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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close May 4 – May 11, 2026 1767 stories · Vol. 26 · Catalogue 20 · Issue 131 Get it by email ↓
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Opinion | A 92-Year-Old President?

President Donald Trump is having some success in his latest attempt to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way

ABC · 5 sources

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Top Stories 374 stories

  1. Shootings On the National Mall Are Rare

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Trump Tries to Downplay Economic Effects of the Iran War

    CBS · 3 outlets

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  1. U.S. Military Strikes Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Judge Unseals Purported Epstein Suicide Note

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  3. Ohio Senate race set between Jon Husted, Sherrod Brown

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 213 stories

  1. Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

    Find insight on Novo Nordisk, GSK, Smith & Nephew and more in the latest Market Talks covering Health Care.

  2. Why It’s So Hard to Spot a Stock-Market Bubble

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  3. GameStop Offers to Buy eBay for $56 Billion

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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  1. Palantir posts its fastest revenue growth ever while calling out ‘AI slop’

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  2. Oil Rises Amid Signs of Rising Strait of Hormuz Tensions

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  3. Stock Market News, May 7, 2026: S&P 500, Nasdaq Pull Back from Records

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. Oil Futures Rise on Likely Technical Recovery

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Sports 179 stories

  1. Dante Fowler to sign with Seahawks

    PFT · 3 outlets

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  1. Steelers could be running out of patience with Aaron Rodgers

    PFT · 3 outlets

  2. UFC 328: Why the bad blood between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland is real -- and personal

    CBS · 1 outlets

  3. March Madness: NCAA Tournament, Men's and Women's, Will Expand to 76 Teams

    CBS · 2 outlets

Technology 267 stories

  1. Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, May 7 (game #1564)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Apple just released new AirPods Max 2 firmware

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. Zara data breach exposed personal information of 197,000 people

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. Amazon SES increasingly abused in phishing to evade detection

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  3. Apple debuts RC for iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, and more

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. iPhone 18 release date just got new evidence of delay, per leak

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. Canvas login portals hacked in mass ShinyHunters extortion campaign

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 142 stories

  1. Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's Lawsuit Settlement Explained

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. What’s Your Dream Table At The Met Gala?

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. Unlike Timothée Chalamet, Ben Stiller Chose The Met Gala Over The Knicks

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Hugh Jackman Asked Ryan Reynolds If It Was OK to Fix Blake's Met Gala Dress

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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