of Rising Economic Risks as It Leaves Rates Steady

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. Berkshire Sells Financial Stocks, Doubles Constellation Stake, Holds Steady on Apple

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  10. These Dividend Stocks Could Insulate Your Portfolio From Tariffs, Recession

    MKTW · 3 outlets

Sports 249 stories

  1. Son of Falcons coordinator behind Sanders prank

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. Former Packer Tom Brown dies at 84

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. The biggest questions after a wild first week of the second-round series

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. 2025 NFL schedule release: Ranking the 11 best games on FOX

    PFT · 3 outlets

  3. Steelers, waiting on Rodgers, draft QB Howard

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. Fever's Clark on entering Year 2: 'I know I belong'

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. Transfer rumors, news: Liverpool and Chelsea to challenge Inter for David

    ESPN · 1 outlets

  6. UNC: Belichick's girlfriend welcome at school

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 402 stories

  1. Apple Pay support now available on PlayStation 5

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    In a new post on Naver, smartphone supply chain leaker yeux1122 has shared two new details regarding Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 Air: its battery capacity and weight. more…

  2. Apple TV+ has two of the best new comedies in streaming

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. iPhone 17 Pro: Seven new features are coming later this year

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. iOS 19: The one small feature I hope to see at WWDC

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, May 18 (game #1210)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Everything leaving Hulu in May 2025

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  5. 9to5Mac Daily: May 16, 2025 – iPhone 18 Pro rumors, more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  7. iOS 18.5 now available with these new features

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. Curious about VPNs? We want to hear from you

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 415 stories

  1. “I Wasn’t Even There”: Billie Eilish Has Spoken Out After People Trashed Her "Met Gala Outfit" Online

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. Azealia Banks Defends Taylor Swift After Donald Trump’s Latest Diss

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Model Twins Reportedly Escorted Out of 2025 Met Gala

    BuzzFeed · 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 Is Deeply Fascist": People Are Floored That This Banner Was Actually Placed On A Government Building In DC

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  6. Cassie Denies Rumor That Diddy's Baby Oil Was Drugged

    USMag · 2 outlets

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