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The month's top story

Leo’s fellow Augustinians are attending the Mass.

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy's global reach and mediatic draw.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this NYTLeo’s fellow Augustinians are attending the Mass. 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
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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

    Duffy Blamed Biden for Air Traffic Woes. It’s a Decades-Old Problem.

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Supreme Court Deadlock Blocks State Funding for Religious Charter Schools

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 339 stories

  1. What We Know About the Escape From a New Orleans Jail

    FOX · 5 outlets

    New Orleans police arrested Emmitt Weber for allegedly helping inmates escape. Five fugitives, including those with serious charges, are still on the run.

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Conservative commentator David Horowitz dies at 86

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Trump Posts an Image of Himself as Pope

    NYT · 4 outlets

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  1. Markets slide after Trump lobs tariff threats at Apple and EU

    NYT · 3 outlets

  2. Browns, rookie Shedeur Sanders finalize 4-year contract after draft slide

    FOX · 1 outlets

  3. 5/22: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  4. Hundreds of border agents to help ICE with arrests in U.S. interior

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Trump’s New Penalty for Undocumented Immigrants: Billions of Dollars in Fines

    NYT · 4 outlets

  6. 5/23: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

  8. Duffy Blamed Biden for Air Traffic Woes. It’s a Decades-Old Problem.

    ABC · 5 outlets

Business 486 stories

  1. Stock Funds Showed Some Fight in April

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Even sophisticated institutions sometimes fall into the trap of putting an unhealthy number of investing eggs in one basket.

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Apple Pay services resolved after outage, company says

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Oil Falls, Dragged by Fears of Rising Supply

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. How the U.S. Oil Industry Has Taken a Beating Under Trump, in Charts

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. U.S. Natural Gas Jumps Back Up on Short Covering

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. Nvidia’s Trump Worries Go Far Beyond China

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. U.S. Dollar Weakens Vs. Singapore Dollar, Other Currencies Amid Geopolitical Tensions

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  7. Australia first-quarter inflation holds steady at 4-year low of 2.4%

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. Collections Coming for Millions of Student-Loan Borrowers

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. Gold Gains on Possible Technical Recovery

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  10. Salesforce Back in Deal Talks With Informatica

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Sports 299 stories

  1. Colts owner Jim Irsay dies at 65

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs futures: Who to bet to secure second-round series wins

    ESPN · 2 outlets

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  1. The one game every NFL team has circled on its calendar in 2025

    PFT · 3 outlets

  2. Fever win in Clark's first 3-less game since '22

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Texans rookie Higgins makes history with deal

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Sources: Tempers flare in tense tush push debate

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Everything you need to bet Monaco, Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600

    FOX · 2 outlets

  6. Steelers, waiting on Rodgers, draft QB Howard

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 418 stories

  1. Apple is definitely gearing up for an iPhone Ultra

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    While Apple regularly gets lambasted for lack of promotion for its streaming service, Apple TV+, the company seems to be trying harder in recent weeks. It just dropped a ‘New for June’ sizzle reel, h…

  2. Will Apple launch an iPhone 17e next year?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. iOS 19: Three features you’ll actually use on your iPhone

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, May 25 (game #1217)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. 9to5Mac Daily: May 22, 2025 – macOS 16 rumors, more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  4. Ransomware gangs join ongoing SAP NetWeaver attacks

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  5. IRS could use AI to replace workers after mass layoffs

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. Microsoft fixes Linux boot issues on dual-boot Windows systems

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  7. Coinbase says recent data breach impacts 69,461 customers

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  8. Harrods the next UK retailer targeted in a cyberattack

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  9. New Nintendo Switch 2 Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay has been revealed – say what you like, but I'm still not impressed

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 362 stories

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

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. Rihanna’s Dating History

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

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  1. Model Twins Reportedly Escorted Out of 2025 Met Gala

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Zara Tindall Reacts to Royal Family Rift

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. "Would Be Nice If He Spoke To Putin That Way" — The Internet Is Rolling Its Eyes After Donald Trump Insulted This Reporter

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  5. Inside Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' Cozy New York City Home

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Pro Boxer Dies of Cancer at 25, 2 Weeks After Getting Married

    USMag · 2 outlets

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